The vaudeville theatre, building, operation, management (1918)

Record Details:

Title:
The vaudeville theatre, building, operation, management
Date:
1918
Publisher:
New York : Gotham press, inc.
Volume:
The vaudeville theatre, building, operation, management
Leaf #:
00036
Language:
English
Collection:
Theatre and Vaudeville and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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that the exit lights be placed in metal boxes, re- cessed into the wall above doors and decorated with ornamental plaster or stucco frame or front, harmonizing with the other decorations of the theatre. There should be not less than two exits on each side of the house for each floor. They should be not less than 5 feet wide and open outward, entirely into clear and flat back against the outside wall. The two exits on each side should be separated from each other as widely as possible. Practically every city in the country regulates width and location of ex- its by ordinance, and the foregoing meets the average requirements. If the city does not reg- ulate this feature of construction, the state laws usually do, and both should be carefully con- sulted in planning the construction. "Exits," within the meaning of the law, are sometimes considered as distinct from the lobby or en- trance doors. As a general proposition there should be not less than 25 feet of lobby door openings, though this need not all be in one place. For instance, the lobby might be 15 feet wide, with 15 feet of lobby door openings, and then 10 or 12 feet of doors may be put in the side of the audi- torium, if it faces on a street or an alley which 32