A dazzling Victorian magic lantern show at Scarborough Art Gallery will herald the arrival of spring.
The show was originally scheduled for last December, but was postponed due to the icy weather – this springtime version will feature seasonal stories, songs and adverts from 1880 to 1910. It will be hosted by Dr Nick Hiley, a magic lantern collector and enthusiast who will take the audience on an illuminating journey using a special selection of slides from his collection.

Dr Hiley says:
“Magic lanterns project images from glass slides onto a screen or a wall, showing distant places, telling stories, and entertaining with jokes. The Victorians and Edwardians loved magic lanterns as a form of entertainment both at home and in halls or theatres.
“The ‘lantern season’ ran from October to March, when nights were dark, cold, and drab, and people were starved of colour. This one will use a variety of original glass slides, photographic, hand-coloured, and moving, to recreate some of the delight that audiences felt a century ago.”
The magic lantern show starts at 6.30pm (doors open at 6.30pm) on Thursday 9 March. Tickets are £5, including light refreshments, and can be booked at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magic-lantern-show-tickets-514925846067



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