The Washington times., 1920-06-19
ANNOUNCE DETAILS Of
new CAPITOL THEATER
Tom Moore's New House TO BE Full
of Distinctive and Novel
Features. OIL.

rife throughout the city as TO the To-
cation OF Tom Moore's new downtown
house, have been set at rest and curl
osity satisfied through the announce
ment that the coming addition 10 MS
extensive chain OF motion picture
palaces will be located on the site
now occupied by the building ia
miliariy known as THE Hall of the
Ancients. on New York avenue north
west, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets.
Practically In the heart OF the busi-
ness. shopping and theatrical district
with every car line In the city almost
at its very doors and with one OF the
most extensive parking spaces for
automobiles available in the city. IL 10
apparent almost at hrst glance that
the spot seems made to order" for
Mr.. Moore's purpose.
The plot according to specifications.
will allow for a building with An
eighty-foot frontage and depth or
1872 feet. The finished structure will
be sixty feee In heighth., and the plans
now being completed are ngured on
a seating of at least 1000 there being
main floor and mezzanine loge
section only.
UNIQUE ENTRANCE.
oHt oi inc iNatuTts w
Tom Moore's new Capitol" theater
will be the entrance lobby. which will
be an exact replica, in effect, of the
dome OF the National Capitol An
elaborate lighting system will be
installed in this dome which will pro-
vide an Illuminated front visible
from a great distance. large cleo
trio sign that will harmonic per-
fectly with the unique construction is
planned, thereby giving an electrical
display, the like OF which Washington
has never seen before.
In the interior OF the house one
feature which will undoubtedly ap-
peal will be the mezzanine loge sec
tion and promenade which will be
constructed and decorated on a Law
ish scale, a distinctive change here
being that each loge box will be to
all intends and purposes private.
equipped with comfortable chairs,
private hat racks for each box, etc.
Another feature Of the interior which
will be a radical departure from any
thing heretofore seen in this city. will
be the lighting system so arranged
as to produce an even glow of light
OF the indirect type that can be dis
solved into any color that will blend
with the color scheme of the picture
being projected on the screen and
further blend with the stage lighting
effects.
STAGE TO BE REMARKABLE.
And speaking OF the stage proper.
in this department THE Capitol" will
open the eyes of many stage man
ayers of the East. It's equipment will
include as much paraphernalia as
many a motion picture studio with
its many stock sets and large prop
erty rooms. Scenic artists, property
men and other stage crews will be
maintained to reproduce on the stage
any set or scene that will enhance
the presentation OF the special pic
ture play. careful attention always
smoothly in the continuity of the
story depicted.
Presentations OF this character
will. in some instances, include pro-
logues and epilogues, while others
may reproduce the climax of the
story in real life" with actors ap-
pearing in their original parts with
the stage setting reproducing the
particular scene in absolute detail as
shown in the MIN.
Tom Moore's various theaters have
always been noted for their orches-
tras and in this connection the must
Capitol will undoubtedly prove
great asset, no effort being spared
to place this department OF the en-
terprise far and above all previous
accomplishments in this line that
Washington has enjoyed.
POLICY OF NEW HOUSE.
While a positive policy for the new
house Is not as yet ready for an
nouncement. several important fea-
lures of interest to the public are
found in the statement that the pub
lie will always be Mr.. Moore's guide
as to how long he will present any
given picture at The Capitol" the
facts for such guidance being arrived
at by the advance sale and daily box
office receipts on any given show.
Reserved seats for matinee or even
ing performances may be obtained at
all times, a week or month in ad-
vance OF the showing. should the pat
ron so desire.
All of which but means that while
Washington is already in the front
rank OF cities of not insofar as its
modern temples of amusement are
concerned, with the two new addi-
tions soon to be made, THE CAPITOL
in the downtown section and THE
Parkway" in one of the largest resi-
Dental sections, IL will take it's place
as the equal IL not the superior OF
any city in the country in the facili-
ties offered it's citizens to enjoy the
most popular of all amusements under
which cannot be surpassed
for beauty, comfort. and unexampled
of the greatest of cine