The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-12
START WORK
AFTER new YEAR
Manager Williams Makes An
nouncement and Exhibits
Architects Orders.
WILL SEAT TWO THOUSAND
Plans Call for Beautiful Steel.
Concrete and Brick Fire
proof Structure.

That Pensacola viii have = biz.
modern and attractive theatre build
ing, work ON which will begin shortly
the first of the year. was the an.
nouncement made yesterday hv Man.
aser Williams of the pastime theatre.
The announcement was made foilow~
ing the receipt Of letter from one 8f
the heads Of the Saangar Amusement
company, in which some of the details
OF the new building were outlined
The new building win he on pata-
fox. north OF Intenaencla, and win
have a front OF eighty feet The de.
sign viii be spanish style, with aa
arcaded entrance and lobby. TIE
lobby Will he In the center og tha
Paiafox street front The building
viii run 200 feet back and viii have !
seating capacity 81 a.oeo people TIA
total cost % the building win he be-
tw@en sssa,oo0 and s5oo.000
The building viii be Of ait-stenl
brick and concrete and viii be positive.
" nrepFoof. ~ will be lighted wlfh
The indirect system fran the side
walls and overhead aud the lights wgii
he fitted with DINNERS. By thls meta-
Oh the buiidlng nas be made semi
dark without the sudden turning on u
lights
Ventilation ~ tie building viii ba
of the most modfen and d system ef
duets connecting with thv furnace in
winter and water cuoled air III SUM
sner viii carr the warm or cool air
70 all sections of thn building evenly
ard without any draft A duct vii
be placed under every other seat max
ing the even distribution one of tie
Nest pleasing ana comfortable fea-
turea of ans theatre building IN Amer.
lea. AIR lifts win be arranged Is the
ceiling f0r the esetlpement 81 air and
keep the ventilation AZ al times fresh
and comfortable. rhe lifts slli have
a uapacity ~ $4,000 cubic feet ii tlsa
minutes.
Tufted chairs. with felt hair backs
and bottoms, viii be fitted. Ths chairs
will have leatheroid upholstery and
will lend an air ~ attractlVanaan -
well as comfort 10 the building. The
seating arrangement alone ia expected
"a cost about $4,000.
The one balcony viii be arranged
with hanging chains, so that ne posts
will interfere with the view from any
section of the house. Fuyers vii be
built on the stairway on each side of
the interior that patrons viii not hate
% go all the wa up and ihea Fsturn
down the aisles Of the balcony fsoangs
and rest rooms viii be arranged ak
each foyer for the convenience and
comfort Of the patrons.
The pastime viii play road shows
during the season and will intermln-
gle these with good stock companies
Artists. the best that can be secured,
such as Farrar and others. viii bs
brought la as often an the public de-
mands and Keith's or pantages wlll
alao be booked. These features viii
be interspersed with occasional high
class feature pictures. giving the PEN
sacola theatre goers everything IN the
line of amusement that could be de-
sired
Charles q. Davis. architect Of fhs
Saenger company. informed Mr.. will
ilams that he would arrive In Penaa-
cola shortly after January with CON-
raeta plans for the new building. Upon
his arrival the complete details for
the new building win be finally decld-
ed upon and the contract for the con-
structton win be let.