Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1929)

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1222 Motion Picture N ezv s Entrance from Grand Assembly ■ ■ e Hull band is Will Prior, formerly at Warner Bros. Theatre, Hollywood. Price Dunlavy, formerly of Grauman's Theatre, Hollywood, operates its great four manual Wurlitzer, while Clyde Hood, late of the Capitol Theatre, Chicago, and other leading American houses is in charge of the presentation. No description of the State would be complete without special mention of the theatre's thirteen enormous chandeliers hanging in the Auditorium and Grand Assembly. Each of these separate pieces constitutes the rarest gem European palaces and salons had to offer. The largest, the scintillating "Koh-i-Nor" hanging from the center of the dome, weighing three and a half tons in all, is a replica of that which was the wonder of connoisseurs the world over when it hung in the Reception Hall of the Hapsburg Emperor in Vienna. Work of Artist Craftsmen In their class the State's thirteen chandeliers are regarded among the best examples of the work of artist craftsmen in glass the world has yet seen, and a small fortune was spent to acquire them for the theatre. No small amount of labor and money has been expended in making the six atmospheric lounges of the State the epitome of comfort and select refinement. The Pompadour and Empire Builders' Lounge off the Royal Mezzanine Foyer mark an entirely new departure. On the Dress Circle floor are the Futurist and College Rooms, while the Butterfly and Pioneer Rooms adjoin the Stalls. Personal Service as given by the Stale's Attache Corps is but one of the features the management has planned for greater comfort and convenience. Special tuition extend