The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-04

1 castings of the stairs is of sienna and 1 the balustrade is of ornate1y fashhas. ed bronze And at night all of tss{s iacharm of color and of form is render ed resplendent by the brilliant lights from magnificent cut glass oandela- bra which would do credit to the palace of any prince.
 Decorative Symphony Opening out of the foyer to the | right is the retiring room far men. Exceedingly fine 1t is. with it's floor | of tile and its wainscoating of pret- 1 ti1y figured walnut finished in wax 1 and nine feet high. And opening from the left of the foyer is a rest room 1 for ladies which has it's floor covered Dy soft turkey red velvet carpet and its walls hung with silk brocade between large mirrors. The ceiling Is Handsomely decorated with relief or
 nament deIcate1y tinted. The furnt- ture is of the Adam style.
 Leaving the grand foyer the theatre goer enters the vast auditorium with It's 2. .4G9 seats. There is a series of leaded lass doors having panels of attractive designs executed in color and here the visitor Is made to real 1ze that in passing such entorua ges of beauty the lobby and the foyer
 have offered that all has been merely | sort of prelude to the decorative symph ony the auditorium presents lust inside the doors is what is known
 in theatrical parlance as "standing
 room Spacious this is with it's floor Of white and black rubber tile and
 Impressive with it's dome-shaped
 ceiling reaching above the balcony level.
 This dome is one of the ornan ental features of the theatre and nas an
 elaborate bas-relief design-Renais- sance style carried out in black and
 white.
 High wainscoating Of sienna mar b1e surrounds the walls Of the audi tor1um whGIe throughout the panels are hung with silk brocade tapestry
 of old gold and tan. Broad aisres and generous seats immediately bring
 10 the theatregoers attention the promise of repose and comfort while enjoying the several details of docera- tive charm the auditorium affords
 Facing the stage the prescen1unn element first claims attention. Be ginning at the stage here is the great
 house curtain Of old rose velour
 tastefu1ly embroidered in dull gold which IS surmounted by a valance of the same material then the prese- nium arch with its border ornament done in black and gold catches the eye.
 Within this proscenium or sounding board section the walls on either side are the first tier boxes set stag gered one above the other with the grflled panels of the pipe organ above them. Farther back come the logs boxes in the sweeping curve over about the center and back of these rise the seats of the balcony. All of the side openings are hung with cur tains of old rose color to match the house curtain and the decorative panels along the walls and those of the facing of the 1oge boxes are done in several Adam motives some with pat baek or e9 ethers eaoe of of white a field of gold and still others in which there are meda1lions having cameo like heads of beautiful women In nv1 Nf J~J1@ l.. blue. We'll toward the ceiling in the center of the auditorium on each side are large mural paintings of Italian garden scenes handled in a sort of Monchohone effect with some of the Chinese feeling so much in vogue in the days of the Adams and Chippen- dale. Another mural painting of kindred genre surmounts the pros cenium arch.
 Concerning the ceiling of the audi torium, this has been made simply gorgeous with its planes of olive tinted gold. it's great oval centrea1 decora- tive motif with spandrels converging to an exceedingly artistic conception
 Although all the details of the deco rative treatment are separately inter- esting yet they claim greater admira- ton because of their charming har- monization and fttingly represent the artists of the Eckhardt studios.
 Of the more practical side of the easily be said as has been related about its beauty. First, it's construc- ton is of massive steel, framed and encased in brick with floors and roof of reinforced concrete-absolute fireproof in every respect. The heat ing equipment is an installation of the latest and most approved low pressure system and the system of Ventilation, represents the latest achievements of the sanitary en- gineer.
 Behind the fireproof asbestos drop curtain the stage and it's appoint ments is pronounced a model of the hest practice in stage construction. It is no feet in width and 35 feet deep and has a proscenium opening of 42 1-2 feet There are on the south side of the stage 39 dressing rooms. The dressing shells are of calanein, the windows are of hollow steel and all of the doors are iron clad and en- tirely fire proof. Theer are five bor- der lights having 200 lamps of 100 watts each and the lighting effects are almost limit1ess. The stage is pro- vided with a steel paint frame for the painting of scenery when oper- ated as a stock house and ksls 52 sets of rope lines or equipment sufficient to care for the most elaborate scenic production that may be carried by any company.