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 #:
00042
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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very secure construction, as it is often required to carry a very heavy load. There should be 6 feet of headroom between gridiron and roof. The asbestos curtain of approved weight and construction, running in sheet iron runways, is now so universally required by law that pro- vision for one of these is not likely to be over- looked. Counterweighting and balancing it so that it runs easily, smoothly and noiselessly is, of course, essential. The asbestos curtain should be 2 feet larger each way, side and top, than the opening. The loading door should not be less than 8 feet wide by 16 feet high, with a smaller door inside the larger one, for use when it is not nec- essary to open the bigger door. Care should be taken that this is securely hung and swings freely when opened. The switchboard should be placed on the "prompt" side of the stage, its edge about 6 feet in from proscenium frame (if located on stage) and should stand 3 feet from the wall, with wall recessed behind it so as to pro- vide ample working space. It should be so lo- cated that the electrician can see the action tak- ing place "in one," through an opening which he will doubtless provide for that purpose, close to the wall, in the first entrance. In the larger 38