Burlesque
Magic lantern slides classified within the burlesque genre are defined as having three specific properties, in addition to the scenic generic properties: (1) The recording and level of codification of their images through pictorial and / or printing techniques; (2) a medium complexity in staging —slides were designed to be shown with some kind of funny comment and / or some form of musical accompaniment—; and (3) the use of cultural contents from certain minor dramatic traditions — dances, musical numbers, illusionism, declamation, imitation, humor, pantomime, shadows and silhouettes, or circus arts —including acrobatics, juggling or samples of biological rarities or trained animals.
Among burlesque magic lantern slides, those that refer to actions that seek to ridicule someone or something are very frequent. In human interaction, the slides present their subjects in two ways, either in fun or harmfull: they use parody and exaggeration of the features and actions of a character in order to ridicule a topic, either glorifying the socially unacceptable, or denigrating the socially dignified. These slides are connected to variety shows and directly related to the tradition of the American vaudeville, the French cabaret, or the British pantomime and music hall.
Astronomical
Magic lantern slides labelled as ‘astronomical’ visually disclose scientific knowledge about the celestial bodies in the universe, including planets and their satellites, meteors and comets, stars and galaxies. Thus, they study their movements and phenomena related to them.
Magic lantern slides labelled as astronomical could include the astrological subgenre, which refer to the study of the motions and relative positions of celestial objects such as planets, the sun and moon interpreted in terms of human characteristics and activities.
Romance
Magic lantern slides classified within the romance genre narrate the vicissitudes of two paramours whose love triumphs against adversity. This term should be differentiated from the one belonging to the Romantic historical and cultural period, which is often associated in English with the Romance novel and in French with the roman sentimental or roman à l’eau de rose.
Romance
Magic lantern slides classified within the romance genre narrate the vicissitudes of two paramours whose love triumphs against adversity. This term should be differentiated from the one belonging to the Romantic historical and cultural period, which is often associated in English with the Romance novel and in French with the roman sentimental or roman à l’eau de rose.
Romance
Magic lantern slides classified within the romance genre narrate the vicissitudes of two paramours whose love triumphs against adversity. This term should be differentiated from the one belonging to the Romantic historical and cultural period, which is often associated in English with the Romance novel and in French with the roman sentimental or roman à l’eau de rose.
Romance
Magic lantern slides classified within the romance genre narrate the vicissitudes of two paramours whose love triumphs against adversity. This term should be differentiated from the one belonging to the Romantic historical and cultural period, which is often associated in English with the Romance novel and in French with the roman sentimental or roman à l’eau de rose.
Romance
Magic lantern slides classified within the romance genre narrate the vicissitudes of two paramours whose love triumphs against adversity. This term should be differentiated from the one belonging to the Romantic historical and cultural period, which is often associated in English with the Romance novel and in French with the roman sentimental or roman à l’eau de rose.
Romance
Magic lantern slides classified within the romance genre narrate the vicissitudes of two paramours whose love triumphs against adversity. This term should be differentiated from the one belonging to the Romantic historical and cultural period, which is often associated in English with the Romance novel and in French with the roman sentimental or roman à l’eau de rose.