People
Giacomo Torelli
1 September 1608 – 17 June 1678
- Italian stage designer
- Changeable Scenery: Pole & Chariot system Forerunner of scenic automation Wheeled ‘chariot’ under stage, connected to central drum by ropes. Vertical pole connects to scenery (cf. mouse & spade)
- System still in use at Drottningholm, Sweden (since 1766)
Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Torelli