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Bates Street, Detroit, Michigan, is undoubtedly the most complete work on small isolated electric lighting plants ever printed, and gives a mass of information of great value to users of electric light and power.
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Very little could be said in addition to what has been mentioned in my previous volume on the subject of theatre seating, but inasmuch as I merely dwelled upon the material and general construction of various chairs, I would like to call your attention to the arrangement being one of the most, if not the most essential feature of seating a theatre. This matter is very seldom handled thoroughly by the architect.
The largest manufacturers of opera chairs, the American Seating Company, have a consulting body whose service is gratis to those interested in theatre seating. They are thoroughly equipped with all information pertaining to the arrangement of theatre seating; that is, setting in proper arches for the centralizing of sound waves, elimination of eye strain and the proper grading of chairs. These terms might seem technical to the average person interested in the theatrical world, but, as already mentioned, this is an entirely technical side of the business to which very few producers, managers and owners have given consideration beyond the fact of the material entering into the manufacture of the chairs.
With the advent of the motion picture industry, which created a demand for a more moderate-priced theatre, and consequently cheaper equipment, many chairs of the cheapest and most flimsy construction were placed on the market. The result was that a large number of the chairs failed in use within a short