Motion Picture News (Oct-Dec 1930)

October 1 . 1 ° 3 0 Motion Picture News 107 Colonial House At Cape Cod (Continual from Page 90) orange, gold and silver. It was painted in New York on canvas strips, trucked up to Dennis and glued to the plaster criling. The curtain is a folding screen, worked by an electric motor. It is painted on orange suede mounted on a wooden sound proofed hacking and, in its brilliant blue and gold rays, represents the sun. Due to the shape of the ceiling chosen to get the maximum paintable area severe acoustic problems arose. To overcome the conditions of echo the wainscot and the proscenium moulding were covered with acoustic tile. The back wall above the balcony was insulated with acoustic felt. These two insulating materials with the heavy carpeting on the floor gave to the auditorium what the engineers hailed as perfect acoustic properties. The ventilation was taken care of by an intake fan with ducts over the proscenium and an exhaust fan with ducts over the balcony and under the balcony. Fire protection is by automatic sprinkler. The sound equipment was installed by Western Electric. The proscenium opening was designed of sufficient width to take care of the future "Grandeur screen. The stage was designed with footlights, space for orchestra, etc.. and with plenty of room back stage so that the house could be used for plays or concerts if desired. Charging one dollar a seat the theatre has been running to three capacity houses every day and has been immensely successful in this, its first season, thus proving that a well designed theatre in simple restrained taste, showing feature pictures can be financially successful when catering to a discriminating audience. New Hazard of Sound Equipment (Continued from page 76) its activities in focusing public attention upon fire prevention, this being the focal point in the year round fire prevention campaign. Motion picture theatre owners and operators should as good citizens cooperate in this general campaign and have an excellent opportunity through their programs to make a major contribution to public education in fire prevention. The man responsible for any building, whether it be a motion picture theatre or any other type of structure, should make it his personal responsibility at this time to see that no preventable hazards are allowed to exist and that the buildings for which he is responsible are protected from fire to the fullest extent possible. T'S iimi Mosey KEEP IT SAFE/ H LARD cash — the money you take in during each business day — presents a constant invitation to hold-up men and burglars. They make it their business to discover the places where cash is unguarded. You should make it your business to see that your money is beyond their reach. The York Round Door Chest meets every requirement of the modern Motion Picture Theatre and has a record for successful resistance to burglars that is unexcelled. When installed, it is anchored in a block of solid concrete which gives complete protection against fire and absolutely prevents removal from the building or attack at any point except the heavy thiefproof door. The York Chest will pay for itself in a reasonable length of time by the saving in burglary insurance alone. Illustrated Folder describing the York Round Door Chest in detail will be Bent gladly on request. Work Safes YORK SAFE & LOCK CO. YORK . PENNSYLVANIA Equipment of Quality is Advertised in The Showman Draperies Decorations Magnascope Screens 340 W. 41st ST. BUILT OH MERIT Settings Acoustical Treatments Acoustical Banners New York City UNIFORMS FOR HOUSE ATTACHES COSTUMES FOR STAGE PRESENTATIONS BROOKS ,43; BW New York