Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-25
MAGARO PLANS
NEW THEATER

TContinucd from First Pagc.1
metropolitan theaters and special
heating and ventilation arrange
ments. nothing on Broadway will
equal this theater,' to quote Mr.. Ma
garo, who has operated the Regent
Theater at its present stand for 1ve
years.
Work to Begin
Work will begin to a limited eX-
tent at once, it was said, and with
the advent of favorable building con-
ditiors i'm the spring. the major
building operations will begin. 1t
is estimated the time required will be
three months, during part of which
time the theater will be closed. Flfty-
thousand dollars is the estimated
cost Of the new theater
The plans have been drawn up by
Hoffman and Company, architects OF
Philadelphia, who constructed such
theaters as the Strand. Stanley and
Globe Theaters of Philadelphia, and
many other first class moving PIC
ture places throughout the country.
The Regent Theater will be built on
the same general plan as the Rlalto
or Stanley. the finest moving picture
theaters in Philadelphia.
Handsome Entrance
It will have an imposing frontage
at 410 Market street its present To-
cation. The entire front will have
glass and mirror doors, and be twen-
ty-five feet or more wide. The top
will be beautifully designed with
loaded glass. \ handsome porte
cochere will extend over the side
walk.
Stained and mirrored glass, we'll
designed walls, and floors Will tea-
ture the foyer. which also Will be
separated from the thoater proper
by mirror doors.
The mezzanine floor will be the
Feature of the theater. 1t Will be
half way between the balcony ana
first floor, and will have women S
and Ccntlemen's restrooms, smoking
rooms, lavatories, and managers
office. Besides, a promenade, eN-
tending out over the heads of the
audience. and running along each
side of the building and then across
fhe huge room, will be a novel i'm
prCVement.
The balcony will seat 400 persons,
and will be arranged to give a good
The first floor will have the same ar
rangement, with two aisles running
the length, and one wide aisle run
ming across the theater half way
between the foyer and stage.
Two tiers of boxes will be built
on each side Of the house, with five
boxes in each tier. Each box will
accommodate twenty-four persons.
The entire interior will be designed
by one of the best interior decorators
in the country.
The theater from top to bottom
will be of fire proof construction.
The floor will be of concrete flooring.
The store room at present located at
412 Market street will remain there,
but will extend only half the length
of the theater The front of the
theater will be twice as wide as the
rear.
one refinement of the new struc-
turc will be small lights placed
every few feet. under glass, in the
floor. This will enable patrons en-
tering TO find seat without difficulty
at any time, and at the same time,
will not spoil the visibility of the
pictures.
Another improvement new to Har-
risburg will be the cooling system
for hot summer days. A continu-
Gus current of air will pass under the
floor from the front to the back of
the room. At each end the air
will pass over bed of ice, which
will chill it. II will then be waited
into the theater through registers
placed every ten feet in the floor.
The exhausted air will be pump
ed out of the building through spe-
cial ventilation arrangements in the
roof. The air never will get a chance
to get stale, as it will be pumped
under the floor and out of the roof in
a continuous stream.