Behind the scenes at the London Hippodrome - electrical engineer at work, 1904

keywords : behind the scenes, lighting, backstage
The first of two images in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of January 2, 1904. The pair are titled 'Behind the scenes at the London Hippodrome', and this image is captioned 'Mr. Hawkins, the electrical engineer, in the switch-room, which is situated behind the stage, and exclusively used for lighting that part of the building.'. See image number 007456 for the partner image.