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A precursor of the modern slide projector, magic lanterns came into popular use in Victorian Britain. They contained a simple optical system with a source of light, a glass containing a painted image, and a system of lenses used to focus the image onto a screen.Our theater’s technology is a bit more advanced, but our name is a nod to this legacy.
