Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-02-09
New Palm Opened
New Photoplay H.>sss;. 0psns 4, ,a.s
Public Of Missouri Valley
Last Night

Last Night
MANAGER c. c. PRATT MORE THAN PLEASED
WITH PATRONAGE '
AS was previously announced the new Palm Theatre
opened last night and over nine hundred people
took advantage of the fact and all tried to attend
the first show. The doors thrown open GAS and
at o'clock the 25 had all been taken and the doors
closed until the next performance. People were
crowded about the doors until it nearly impossible
for the inside to get out They standing out
in the street, the walks in stores the Street
waiting for chance to gain admittance to the Pain
Some in line from o'clock until $50 before thu
could gain admittance
At O'clock under the leadership of proprietor, G. c.
Pratt the Orchestra, which was brought here from Ora
ha for this ocason played the opening march, "Nava
Parade" The musicians all Union and thei;
mlsc treat to the patrons Of the Palm Theatre M
Harold Co3ke accompanied by the entire orchestra sang
"BlanketBay very beaut fully and other singer that
Mr. Pratt could secured could have pleased the audi
ence as Mr. Cooke did. The films which were during
the performance from the General Film Co, of
OMAHA and they more than up to the usual. Not
stop made on account of the film breaking
there hitch during the evening entertainment "Bob
Murray expert operator and seems to take much
interest in the theatre as does Mr.. Pratt himself
Mr.. Bert Van Patten is to be congratulated for the
fine building he has erected and for the short time he has
had built in The building is Of brick and is 80 feet
long by Is feet wide with ID foot ceilings lobby 10 feet
Deep The front of the theatre made up of white pas
terrelef with the panels in the back ground painted in
light blue The lobby floor is of cement covered with
marble slabs of about one foot square The box office,
which the pride of Mr.. Pratt is 10 and is enclosed
by large plate glass 'front.' On top of the box office is
Of he hell tn
give the front of the theatre very beautiful appearance
On either side of the box office the entrances of two
heavy swinging DOORS the right side for the entrance and
the left side for exit The operators is back and d
rectly over the box office aud it is fitted up with all the
latest appliances and is in compliance with the UNDER
writer's rules.
The electrical fixtures and the wiring done by the
firm Of Owen & Schmid Of this city, is credit to the
theatre and to themselves The equipment embodies
all the latest devices and improvements that go to
make it safe as we'll as convenient and beautiful
The wiring is in strict compliance with the latest rules
of the National Board of Fire Underwriters and the
fixtures throughout the building of the latest design
and finish of Mazdaiers. The ncandescent lighting con-
sists of Tungsten lamps throughout The total candle
power in is 1000 and with the picture it requires
ten horse power furnish the necessary current The
front of the theatre Illuminated with 5000 candle
power and the lobby lighting consists of three 60 watt
CQngSCenS In Cne celIlg VgeIllel Win lou
candle power tungstens The latter is decidedly
feature decorative lighting, being application Of TIE
new Mazda lamps to class Of lighting previously consid
cred impossible This system requires special trans
former and operates at pressure of II volts or the
equivalent of dry cells The interior illumination is d
vded in two parts the indirect which is on continuously
and the brilliant which between performances The
recent demand in large cities for light Photo Play
houses has created new field for the Illuminating
gneer. This will be readily seen when one UNDER
stands that to produce good picture the light from the
arc should be the only of light in view. Many
methods being tried out but the system used in
the new Palm has essential features not y ether
theatre The light from 16 watt tungstens first thrown
down on reflector then up and finally down to the plane
of illumination in such that not only, direct
rays touch the picture but that glare reaches
the audience In this way continuous illumination is OBJ
tanned and not to the discomfort of the patrons The
brilliant lighting consists of four light Mazdaers equip
ped with holophane reectors and 30 watt tungsn lamps
The orchestra ghts are taken from outlets the floor