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 #:
00063
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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Bunch, spot, olivette, flood, bracket and sim- ilar special lights and effects are usually worked from stage-pockets and plugging-boxes. Hence, there should be, at each entrance, right and left of the stage, and at the rear center, a four- section stage-pocket, three of the sections being wired for the incandescent circuit, and one for the direct, or arc-light, circuit. These should be connected to work through the dimmers. One double-arc pocket should be placed at each side of the proscenium bridge, and there should be two to four arc pockets and plugs for both sides of the fly floor. It is much better to pro- vide sufficient outlets at the time of construc- tion than to have to resort later to make-shifts in order to secure the lighting effects, which spectacular acts are likely to require. Further, it is well always to contemplate that the time may come when it will be desired to change the policy of the house, and to provide for com- plete equipment when building. Sufficient lights should be placed under the fly-gallery floor, to light the stage for working purposes. There should be lights placed on both sides of fly floors, and aloft, above the grids. In the center of the grids, a 50-ampere capacity wall type stage-pocket should be placed, controlled from stage switchboard through dim- d9