Editing Steele MacKaye (section)

==Inventions==
Steele MacKaye was widely known for being an innovator in theater technology. He patented and invented more than 100 inventions including the Folding Theater Chair, the Fire Curtain, and the unique Double-Stage System.<ref name=":1" />

The Double-Stage System was a large elevator-like structure that was used to load scenery on and off of the stage. It was only ever installed in the [[Madison Square Theatre]] (not to be confused with [[Madison Square Garden]]) because of its cost and complexity.<ref name=":0" /> The system cut the time of intermissions between scenes of plays from around 6 minutes to 40 seconds, which made the theatre more enjoyable to go to as a whole.<ref name=":0" />

MacKaye is also responsible for converting the [[Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)|Lyceum Theatre]] to an overhead-lit theater. This is the first recorded occurrence of an overhead lighting structure in a North-American theater.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Theatre USA|last=Hewitt|first=Barnard|publisher=McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc.|year=1959|location=New York}}</ref>