The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-03-02
NEW THEATRE WILL
OPEN MARCH 9TH
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color changes or six different com
binations which blend harmoniously
with the interior decorations.
Eight X-ray lights in the ceiling
will be used for lighting during in
termissions, and five of these same
lights above the stage, have been
installed for vaudeville perform
ances. These take the place of the
old footlights.
Two spot lights, one on each
side of the auditorium, throw light
in color combinations onto the cur
tain. These change automatically,
and are constructed with three col
ors each.
Comfortable Lounge
The lounge, an inviting room
decorated in green and three shades
of tan, has been arranged for the
comfort of theatre patrons. Com
Portable davenports, easy chairs
and an ornamental fireplace have
been arranged in honey fashion
for those who come late and wish
to wait until the opening of an
other show. A large, peach colored
mirror, 2x5 feet, graces the west
wall of the lounge. A special de-
signed davenport graces one cor
ner in rounding effect.
Ladies' Powder Puff Room
To the right of the lounge a door
leads to the ladies' powder puff
room, where "a inch, round, peach
colored mirror has been installed
for my lady's toilet. The ladies
rest room annexes the powder
puff. At the left of the lounge
will be found the mems smoking
room and toilet.
Cry Room
For the comfort of mothers with
babes in arms cry room has been
installed. Here mothers can take
their babes and see and hear the
show as well as they can on the
main floor. Although a large glass
makes this room sound proof, one
can hear the show plainly through
the installation of a specially con-
structed loundspeaker. The cry
room is situated on the second floor
at the right of the lounge. Access
to cry room and lounge is made by
the stairway to the right of the
foyer.
Projection Room and New
Equipment
A projection room, 10x15, has
been equipped with the latest pro-
lection machinery, which includes
two new Simplex E-Seven projec-
ton machines and Peerless Mag
nae high intensity lamps for bet
ter light and clearer pictures. To
provide patrons with the finest
sound possible, the Parsons fam
lily has installed Western Electric
Mirrophonic sound equipment. All
of the above has been installed be-
cause as with radio recent changes
and improvements has made
changes necessary.
To secure the maximum benefit |
from this latest and most approved
type of sound system, the entire
interior of the theatres auditor
ium has been acoustically treated
with sound absorbing material. The
use of this eliminates any sign of
an echo and permits the sound to
be carried to any seat in the house
without losing any of its quality
or efficiency.
Other new equipment includes an
electric rewinding machine and a |
new Griswold film splicer. A spec
ial room for the generator and wash
basin for the operator has been |
built at the left of the projection
room.
Spacious Office Room
A private stairway to the left of
the foyer leads to Manager Par
sons large office room. This room |
is 15x28 feet in size, and will be
used for special storage and office
work.
Lobby and Ticket Booth
Entrance to the lobby is at the
right and the exit is at the left, be-
tween which is the ticket box, ar
ranged for outside ticket sales in
summer and inside sales during
winter months and bad weather.
The lobby has two 40x60 inch sign
boards for the latest type Of thea
tire advertising. Rounded ceilings
give the lobby a pleasing effect and
two sets of doors lead from the
lobby to the foyer. Here too have
been installed two 40x60 inch sign
boards. Indirect lighting of neon
tubing has been installed in the |
ceiling. A drinking fountain will
be found in the center along the east
wall of the foyer. Two doors that
lead from the foyer to the auditor
ium can be closed to eliminate
street noises. Stairways are en-
HANGED by wrought iron ratings.
Air Conditioning and Heating
The air conditioning and heat
ing plant is of ultra modern de-
sign, the former being washed air
taken in from out of doors. The
washed air is blown into the theatre
auditorium from an air duct which |
runs along the ceiling directly
through the center of the theatre. |
This air is circulated in the build
ing by three Anemostats, which |
guarantee equal distribution to
each and every seat in the theatre
Heating is done by the same pro-
cess. Steam heat is derived from
a coil in the basement underneath
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