Arizona republican., 1921-05-22

lin changeable colored silks. On either side of the parquet or dress circle are two spacious entrance doors. On the right of the doors, fixed just above the heads of usherettes. are baby spot lights, concealed in colored silk ornamental lanterns. These baby spots shoot downward, showing usherettes at attention as the patron enters. They are supplied with shift ing color slides, bringing the white uniforms of the usherettes into bold relief as the different colors are flashed
 The lower or main floor has a seat ing capacity of 5S0. It is equipped with fully upholstered spring front and back seats done In French satin gray and upholstered in blue leather. The lighting from the under side of the balcony was copied from the Capital theater of New York City and consists of four oval light receptacles sunken in the ceiling.
 Each of these receptacles is sup piled with a dozen lights on three colored circuit, changeable to suit the tinting and color scheme of the pie ture being shown. These changeable color circuits operate from the oper- ator's booth on the lower floor. from 
 ceptacles are done in cathedral art class.
 Orchestra Pit for 30
 The lower floor is also supplied with spacious orchestra pit, with provisions for 30 musicians. In the center of the orchestra pit is the con- sole for the giant organ. On either side of the auditorium are spacious exit doors, leading directly to outside courts.
 The stage is unique In that the proscenium is dome shaped at top and done. in massive staff relief with a centerpieee above stage, bearing the raised monogram "R-N." On either side of the auditorium and above the exit doors are the two or gan chambers, housing the largest pipe organ west of the Mississippi river with the single exception of the one in Grauman's theater at Los An geles. The initial cost of this organ, the purchasers said. was probably more than the cost of all theaters in Phoenix prior to the war. It sends it's music out through two ornamental grills, designed in plaster staff in imitation of huge picture frames The tops of these frames are sur mounted by an original Italian art piece, made for the music room of a Pasadena millionaire's home. These mountings represent music as sym bolized by two bas relief figures, one playing the mandolin and the other playing the violin.
 The grand stairway is offset by two originally designed newell post mountings, containing four semi nude figures in relief, supporting, with up- lifted hands, colored light bowls.
 Big Reception Room
 As one reaches the landing he is confronted with a deep oval recess in the wall, in which stands a life size bronze. semi-nude figure of young girl, titled by the artist "Audacity.
 On either side of the balcony en- frances are spacious runways lead- ing to large. airy, well lighted recep- ton rooms over the lobby and look ing down onto Washington street through French windows. These reception rooms, or. rather, one big reception room, is designed to ac- commodate 200 patrons. It is. fur nished in wickerware and lighted by especially designed floor lamps. the only visible lights in the more than 4,000 used in the building,
 Arched grotto windows ornament the front of the room. surmounted by wide, upholstered seats between the windows, from where one can look down upon the main and sub-foyers, lighted by a huge dome concealed in the ceiling of the entrance way and containing nearly 200 incandescent globes. These globes are entirely concealed and are on four-way colored circuit
 Entrance to the balcony is by ramped stairways. The balcony ca pacit wis slightly more than that of