The Ostankino Theatre used a serf-musician orchestra, with music-stands
supporting illumination as seen above. The Sheremetev coat of arms was
displayed above the stage curtain in the theatre
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The Ostankino Theatre had "Classical" Corinthian columns. With the
exception of four of these columns, the majority of the columns could be
moved from an area close to the central stage, to the walls. When the
columns were moved, they were moved towards the theatre walls, then
replaced by the 'kulisses' (movable wings). Thus the moving of the columns
and the wings was yet another invovation in "changement à vue".
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The theatre area could be cleared, to provide a vauxhall or dancehall.
This also provided a kind of "changement à vue" and took
about 20 minutes. 3
Sound resonators were constructed to amplify sound but also remove echos
(these sound resonators are the same as currently used in old Russian
churches). These resonators also used heat-acustics in the auditorium to
trap noise and outside heating. 4
The main chandelier had a central silver vase to reflect light, and there were
four lustres (chandeliers), three on stage with candles, one associated with
the parterre, had no candles, but the 14 visitor loges (theatre boxes) each
had a small crystal lustre. The main loge had one lustre with 12 candles with
and a fonar. The ampitheatre had 4 gold torcheres (floor lamps). During a stage
production, servants carried small bronze candelabra.
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Elizarova, N. A.; "Ostankino", Art publisher, Moscow, 1966, p. 41
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