WINTER 1999 * VOLUME 35 * NUMBER 1 8 DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITIONS IN TORONTO Chinese, Canadian and American designs galore, as well as ingenious technical gadgets give Stage Expo visitors lots to look at. BY PAUL COURT 12 AURAL AUTHENTICITY IN THE THEATRE How can we do a better job of localizing sound? BY JONATHAN DARLING 20 THEATRE LITERACY TEST How's your knowledge of theatrical terms and phrases. BY DAVID RODGER 24 A BREATH OF FRESH AIR Oregon Shakespeare Festival costume shop raises the bar for workerfriendly environments. BY PEGGY ROSEFElDT 34 INVENTING JOSEPHINE: THE INFLUENCE OF THE DESIGNERS OF THE PARIS MUSIC HALLS ON THE STAGE PERSONA OF JOSEPHINE BAKER Her costumes reveal more than just bosoms. BY CONSTANCE l. CAMPBELL 46 SURVIVAL OF THE MECHANIZED FLAT WING SCENE CHANGE: COURT THEATRES OF GRIPSHOLM, CESKY KRUMLOV AND DROTTNINGHOlM Mechanization techniques that endured for over 200 years. BY DR. FRANK MOHLER page 57 USITI RECOMMENDED PRACTICE: RP-1 46 Contact function assignments for multi-circuit circular pin connectors. BY USITT ENGINEERING COMMISSION o rG€·~-----, josephine Baker's se.'I: appeal made her famous, but her star quality kept her in the spotlight as "queen of the music halls"for over a decade. The coverpiCture isfrom an ad on the back ofa 1937 Foliies Bergere program. 60 PRODUCT REVIEWS 64 BOOK REVIEWS 70 INSIDE USITI 72 ADVERTISER INDEX TZ>&T WIN T E R 1 9 9 9 3