The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-07
ELECTRIC EFFECTS.
Completeness of Work of Hawai-
ian Electric Company.

IAN
The perfection to which the lighting
of theatres has been brought in mod
ern times makes that branch of the
fitting Of the New Hawaiian Opera
House one of the most important of
the many details connected with the
theatre The lights in this house, of
which are are almost 500, We're
placed with greater care than is re-
quired in the strictest observance of
the rules laid down by the Board of
Underwriters. The material is the
best quality and the appliances are
covered by the latest patents on cleo
trical machines.
The $50 border lights, those occupy
ing space above the stage, are placed
in five rows of seventy-siX lamps each
alternating red, white and blue globes.
The procenium, or space directly be-
hind the stage opening has row of
thirty clear white lights and the foot
lights are also composed of seventy
five lamps with alternating red white
and blue globes. The object of these
colored globes in the borders and foot
lights is to obtain the beautiful effects
of the changes from sunrise to broad
daylight and again to sunset or
twilight. The harmonious blending of
colors accomplishes this as it could be
done by no other means but to do it
properly, it requires, in addition to the
colored globes a skillful man at the
switch board.
The auditorium is lighted with 125
IL %S,I IL III
brackets around the gallery and walls.
The foyer has three large chandeliers
and the same number have been placed
at the entrance. Under the balcony
a large cluster of lights furnishes am
pie illumination for that part of the
theatre. For the purpose of decora-
ting, $50 extra lights may be placed
above the gallery, the wires having
already been strung.
Two of Colts latest pattern electric
calcium lights are used on the stage
when a particularly strong light is
needed to add to the realism of the
scene and another for throwing light
from the balcony to some one object on
the stage. The stage connection may
also be used for bunch stands which
supply thirty-siX additional lights.
The boxes are lighted with clusters
of lamps and in each of the dressing
rooms two 32-candle power lamps have
been placed at each mirror. Mr.. Twins |
box will have among it's elegant fit |
tings a means of telephone communi- |
cation with the stage and box Office. |
In wiring the building the utmost |
care has been paid to avoid all risks
Of fire through the wires coming in con-
tact with the woodwork. The en-
trance to the theatre is made by under
ground conduits and leading to the |
cut outs which are placed on marble |
slabs and from there they are led to a |
switch board of polished marble. By |
this board the lights are controlled |
The switches are the noiseless knife !
pattern finished in antique bronze; |
each circuit also has it's separate dim |
mer and besides there is one large dim |
mer for the auditorium. Every par |
ticle of wire used is of the double |
rubber covered variety. Wherever the |
wires go through the woodwork 1t is |
protected by hard rubber tubing and |
down between the walls each wire has |
its separate conduit. AS a still further |
precaution, wherever it is necessary |
to run them over wood the latter is |
protected by porcelain.
The fixtures throughout the audito |
rum are of polished brass with the |
glass shades colored to harmonic with /
the paint on walls and ceilings.
AS an additional presentation the |