The Fantasmagorie.
(The Phantasmagoria).
Presented in Paris
in 1792 by a
German named
Philidor, the
Fantasmagorie was
revived six years
later and shown
in an abandoned crypt
in that same city by
a Belgian,
Etienne-Gaspard
Robertson.
"spirit-raising"
performance a
magic lantern, which
Robertson called the
Phantascope, was
mounted on
a carriage that
moved to and fro
behind a translucent screen.
A device linked to the
wheels focused the lens
automatically as the
carriage moved.
