Word: truck
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...trips a collapsible stage, which is nothing more than a specially constructed body on a Ford chassis, has been designed by Mr. Cheney. A second truck is equipped with a lighting plant, so that the theatre is a completely self-sustaining unit and may be set up anywhere, where there is sufficient space and an audience...
...Ford trucks and a touring car make up the caravan which carries actors, stage hands, business staff, stage scenery, and all the equipment of the Jitney Players. In the main truck, which is the stage when unfolded and set up, are the hangings, which variously arranged and lighted, serve for all the productions. There are also in this truck the costumes, the three tents which serve for dressing rooms and sleeping quarters, 500 feet of canvas fence which surrounds the audience during the performance, all the electrical equipment, properties, and a variety of miscellaneous articles...
...smaller truck carries the personal baggage of the troupe, one suitcase only per person being allowed, army cots, blanket rolls, and the Delco engine. When the Jitney Players arrive on location, the stage manager selects the site for placing the truck. In a few minutes the big car is unloaded, and the unfolding process which is to end in a complete stage gets under way. The picture above shows the stage during the course of the play...
...Johnson had to report was financial. To make a landing, he had to valve his helium; the cost was about $14,400, since the gas is valued at approximately $80 per 1,000 cu. ft. Totally deflated, the TC3 was ignominiously brought back to Scott Field on an Army truck...
Announcement is made of the list of collectors for the annual Phillips Brooks House Association spring drive for old clothing. The drive, which is under the direction of B. L. Kilgour '27, will last until Thursday, when a truck will be sent around to collect the clothes. The complete list of collectors follows...