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Air Conditioning
AIR conditioning, and in many cases refrigeration, have become indispensable. Great improvements have been made in proper air distribution, diffuser construction, re-circulating systems, and the general cost of improved compressor and evaporating apparatus have been reduced so as to come within the reach of almost any builder who desires to maintain a successful theater in his community.
Acoustics
Practical experience has been the greatest teacher in the last few years, allowing the thinking theater architect to make recommendations for the acoustical treatment of the auditorium and retiring rooms. Surprising results have accrued, without the necessity of the large expenditures of former times in this line.
Decorating
Secret of A well-decorated theater lies not in the expense but in the idea behind it, and it is most gratifying to note that so many of our well-known theater architects have found an opportunity in the suggested decorative scheme, not only to express their own personality, but to prove that leadership in the art of decorating still belongs to the architect.
It is the latter who can apply the underlying principles of art which have come to him, not only via natural talent, but also through the media of study, travel, and his general interest in art. I repeat that in designing
CHARACTER
General view of the auditorium of the State Theater in Chester, Pa., a thoroughly up-to-date film house possessing individuality and every requisite for patron comfort. Seats are spring edge, with full upholstered back.
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