The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-20

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y r. - tssds ,os y ss.. esss'e =
s..s,ss.I - neooie n ~
y a - were devoted to ths
n r., issue Of Oct. !. 1870. and
lls.ssu,sI .. %s.' ~ tbs 81 tntsr;o,
\ a - new Fort Armssrons
r. - dly = we'll e 100: 70 Demon.
~ ~, + s.rt q the house. affords
ao1rity unusual n INC motion
-; !. n. iocsi the.tre in
n es6sr amusement houses ia
IL
AN. III viii witness the open
q " ~. most individual theatre
ID "A standpoint Of design in
~. rstsy. The Fort Armstrong
y.sss q nock Island, representing
..ss1tnSut Of over half mil
sihfs. is being built and will
1870 BY Rosenfield-Hopp &
I. ythk city. Walter A. Rosen-
IA N known in business and
IN. circles in Rock Island, is
800 a. the corporation; Joseph
recently elected vice presi-
VA ~ = he Motion Picture Theatre
- Il America and prominent
.,es,on picture circles in Chi
q yice president and general
ssw
~ huilding was designed by
-. 4 Horn Of this city, with
. gs,s.. : Braun Of Chicago as as
49, srchitect The decoration
~. me exterior and--inierior
49,. the early DAVIS of this sec
S,ha country when the origi-
s,t Armstrong PLAYED such an
4 s.st mart in the defense of the
~ .I.ssnn, valley As this section
d, ~ country is rich in Indian
.seisns. carving out the design
Z m shirt will further enhance
MARTY Of the house and at
ssme time the design will be
-. 6ttinp than if executed in
s.ss,.,,nce Of classic period.
iahhy Finished With Marble.
=. sr.erior ia faced with a new
40 ~ ,1,nnled brick. Indian red
: IA, and the ornamentation is
!. .oivchrome terra Gotta. The
ss.,scter Of the ornamentation can
1. .sen from some of the illustra-
,iors nresented The iron balconies
md marquee over the theatre en-
t,.,ee as we'll as the arc lamp
h,,rlets are designed in this same
character.
Tho )obby IL finished with beau
I'm, niarhle walls of cream color.
, y,,h inlaid mosaic panels. Poster
frames are recessed in the walls.
"a lighting will be brilliant and
trrr;sNed Inv snec;aSly designed
s,,rroe of conner and parchment.
c,,r,sd mt in indian design. The
soc,. N tho lobhv and foyer and
Aft stairs will be- made of art mar
ble On either side OF the foyer
vii he wide staircases leading up
N the mezzanine foyer. A beau
tiful dance salon where tea dances
r,n he yiven in connection with the
,ss nom N is reached from the mex-
anime ioyer, These rooms with
their wide windows command a fine
rIsr ri Sne,ccr sonare which is
,rro.s Tho street and the Missis.
sinni river In. these rooms re-
citals recept;ons and other novel.
ties will no given both before and
after the performance.
Rest Rooms in Basement.
The front section of the basement
contains the nursery. which will BE-
In charge Of competent attendants
The ladies' rest room and mems
smoking room, These rooms arr
reached nv broad staircases. from
ths main floor foyer In the audi,
,,or,u,n n-onor tbI audience will be
taken caro- NJ IN ! S00 roomv seats
/ .lOo m the main floor and 700 ir
tha balcony Tho interior of The
auditorium is shown, in the illus.
tration A snecially designed stage
SETTING ;s nrov;ded en- that the or
chsstra nav be nlaced on the stage
snA Al Tho came time ,eave roo,r
inv ,oh,a.rv and other nresenta
tior. COO coo nina orpan witt
Al, mo l,teSt fsatures and stop;
vii, ausmont tho orchestra
nrr;rg ,ho ova-ture and at suit
.h,a ,;ns.. " 49, nro,ontatinr m,
hss,.r y, ~ ~ nc , r. will h,
frrthsr %, IF ~ clever svsten
NJ co,o.as ,;ns.;n oontro,led NV =.
nev ,rn. ns Observation-Disclosures
swit.hhoara an5 deI;catelv adiust.
ed DINNERS The i;ct,ts are con
ce,,sd II tho aon,a IN tho mail
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the nroscoriuu a.c, Tho STAG,
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