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3D UST Model Vantage Similar to Etching
Our simulation is set in 1895-97, after a major renovation of the UST. Since
we have been unable to locate an image of the theatre during this period, we
have relied on descriptions of the renovated theatre and our own informed guesses
to create the 3D model.
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Panels over Proscenium
The UST theatre featured ornamental panels over the proscenium in the style of
Louis Sullivan. Since we do not have detailed images of these panels, we went
to the source and pattened the panels after those on one of Sullivan's most famous
buildings, the Wainwright Building in St. Louis.
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View from Upper Gallery
The Union Square Theatre had two balconies, or galleries. This view is from the
back section of the second balcony, the only area where African American spectators
were allowed to sit.
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View
from Lower Gallery
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View
from Parquet Circle
This view is from the area of the area under the first balcony.
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View
from House Left
This is a view of the stage and boxes from toward the front of the parquet
level.
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Box
Detail
This is a detail of the upper boxes. The ornamental pattern over the
boxes is taken from the 1896 Southern Theatre in Columbus, Ohio as recently
restored by CAPA.
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View
of House from Stage
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View
from Upper Gallery
The Sandow routine is about to begin.
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Curtain
Rising on Sandow
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Sandow Statue Pose
Sandow began his routine on a pedestal, posed like a classical sculpture.
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Back
Repose
During the first part of Sandow's routine, Sandow displayed his major
muscle groups by flexing each in turn. Here, Sandow's back muscles are
at rest.
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Back
Flex
Sandow flexes his back muscles.
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Sandow
Backflip: Take off
Sandow was a trained gymnast as well as a strongman. Following his muscular
poses, he performed a standing backflip. We used motion capture to create
this animation sequence -- as we are doing for all the animation of the
stage acts in Virtual Vaudeville.
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Sandow
Backflip: Mid-air
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Sandow Backflip: Landing
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Sandow
Post-Backflip
Sandow flexes his abdominal muscles as he smiles at the audience.
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Sandow
from Boxes
Spectators in the boxes watch Sandow at the end of the backflip.
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Sandow
from Rightmost Box
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Spectator
Facial Reaction 1
To allow the simulation to run in real-time, we are making the spectator
models much lower resolution than those of the stage performers. Nonetheless,
representing specific audience responses is a vital aspect of Virtual
Vaudeville.
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Spectator Facial Reaction 2
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UST
Wide View (back)
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UST
Wide View (front)
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Frank
Bush Model
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Avatar
Mode (Dorothy Shopper)
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Avatar
Mode (Dorothy Shopper)
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Sandow
Model (anatomical measurements)
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