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In buffoonery of a merchant of Malofeyev plays ' Napoleon Pervyj were given, or Russian in 1812 ', or ' Kozma.Рощин-the Volga robber ', were distributed shots and shouts, from apertures in a roof brought down a smoke.

In buffooneries many tricks which showed the big ingenuity of their directors were used. In one of scenes the Harlequin was rescued from a pursuit, from running start jumped in a mirror over a fireplace and in an instant flew by over a scene on any fantastic monster. It sufficed for a foot, the foot was extended on all scene and at last came off, and the Harlequin disappeared. On a scene important there was the enormous sizes a cock. From egg which was dropped by a cock, there was an ubiquitous Harlequin. At last the Harlequin managed to be caught, it cut on some parts, have charged these pieces a gun and have shot. The roar, a smoke was distributed, and there was, indifferently, a revived Harlequin...

Statement of pantomimes was carried out with changes of many scenery. ' Pure change ' one picture on another was carried out very quickly: carpenters rushed to the necessary moment from grid-irons downwards, holding in hands a cord from a veil, and promptly lifted its weight upwards.

In some cases in buffooneries applied difficult theatrical mashineriju.

Having at the order oil, and later oil lamps, lighters of buffooneries achieved surprising effects: shine of a lightning, a fire, rising and a sunset or the moon. The management of imperial theatres invited balagannyh mechanics to arrange and at itself the necessary theatrical effects and illumination.