Replace the lid of the box, passing the top ends of the rollers through the holes, and nail the lid down to the sides of the box; then refit the staple-tacks in their respective places and see that they are in tight; restore the crank-handles on top of the rollers and rescrew them in position ([Fig. 124]). Now the panorama is ready to go into
A Tent
Fig. 128.—Pasteboard tent front for box.
Fig. 129.—Manner of covering tent front with white cloth.
Cut a stiff piece of pasteboard box like the tent design ([Fig. 128]) with an opening to fit the strip of muslin, spanning the space between the two rollers; the edges of the opening must cover both top and bottom edges of the cambric. Cover the pasteboard with white muslin cut into four pieces—one piece for the top, one for the bottom and one for each side. Cut the bottom piece into a strip to fit, slashed on all edges ([Fig. 129], A). Paste this on the tent ([Fig. 128]) first, turning the slashed portion over and fastening it on the back of the pasteboard; then fasten a curtain on each side ([Fig. 130]) and paste the top piece of the tent on last; scallop this along the bottom edge and paste it only along the two slanting slashed top lines; turn the slashes over on the wrong side of the pasteboard and paste. When dry, fit the tent over the front of the box and tack it firmly in place. Make three little flags of gay paper, paste on sticks and glue the sticks to the top peak and sides of the tent ([Fig. 130]); paste strips of paper over and across the flag handle to the pasteboard to hold the flag more securely on the tent ([Fig. 131]). Your show will then appear to be moving inside of a white circus tent.