The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01
Flat Street Structure One of
Most Attractive i'm
New England
ELECTRIC 2-MANUAL
ORGAN INSTALLED
Finely Equipped and Arranged in
Every DetaiI-Comfort and Conven-
fence of Patrons Provided for-opeu-
ing Date Announced Soon.

A two-manual mahogany finish Estey
electric organ with three notes of chimes
was installed yesterday in the new Lat
CHS theatre on Flat street and seven
statuary bronze, three-light candelabra
with torch effect, and other lighting fix
lures were put in place by electricians
under the direction of Horton d. Walker.
While Mr.. Latchis is unable to an
nounce the exact date of opening he said
today that it probably would be in the
course of two weeks, the uncertainty in
the date being due to the fact that only
about half enough mosaic tile flooring,
which is being laid in the lobby, has been
received
Although the management plans to Sc
cure some of the best theatrical produc-
tions no bookings have beer made, as the
time of the arrival of much Of the special
scenery is uncertain, and screen produc-
tions will be the first offering OF the new
| theatre to the public.
| Tapestry brick laid in attractive de-
| sign were used in the front construction
OF the theatre. Cement arches over the
ticket window and the west door, with
large cement arch in the center of the
| building, encasing the windows in the
| ladies' waiting room and the colored glass
| windows above, add to the attractiveness
of the exterior. Over the large arch and
in the center of the building are the words
| Latchis Theatre in cement. Above this
are the two windows in the machine op-
orator's room. The top of the structure
l fc HNatc ha1 ~. IL
entire front is one of the handsomest
theatre fronts in New England
The new theatre is of brick and con-
crete construction with steel ceilings. max
ing it practically ireproof. 1t has seat
ing capacity of 600, with about 400 seats
on the main floor and about 200 in the
balcony. 1t has stage 25 feet deep by 81
feet long. The height of the main room
between the stage and the balcony is
about SO feet, while the distance from the
floor to the ceiling under the balcony i:
about Is feet. The interior sidewalks are
finished in buff color with a Pinch fancy
J border in color combinations The wood
: work and seats are of mahogany finish and
all but the first five rows on the mair
r floor and few in the back of the gallery
r are upholstered in leather The hoor,
throughout are of hardwood
Three large steam radiators on eithel
side and others in the lobby furnish hea
for the building. The radiators are So ar
ranged that fresh air enters from tn,
outside. passes between the sections o
the hot radiator, thence into the sudienc
room. The steam boiler is located in al
excavation under the driveway betweel
the theatre building and the Barrow
building to the east. thereby doing ava.
with all danger of fire from that source
Two ventilators in the ceiling take car
of the surplus heat and dead air goes ou
n under the stage. There also are six ver
$ tilator windows over the gridiron owe
q the stage. Four electric fans. two for us
), nn the main floor and two for use in th
/ balcony, will keep the air in circulation
v Three exits from the east side of tn
% main audience room and one from the eas
!. side of the balcony. as well as the mai
d entrance to the theatre. furnish ampl
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