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

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build articles or equipment especially suited to its needs. For instance, it is reasonable to sup- pose that a stage brace, manufactured by a firm with years of experience as makers of stage hard- ware, will be more desirable than one assembled by a firm with little or no knowledge of the strains a brace should be fitted to withstand, its practical uses, etc. Therefore, the recommendations made in this article have in view solely the best results ob- tainable with minimum expenditure, on the sea- son's or a longer term of operation, and are based upon an accurate knowledge of the ex- periences of many managers in many theatres. Considering the theatre, therefore, from the standpoint of equipment required for its va- rious departments in the order suggested, we come first to the Lobby As the "front yard" of the theatre, an in- dex to the condition one may expect to en- counter within the house, its equipment should be carefully chosen, complete and in harmony with the surroundings. Photograph and other display frames, con- cerning which somewhat has been said under 93