Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-13

stage from the auditorium. and all
proscenium openings shall he covered !
10y steel curtain. which shall be In |
use during the performances as act
drops or scene curtains. Iron doors |
shall be used for all passages from
the auditorium to the stage. All stage
framing. ny lofts. stage galleries. etc.
shall be of iron. All woodwork and
scenery must he coated with some Are
proof solution. Outer doors leading
TO the stage must he vestibuled to pre-
vent direct draughts. Adequate vents.
| ~ carry of smoke or fire, shall be con.
structed in the roof above the stage,
to I've operated by electrical connec-
tious which shall lead to the box Of
| fee and to the stage switchboard. hi.
agrams of all exits shall he printed In
programs. All exits shall have a sep
arate lighting system. showing red
lights over the doors. inside, and bright
electrical lights to illuminate the exit
stair outside. Automatic fire alarm
systems shall communicate with the
fire department. and the automatic
| sprinklers. behind the curtain line.
shall also communicate automatically
with the department. Each theatcr
shall employ two or more hrcmen. de-
tailed by the department. who shall be
on duty during all performances. The
tiremcn shall require fire drill OF the
house attaches ut least twice n week.
and no one fireman shall be detailed
ut any theatcr for more than two
weeks. Each thcater license shall
state the exact seating capacity. and
no one shall be admitted to the theater
after these seats have been sold. All
theater lights shall he controlled by n
shutofY in the lobby. The building com.
missioner. fire commissioner and chief
Of police shall he in absolute control
Of all theaters. with inspections nj
lowed ut any time. and upon their rec.
concentration the mayor shall revoke
any license and close any theater
A,sles shall all lead directly to an
exit. without any turns or angles
Cross aisles. also leading to exits, shall
he opened for every fifteen banks OF
seats on the ground floor, and be.
tween every nine banks Of seats IN
balcony or gallery. There shall he nc
rise greater than eighteen inches be
tween rows of seats. and each row OF
seats shall have n space OF two fee,
ten inches from back to back. There
shall be no more than ten seats II
each row between aisles. No aisle
shall be less than two feet eight inchc,
wide ut the stage end and three feet a
the other. and there shall be no steps
sudden rises or other distractions II
any aisle. All doors must swing out
ward. all sta!rways must be Away
lighted during performances, and thu
floors shall he designated as "Mail
Floor" First Gallery and "SecOn'
Gallery" All exit stairs shall lea,
directly 10 open spaces or inclosed pas
sageways. protected by iircproof wall
six inches thick. Existing building
may have these fireproof passageway
constructed within the walls of tn
audience rooms, but in future construC
ton of theaters all audience room
must adjoin mt least two public thor
oughfares. shall be surrounded on fou
sides by open passages or inclosed fire
proof passagcways leading direct I
the streets. No audience room now ex
listing shall have its lowest bank o
seats more than twelve feet above tn
street level, unless the building shall b
freproof. and in all future construction
the lower floor shall be on the stree
level. Furthermore, all theaters to b
constructed in future shall be absolute
ly freproof in every particular Of it
construction.