the throne. When the curtain
rises on the scene, the emperor should be standing at the foot of the
throne, about to assist the queen from the bows of the barge. The
queen is standing with hands extended to receive the proffered
assistance of Napoleon. Prince Albert is seated directly behind the
queen, holding his chapeau in his hand. The sailors hold their oars up
in the air, and look towards the audience. The queen's costume
consists of a showy brocade dress, ornamented with a mantle in
imitation of ermine, and showy jewelry; a crown, of English design,
adorns the head. Prince Albert is costumed in a scarlet military coat,
with heavy and rich decorations, gold epaulets, crimson sash, buff
vest and breeches, side arms and chapeau. Sailors' costume consists of
a white shirt, with blue collar and cuffs, black handkerchief about
the neck, and black tarpaulin. While the curtain is up, the band
should play "God save the Queen." This piece requires great quantity
of light, which should come from the side where the barge is placed,
and from the front.

SCENE FROM THE OPERA OF "SAPPHO."

The very spot where Sappho sung
Her swan-like music, ere she sprung
(Still holding, in that fearful leap,
By her loved lyre) into the deep,
And dying, quenched the fatal fire,
At once, of both her heart and lyre.

OPERA OF SAPPHO.

Eleven Female and Ten Male Figures.

This thrilling tableau is a representation of a scene from the popular
opera of Sappho. The design is taken at the moment when Sappho has
finished her first song, "Morning has never dawned," and the
attendants join in the chorus. The number of figures in the piece is
twenty-one, eleven ladies and ten gentlemen. The scenery in the
background and at the sides represent pillars of marble; these can be
cheaply made of strips of marble paper, with a cornice running around
the top; in the centre of the background is placed a platform two feet
high by four feet square; on each side of this are pedestals three
feet high by one and a half feet square, the fronts panelled with red
Turkey cloth, and bordered with gold paper; on the top of these should
be placed large earthen vases, painted to represent bronze, from the
mouth of which there should issue colored flames. From the right and
left sides of the platform to the front corners of the stage place the
chorus singers. The ladies stand on the left side; three are placed on
a platform on