Light Fantastic ; Before Cinema Arrived, Another Form of Entertainment Was Weaving Its Magic in Darkened Rooms Across the City. David Clensy Takes a Look at the Magic Lanterns That so Enchanted the Victorians.

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Before cinema arrived, another form of entertainment was weaving its magic in darkened rooms across the city. David Clensy takes a look at the magic lanterns that so enchanted the Victorians.

It is the last year of the 19th century and the crowd has gathered in the darkness to watch the show.

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Light Fantastic ; Before Cinema Arrived, Another Form of Entertainment Was Weaving Its Magic in Darkened Rooms Across the City. David Clensy Takes a Look at the Magic Lanterns That so Enchanted the Victorians.

The projected shaft of light cuts a swathe through the dusty air and, as if by magic, a scene appears on the screen before the rows of wide Victorian eyes.

But these people aren't experiencing the dawn of the cinema age - not...

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