Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-03-11
LIBERTY THEATRE PLANS.
ARE COMPREHENSIVE

The Liberty theatre, which will be
built in this city at the corner of South
jefferson and Liberty streets at once,
will be modern to the last detail ac-
cordmg to c. NJ. Clay who will remain
here until the building is completed
about June first. The building will be
40 feet wide and los feet deep.
The house will have a seating capa-
city of 1850 on the first floor and 26S
in the balcony. The latter will be for
colored patrons and will only extend
over the foyer. It's entrance will be
on Liberty street while that of the
main auditorium will be on jefferson
street. The seats downstairs will be
large and Feather upholstered and
have an automatic arrangement to
lift them when a person starts to
leave. They will be Staggered" Or
arranged so the head of the person in
the seat in front will in no way inter-
re with the view from the rear.
The interior will be symetrically ar
ranged and have four wide aisles with
nine exits. There will be two exits
from the balcony. There will be a
Robert Morgan Pipe Organ unit cost.
ng 100000 at the stage. This stage
yill be six feet wide to accommodate
vaudeville and in the rear of it will
be the screen placed in a heavy and
handsome gold leaf frame.
The front exterior will be Of white
terra Gotta trimmings and heavy
brown mat brick with a handsome
canopy Of glass extending across the
sidewalk. The lobby will be large and
have a w~ainscoating of marble and a
red tile floor. At the south end of the
lobby will be a large women's rest
room with every convenience while the
north end of the lobby will have a
small business office and mems re-
firing room. The ticket office will be
in the center wall of the lobby.
In the foyer will be running ice
water, doors leading to toilets and
other conveniences. The projecting
room, which will have all the lates.
equipment, will be 16 by IL feet.
The ceiling Of the main auditorium will
have a dome effect and the scheme Of
mural decorations will be especially
attractive.
The program Mr.. Clay says, Will he
Of the very highest character and b.
offered at most attractive prices. He
states that the program as arranged
will consist of a news or pictorial reel.
a two reel comedy and a feature.
The interior of the theatre will have
a concealed lighting system and no
fixtures will be in view. The aisles
will be lighted from beneath the seats,
The theatre will have a special heat
ing and aircooling system. In the win.
ter time it will be possible to change
the air in the building once in every
eight minutes and in the summer once
every two minutes. The air will be
brought into the theatre by two extra
large fans and taken from the build
ing through ducts in the floor.
The Film Securities Co., is bui!ling
the theatre and just who will manage
the house has not been made public.
Mr.. Clay says he expects to leave upon
the completion of the building.
The Liberty will be one of the finest
heatres in the state and while per-
haps not as large as some of those
in the metropolises of Missouri it will
be as good or better equipped for the
comfort Of its patrons and the service
it gives the public. The theatre will
be one Mexico will be proud Of.