Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-19

ian Renaissance style. The side walls
form an arcade with arched siuted col
umns and refined ornamental cornice
Its the spandreIs over each arch and
reclining figures representing Morn
ing" and "EveGing."
The stage is an Italian villa, an
preached on either side by a graceful
fight OF stairs which also leads to the
front boxes and rear exits. The pic
Eture screen is fianked on both sides by
circular paviiions and free standing
fnted columns. In the inches formed
by these columns are two statuarv
groups representing Prosperity" and
below the figures are two fountains OF
Faience ware OF light green color
Water is TO constantly flow from the
mouths of doplhins and while drip
ping from one basin to the other Is IL
Illuminated from an unseen source in
j all coiors of the rainbow, giving the
water the appearance Of liquid fire.
| The main floor with boxes will seat
/. 700 and the balcony will seat about 800
Adequate exits have been provided
leading from all sides of the theatre.
To the right of the foyer is the
stairway leading TO the mezzanine
/ floor. where the ladies' rest room il
also located. A lady attendant has
been employed to he in charge of the
room
Bennett genuine echo pipe organ
| has been installed at an announced
cost Of $4,000 The various stops
have been added, featuring the violin
cello. chimes and clarinette. This organ
has been built especially for the Spen.
Ger Square theatre and there is nc
duplicate in the tri-cities,
The house will show nothing but the
highest class photo plays An abso.
lutte fireproof booth has been installed
The direct and indirect lighting sys-
tenn is used throughout the house with
fixtures in keeping with the genera
color scheme and architecture. Won
en- and men ushers have been engaged
and viii be in uniform.
Latest In Ventilation.
! The ventilating system is Of tbs
latest type. Fresh air is taken from
a point at the top of the old scene loft
50 feet above the street, and led down
/ through ducts four feet square, espa
cially constructed to eliminate dus
particles before taken up by the fan
To provide q proper circulation of ali
to all paris of the room some 50 regis
tiers OF various sizes are inserted in tht
floors and risers OF the main and bal
cony floors for the escape of the uset
air. In stacks aud ducts of metal anC
cement are collected all this out coins
air and removed at the highest par
Of the Yentilator on the top of tht
fly loft. Since the delivery causes {
slight pressure in the room the ten
dency is to find escape wherever pos
sibie and especially against possibi.
thrush from the entrance, particular,
during the warm months. The toilets
and operating booths have a separate
and Independent direct gravity system
which is augmented by an electri,
exhaust fan This control Is from thu
operators booth. but all else is from
the box Office. The magnitude and ex
pense of this system may be better
understood when 1t is learned that tht
delivery of 1,3S0000 cubic feet of fresf
air per hour 10 a full house and the
condensation of $500 pounds o
steam to raise the temperature of thif
air 100 degrees. To accomplish this
has meant the expenditure of severa
thousand dollars on the boiler plan
alone which included the quarrying o
four feet into solid rock. without blast
ing, Of an extensive pit which wa,
thoroughly and effectively waite,
PROCEED. and the construction of a new
stack