Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1930)

104 Motion P i c t it r c X c w s October 4 , 1930 Qeddes' Open' Air Cabaret Theatre (Continued from page 68) meander around the "apron" platform, bringing their entertainment into intimate contact with the audience at the tables. The platforms are so designed that a singer on one platform does not interfere with a story-teller on another. Like a circus, there is a continual flow of entertainment. waiter's passage: Underneath this apron is a runway for waiters, with three sub-pantries at intersectional points. Ramps lead to the under passageway from the floor level of the cabaret. The sinking of the runways for waiters below the level of the ground keeps the waiters from obstructing the view of those watching the entertainment, and keeps food and dishes out of sight most of the time. ^Vaiters may pass one another within the runways. dining facilities: The chairs and tables are placed around and in between the platforms. The height of the platform from the ground is great enough so that all entertainers can easily be seen from the furthest seats in the carbaret. The furthest point any diner is removed from the apron stage is a depth of five tables or the equivalent of 12 rows in a theatre. GENERAL NOTES ON BUILDING : The open air cabaret covers a plot of ground approximately 400 feet square. Of this area 7,000 square feet are taken up by the entrance building, and 65,000 square feet are given over to chairs and tables, tables. IRVING SAMUELS Presents AN ENTIRELY NEW LINE OF AUTOMATIC CURTAIN CONTROL EQUIPMENT EASILY DISTINGUISHED FROM ALL OTHERS by its SILVER FINISH and SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE BY THE MANUFACTURERS OF STAJIItAlfi fflfk SDHE5TEEL MQTQR-CENEBATOR CURTAIN TRACK AUTOMATIC DEVICES COMPANY 739 HAMILTON STREET ALLENTOWN, PENNA. Unique Theatre Planned for Lake (Continual from page 68) Starting at eight inches above the water the platforms build up like a pyramid to the height of thirty-six feet above the water. On them are towers and w:alls serving as the backgrounds for the stage and eliminating the necessity of scenery. Surrounding the acting area of the stage are water passages, so that boats may take part in the pageants. The irregular shape of the stage together with its numerous levels adds a great plasticity to stage direction and variety in ensemble movement. under stage : Underneath the high portion of the stage are three floors or dressing rooms for actors. These include sixteen single dressing rooms for principals with a bath for every two, six dressing rooms each accommodating thirty-six supers, with toilets and showers adjoining, and four assembling areas for the ensemble. Also under the stage are property rooms and an office. general notes and building: The structure is planned to be built on a series of barges that may be locked together in varying combinations that may be changed as desired, and anchored in a lagoon. The stage is illuminated from flood lights situated to the rear of the auditorium and from side lights concealed on the stage group of towers. Auditorium aisles would be illuminated with lights on the ends of seats on each row. General illumination for the auditorium would be from flood lights located both to the rear of auditorium and on the stage, these latter serving as a "blinder'' and replacing a curtain. The entire water pageant theatre with its docks and canals is 468 feet long on the longitudinal axis and 632 feet wide at its widest point. The auditorium itself is 112 feet deep at the center and 204 feet wide at its greatest spread. From the point of the apron of the stage to the rear of the stage towers is 172 feet ; and from wall to wall the stage is 161 feet wide. The towers at the back of the stage are 80 feet high. The average width of the canal dividing the acting area of the stage from the auditorium first row is 16 feet. Device Combines Radio, Recorder and Camera Incorporating a home recorder, camera, projector, radio and electric phonograph, a new device has been placed on the market by the Hearsee New York Corp. The firm is headed by F. I. Barrows, veteran Indiana political figure and business man, who will have charge of manufacturing and financial activities with headquarters at Shelbyville, Ind. Col. E. P. Hawkins, formerly of the Hays organization, RCA Photophone and General Talking Pictures, is in active charge.