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BRITISH KINEMATOGRAPHY
Vol. 18, No. 4
In lieu of a curtain, a special form of Venetian blind is to be used, on which the Festival of Britain symbol will be revealed. The blind and its control gear have been developed by Messrs. Avery.
Ventilation
A simple system of blown and filtered intake air from screen end is employed, the foul air being extracted at the other end of the theatre through ducts leading to two extract chambers located left and right at the back of the projection room-balcony section. This equipment has been made and in
loges to left and right of the television projection booth are loose tub chairs designed by Geoffrey Dunn. Thus the full seating capacity is 402 seats.
The carpets, by Firth & Sons, cover the whole of the stalls and circle areas and aisles to either side ; the whole of the access block floors and staircases are also carpeted.
Above the viewing window to the projection suite is a large mural painting by John Armstrong depicting film sets and scenes. The general scheme of decoration internally has been kept to the simplest forms and elements, blues and greys predominating,
Fig. 9. The Mural Painting above the rear window of the Projection Room.
stalled by Engineering Service Installations, who were also responsible for all electrical and plumbing and sanitary installations in the Telekinema.
Decorations and Furnishing
A special form of seating, devised from part-standardised elements, designed by the architect and made by Messrs. A. Cox & Co., is being used. The fabric coverings by Morton Sundour are designed by Mrs. Lucienne Day. There are 252 seats at stalls level, 18 rows of 14 seats each, at 3 ft. row spacing, 1 ft. 8 ins. seat spacing ; 10 rows of 14 seats are located at circle level, adding a further 140 seats. The ten seats in the
with polished mahogany hardwood trims, bronze ballusters and railings. The aim has been to concentrate upon the picture screen and not upon extraneous " decorative " effects.
The series of fins on side walls of the main theatre are slightly deflected towards the screen, and act as diffusers and absorbers of sound.
Programmes
The programme material intended for the Telekinema will follow this sequence : 10 minutes of television, in the form of live interviews and topical events ; interlude music from the E.M.I, special reproducers ; two or