The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-12
Houehton Department
star THEATER
OPENS TONIGHT
INTERIOR is BEAUTIFULLY DEC
GRATED AND is ARRANGED
FOR CONVENIENCE OF
PUBLIC.

The handsome new Star theatre
owned by r. l.. Phillips of Houghton
is completed and this evening the
doors will be thrown open to the pub
lie for the opening show. The force of
decorators and electricians who have
been employed on the interior work
gave the finishing touches TO the job
today and nothing now remains 70 be
done but TO turn on the lights, open
the doors and receive the audiences
which will crowd the beautiful little
theatre for the initial entertainment.
All who have inspected the theatre
are enthusiastic in their admiration Of
the structure, both inside and out, de-
claring it to be one of the most hand
some from an architectural standpoint
of any north Of Milwaukee and build
ing which is a credit TO Mr.. Phillips TO
the architects and builders who con-
structed 1t and TO the village of Hough-
toms main street which il will orna-
ment.
The theatre Is erected on a lot 10
by 25 feet adjacent TO the Phillips
clothing store on the east. and was
built from plans prepared by Architect
Mas of Houghton. on entering from
the street one stands beneath a high
dome, literally studded with hundreds
of incandesccnt lights making it as
brilliant as daylight and presenting a
fairy-lille effect. The interior is so ar
ranged that every seat gives an unin-
terrupted view of the aluminium screen
on which the pictures will be thrown
by the kinodrome fickerless moving
picture machine. The screen is bor-
dered by massive frame of ivory tint
and in front OF it is a small stage
which may be used from time TO time
as occasion requires for singers or 9TH
er living entertainers supplementary to
the moving picture shows. The seat
ing capacity is sufficient to accommo-
date four hundred and fifty people ana
there are two aisles and six exits rem
dering easy egress from the treatre.
The interior decorations are strik-
ingly beautiful and unique. The walls
are tinted in gold. green and ivory, and
a feature of the ornamentation is
tvtve life sized female figures in Gre
ciah attire and tinted in ivory, while !
the lighting is by means Of groups Of
incandescents placed at intervals
along the ceiling and walls. In all
there are $50 lights inside of the thea
ire.
The operating room is Of solid con-
crete and absolutely fire proof in every
respect, eliminating any possible dan
ger from burning Of films or explosion
of the picture machines. as in case Of l
trouble il cannot extend beyond the
operating room. Kinodrome machines
such as are used by the best film ex-
hibitors, have been installed, and for
the opening night will be operated by
their inventor. ID. J. Bell Of Chicago.
-Four reels or four thousand feet Of film
will be run at each performance, with
changes four times a week The serv-
Ice will be supplied by the Spoor
branch of the General film company,
and all pictures will be the most up
to-date productions. Perfect ventila-
ton Of the building will be provided by
fans drawing $500 cubic feet Of air per
minute.
The building was put up by Contrac-
tor j. ]. Michaels, TO whom credit for
the suggestion of the front Of the thea
ire IS due, II. Shetney e Company
did the decorating. the Hall Electric
company the electrical work and the
electric equipment is from the estab-
ishment Of the Barrett electric COM
pany. Joseph Bowman is the manager |;
Al Weber operator, Mrs. Weber