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The grand foyer retains the sweep of the old Empire Theatre promenade, and features curved sales counter for soft drinks, confections and cigarettes.
The projection room with two Philips 70-35 mm projectjrs, fitted with Ashcraft Super Cinex arcs, a Philips FP7, and a Westrex transistorized sound system.
MGM's New Empire Theatre in London Occupies a Famous Site in Leicester Square
LONDON. ENGLAND— Only the
outside walls remain of the MetroGoldwyn-Mayer old Empire Theatre in Leicester Square, and the new
Empire Theatre on this famous site is advertised as the most luxurious cinema in Europe. Ii opened in late December with "Jumbo" the attraction.
The new Empire shares the building space with the Mecca Ballroom. with the theatre above the ballroom — the cinema is a few steps from the street level.
The architect had to design the
theatre within a theatre, leaving the existing structure without altering it. \n\ interference with the foundations on Lisle Street and Leicester Place would have affected the stability of the retaining walls.
I he heating and air conditioning equipment is in the sub-basement, and above this is the Mecca Ballroom. which operates many ballrooms in London. North Ireland and Scotland.
The new Empire has a seating capacity of L,330 seats, whereas the old Empire could accommodate 3,500. In other words, the new theatre is in
step w ith the today's economy in the industry .
The old Empire's gilt columns, (lassie freizes and ornate ceiling are all pone. In what was originally the circle of the old theatre is a new luxuriously modern cinema, with the finest in projection and sound, the latest type of super-comfort seating and generous leg room throughout.
Construction of the auditorium floor is insulated so that it excludes any noise from the dancing in the ballroom, below the auditorium. Its base is a slab of concrete five inches
A rear view of the auditorium from the stage showing the concealed lighting and the projection booth, designed in consultation with IP columnist Stanley Perry.
International Projectionist June 1963
A view of the auditorium, which now seats 1,330 people— the old Empire could accommodate 3,500 — in modern decor with its ceiling and walls of plaster tile.
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