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Better Theatres Section
September 26, 1931
DESIGNING THE COMMUNITY CENTER TYPE OF THEATRE
Left: View of the auditorium, looking toward the proscenium. The principal medium is fabric, blue festooned curtains being draped from a rod and with a silver plush curtain form the proscenium arch.
The very character of Guild Hall, both as a building and as an institution, is gained upon one's first approach. A low, white, rambling structure, it sets with quiet charm in a spacious yard expertly landscaped with shrubbery, trees and gardens. A high picket fence stretches along the front and sides of the plot, and inside, one finds rustic stone benches to rest the stroller among the flowers there.
The building inside and out, is Colonial — ^with certain theatrical modifications. Aymar Embury was the architect, while the decorations, draperies and stage equipment are by the Novelty Scenic Studios. The technique employed by designer and decorator was apparently to create an entertainment and social center precisely attuned to the character of the locality to be served. East Hampton is "one of the Hamptons" of New York's suburban country-side, and particularly in summer, it is the residence of those who can afford, as well as appreciate, the finer things.
From the front the building appears as two wings flanking the facade, while from just beyond the central entrance, looms a shallow dome that surmounts the theatre proper — that is to say, the auditorium.
Entering, one is in a lobby of Colonial atmosphere, paneled and columned in the early American adaptation, in wood, of the Classical. Fluted columns flank the box office. Overhead are electrical "candelabra." On either side are other chambers, home-like and spacious, which, in a sense, are lounges — specifically, community gathering places in which are exhibited
To those interested in catering to the small but culturally appreciative class of town, Guild Hall in East Hampton, N. Y., offers many a suggestion
IN THE rather aristocratic country-side town of East Hampton. Long Island, about 100 miles from New York City, is a newly completed community theatre, called Guild Hall, that in architecture and atmosphere might well serve as a pattern for a cinema in many a small, compact community the country over. Guild Hall, which was opened but a few weeks ago, is thus far equipped for only stage theatricals and concerts, but of course it is entirely adaptable to motion pictures, and doubtless it will be so adapted.
Right: Along the rear wall of the auditorium, looking into the square boxes remindful of Early America. The auditorium is of small depth, hence this rear position is not undesirable.