The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-01
THEATRE NEARLY FINISHED
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opportunity for theatre patrons to leave
the building without any cause for panic
in case OF fire.
The theatre lighting system is governed
by switches in the office near the front
entrance, the only switch on the stage
being that which controls the stage lights
\ dry battery will be put in for use in case
CT emergency.
Entrance to the building is pro
vided through three two panel doors in
the front center. Inside is a lobby 81
feet long by 10 feet wide, which makes
available a convenient and comfortable
waiting room which may be used in in
clement weather by patrons attending
the second performance \ ticket win
dow opening into the lobby also will be
used in stormy weather or in case of extra
rush for tickets at the window facing
Flat street.
The balcony is reached by broad stair
case on either side At the foot of the
staircase on the west side is another door
opening out of the front OF the building,
which allows those leaving the balcony
| to do SO without interfering with those
| entering after the first landing is reached,
or with the audience from the main room
| Under the balcony is room for stor-
| age, then wide corridor leading to the
! ladies' waiting room, a small office, and
| lavatory and wash room The corridor
leads from the landing half way between
the first floor and balcony. The small
office is directly over the ticket office and
above this is storage space The ladies
room is directly over the main entrance
to the building. 1t is nine feet wide
by IS feet long The sidewalks arc
| III harmony with the finish of tho
main theatre and the woodwork is white
enamel. There are three large windows
Tie room Is lighted with semi-indirect
! bowls, the decorations on the glass bein.
IN keeping withthe decorations in the
room. The wash room and lavatory arr
to the west OF the waiting room and may
be entered from that room or from tn,
corridor The large lavatory is thorough,
furnished with modern equipment
Over the ladies room tireproof cemen
operating booth has been constructed o
suitable proportions to accommodate tire
machines. One machine already has beer
installed The room is 10 feet or NOR
In height with opening in the ceiling t
the roof to allow the fumes to escape
Two small windows furnish excellent ligh
and air for operator
The machine already installed is me
tor driven Powers of the latest mode
Another will be installed soon. also a spot
light. The machines, which have auto
matte control will be on alternating cu
rent. Henry Chaplin. who operated tn
machine at the Princess theatre thre
years until last October, has been engage
as operator for the new theatre
Dressing rooms have been arranged III
der the stage \ mems smoking room an
lavatory are located in the basement nea
the front Of the building, and large SCI
tion of the basement under the center {
the building is being furnished with a G
ment ioor to make the room availabl
as a place to keep ice either for the NAL
ing of lce-cream or to keep the theatre co,
in hot weather.
While the stage will be equipped wit
a sufficient supply of special scenery 5
that it will not be necessary for tlave
ing shows to bring their scenery to Bra
tleboro only small part of it has bee
received. the remainder stll being undG
construction in the Lee Lash studio ,
New York. makers of the scenery used
the Capital theatre i'll New York. III
back OF the stage IS OF spruce boards
enhance the acoustic properties of IL
theatre
The manuals of the organ are in Il
center of the orchestra pit in fixed pos
ton. The great organ and pedal organ Il
on the right y the stage aud the swt
on the left The swell is enclosed in
swell box with two openings-one facir
the stage and one facing the auditorium
The great organ also has two opening
one toward the stage and one toward Il
auditorium but is not enclosed in swe
box. The auditorium openings and sta
openings permit the instrument to
heard as clearly when the drop curta
is down as when it is raised.
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