The Washington times., 1914-01-11
NEW THEATER IS
MODEL BUILDING
CrandaIPs Has All Up-to-Date
Features of Architectural
Art. .,-

Embodying all the perfection of Amer
ica's best photo playhouses and none OF
their defects. CrandalPs Theater, the
new movie" house just opened at
Ninth and Z streets northwest, is con-
ceded by the hundreds who visited 1t to-
day, to be the last word in motion
picture theater building.
THE Movie Queen" with which the
new playhouse opened Saturday, intro
duced the amusement place to crowds
of 'movie-goers," making of each Of
these 'first-dayers'' and ''frst-nighters"
enthusiastic advertisers for the theater.
ater.
That the playhouse bids fair to be a
well paying investment to its owners Is
indicated by the throngs which contin-
ued to crowd It when the curtain raised
on THE whirlpool of Despair today.
This is sensation film in thre rolls.
It is of the best that can pe obtained
and good sample of what the manage
ment OF Crandalrs intends to present
day In and day out at the new movie"
house.
Ventilation Is Feature.
While the new theater has hundreds
of mention, its ventilating and heating
systems are the subjects of admiration
by those stheater-goers who delight in
plenty of warmth and free air COM
bined. -
Crandan's is fitted with an apparatus
which, By the swapping of switch,
expeIs the used air and draws in fresh
air. - ~
In addition to the ventilating system
proper, a unique system of air puri-
flers has been Installed, thus doubly
insuring the purity OF the air, A casual
glance at the structure will relieve all
doubt that the theater is only super
ficially sanitary. 1t is so constructed
as to conform to the newest and most
original sanitary ideas The floors Of
the structure are SO laid that they can
be flooded nightly. The location of the
house at the corner OF two streets,
with no obstruction, coupled with the
artificial method of air purihcation,
assures ventilation unsurpassed by any
structure in the city.
Patrons OF the theater will have no
cause To complain of being too warm or
too cold while being amused at the
playhouse, The heating system Is Of
the latest hot-water type.
Interior Is Elaborate.
Througf1out, the theater is elabOrately
decorated with paintings and frescoes.
These decorations show none Of the
cheap, earmarks. which usually char
acterize the interiors OF most "movie"
theaters. The seats as the result OF
careful study are as comfortable as the
artisans art can make them. All in all
the theater is as perfectly equipped as
money and thought can make 1t.
Women pan ms OF the theater are
u divided with reading and retiring
rooms. and a corps of courteous and
well-trained attendants assiduously look
after the wants and carefully guard the
comforts of its patrons.
Everything in the picture line to
please the most fastidious and to sat-
isfy the most captious will be shown
according to the theater management.
element of the city will be made.
The Crandall Corporation, which owns
the theater, is composed of men Of long
experience in the motion picture busi-
ness, who propose to give the new play |
house their personal attention, and
thereby assure competent management |
The board OF directors of the amuse- |
ment company is composed OF the fol- |
lowing members: II. NJ. Crandall Presi- |
dent; Samuel J. Steinberger, vice presi- |
dent: DR., II. A. Johnston, secretary and |
treasurer, and B. V. Maxwell and z. w. |
McGrath. The theater was built by A |
Y. Aylor.
An all-star production OF Thomas w.
Ross famous play, Checkers in five |
reels, will be presented at the theater |
Monday and Tuesday. This photo-drarna |
adopted from Henry Blossoms race |
track play of the same name bids fair |
to enhance the new theater's popularity. |