Make Believe At Muzeo

 Matt was asked to give a Magic Lantern Show for a live event at the Muzeo Museum in Anaheim Ca. The museum is about 5 minutes from Disneyland and was hosting an event called "Make Believe at Muzeo" in collaboration with the Museum Of Make Believe.   

We made this a family event where Shannon brought her snack bag booth and Emily helped run the telegraph. 

Artwork by Geoff Mitchell. 

We had the wet plate photography studio, candle dipping and snack bags all set up outside. 

Shannon brought her snack bags to sell as well ( http://randomsacks.com ).

For the Magic Lantern Show,  I brought my primary lantern as well as a Marcy Sciopticon as backup.  Both lanterns were powered with batteries and use an LED light. Notice also the small lantern in front of the table.  This was placed by the organizers as part of the decor to fill the screen in between performances.

The show was short with a performance of "Jack And The Beanstalk" as well as several slip slides for comedy.  It was great to finally perform in front of a live audience and get real time feedback on what worked and what did not.

Overall, the event went well.  I got lots of laughs on the slip slides.  The event was live streamed.  The stream is on YouTube if interested.  I can say that watching one's own performance certainly highlights room for improvement!  

The following links will take you to the exact parts of the the show where we were involved.

• 6 Minutes : Candle Dipping
• 8 Minutes: Telegraph
• 9 Minutes: Wet Plate Photography
• 16 Minutes: Random Sacks Of Kindness (http://randomsacks.com)
  
• 2 Hours: Magic Lantern Show