Arizona republican., 1922-06-02
MOVIES Go To PARK;
STRAND To GL|STEN

simultaneously with the announce
ment of the closing of the Strand for
the summer, with the exception OF
Saturday anG Sunday evenings, aft
er the filaI screenings this coming
Sunday evening, comes the announce
ment that the picture theater at Riv-
ersi6e park will open ats season Sat
urday evening"
Riverside park during the summer
will feature the Strands program,
the management having made ar
rangements to screen only selected
productions. The move is thought
likely to prove an attractive lnno-
vation at the famous resort.
The new pic ture theater at River
side park is one of the beauty spots
of the entire grounds. 1t has been
constructed with the elements of
beauty, convenience and comfort well
in the f reground. The first eight
rows of the new theater, it has been
announced, will be free seats. The
seats behind these will be known as
the reserved seat section, and these
will carr the nominal charge Of 10
cents, with the children's price 5
cents.
This announcement Is along the
lines of the statement issued by Riv-
erside, as socn as the theater there
could be completed, it would be
thrown open to the public, and would
feature only the strictly first class
cinema values. Each program will
be compete ard the changes will oc-
cur often enough to make picture re-
viewing at Riverside leading sum-
mer amusement.
AS for the Strand many things are
planned. AS has been stated, the
Strand will be opened Saturdays and
Sundays during June and July. The
first of August the theater will close
entirely for thorough renovation, re-
modelling and regeneration.
At the time of its completion the
Strand was the finest motion picture
theater in Arizona. 1t was the pio
neer enterprise which marked the
passing of the old "store theater."
When the contemplated changes and
remodeling have been completed, the
Strand will again take its place as
one of the leading amusement tenn
piles in Arizona.
New decorative schemes from pit
to dome are among the changes in
the program of improvements. New
lighting schemes will be another add
ed feature. Tfese viii include novel
cove lighting and many decorative
concealed lighting schemes around
the auditorium. Pretty balconies,
each work of art, will be a salient
feature in the new arrangement of
decorations and lighting. The lobby
will be entirely done over, as will
the marquee and the foyer. New car
pets viii be laid everywhere in the
theater, and the scheme of renovation
will be carried TO the furniture and
fixtures throughout.
Plans for improvements are being
drawn at the present time, and it is
estimated that everything will be in
readiness for the actual starting of
the work about Aug. 1. A busy
month VIII be put in with the work
men being every effort to complete
the work so that formal opening
of what viii be in reality an entirely
new Stl and viii occur Sept. /.
With the Rialto being conceded the
coolest theater in Phoenix ,and with
pictures being served in the open air
theater at Riverside, the lovers of
the silent art will be well taken care
of throughout the summer months,
and with the Strand opening in its
new dress next fall, theatergoers
have indeed much to look forward to-