Evening star., 1936-10-28
UPTOWN THEATER
OPENS TOMORROW
Cleveland Park Pictures to
Run 8 Weeks After Down. J.,
town Showing.
BY yESTA CUMMINGS.


washington's newest neiRhborhood
theater. the Uptown, viii be opened
tomorrow evening following dedica-
ton ceremonies at tbs O'Clock.
From now on Cleveland Park not
only will know what to do with its
children on Saturday afternoons. but
will assist in solving the downtown
parking problem by listening to
Hollywood-made drama close to
home. Pictures will be run three
weeks after appearing downtown and
there will be early matinees II attend
ance warrants.
Dozens of workmen were busy to-
day applying paint, completing the
metal and marble foyer, laying car
pet and installing projection equip
ment. The heating system was oper-
ating full blast to dry the paint.
Modern in architecture, the inte-
.rior decoration shows American In
dian influence In the geometric cell
ing design and treatment OF colors.
The walls are orchid-toned acoustical
plaster with five relief figures on
either side. The doors are done In
q sort of Mexican red, cut with zig
Tagging silver.
Seating Capacity 400.
The l,400 seats. upholstered In
maroon -colored plush, are set So
inches apart in what is called the
continental STYLE" giving more knee
crossing room than the average
amusement house. A small balcony and
loge section is reached and inclosed
by beige plaster staircases and rail-
ings.
Air-conditioning, heating and cool
ing devices insure comfort in any sea-
son. John j. link, the Uptown's de-
signer, has to his credit many out
standing theaters in the United
States, and A. Julian Brylawski is in
charge of construction. The projec-
ton devices are being installed by G.
D. Murphy.
Any one who believes talkie film is
merely inserted in projection ma
chine and allowed to run is corrected
by Murphy. Talkie noises are con-
trolled at each performance, he said.
Every film is "cued" by the manager
at its first run. He sits in the audience
with a cue sheet and marks spots in
which dialogue, fire sirens or telephone
bells should be louder or softer. Some
times there are as many as 40 changes
in one film. The projectionists bring
tone up or down at various points in
each succeeding showing. using con-
trolls in the projection room.
Two Projection Machines.
The Uptown boasts two projection
machines. less inclined to get hot than
older models, Murphy said, and equip
ped to change reels without the audi
ence noticing.
This new equipment will be tried
when Uptowns doors open at tbs pm.
The performance will begin an hour
later. giving patrons time to inspect
the building. With q limestone and
metal front, garnished with red. the
theater blends into half a dozen mod
ernistic small shops already occupied.
At the dedication, Commissioner
Melvin c. Hazen and Harry c. Grove,
president Of the Connecticut Avenue
Citizens Association, will speak.
Others present will be: Thomas e.
Clark, president of the Cleveland Park
Business Mems Association; Mai. Al
bert Warner. vice president Of Warner
Bros, in charge of distribution;
Joseph Bernhard, vice president in
charge Of theaters. and Herman
Maier, in charge of construction.
Walter Corsley. who has been with
the Avalon Theater the last six years,
will manage the Uptown.