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THE AUDITORIUM: Equipped for both 3-D and CinemaScope, the Carib has auditorium speakers for stereophonic sound built into the side walls and covered with a perforated canvas painted to blend into the decor. The photograph at right shows the speaker units before the canvas was installed while the view above was taken afterwards. There are three speakers on each side of the auditorium. Murals along the side walls depict the development of man's experiments throughout the ages with light (on one side) and sound (on the other). These walls are covered in Johns-Manville "Permacoustic" tile in beige background for the mural figures in green and coral. The murals are done in oil paints, rendering them relatively inactive acoustically, particularly in the high frequency areas. The dado is cement painted green. The upper rear wall around the projection booth is damask over four inches of rockwool. The ceiling is perforated acoustic tile in an egg-shell color. Illumination of the auditorium is by slimline fluorescent lamps in upper and lower metal coves running along the ceiling cornices. Upper lamps are white, operated on dimmer for house lighting; during projection, blue light is produced in the lower coves and reflected down over the side walls to "coat" them with a warm but unobtrusive coloration. Seating capacity of the Carib is 1194 with I 144 on the main floor and 50 in the mezzanine, which is divided into two sections on either side of the projection booth, with 20 chairs on one side and 30 on the other. On the main floor the chairs are Kroehler "push-back" upholstered in nylon in a coral shade for the center section and avocado green for the two sides. Seating on the main floor is in a three-bank, two-aisle plan with staggering at random according to sightlines. The chairs in the mezzanine are Heywood Wakefield "Airflo" models upholstered in coral nylon. The theatre's proscenium opening is 50 feet wide and extends all the way to the ceiling, the upper part being masked with green drapery. The picture presented is a fixed size — 42 feet wide and 18 feet high — on a curved "Astrolite" screen. The distance from the screen to the first row is about 18 feet and
136 to the last, giving a maximal viewing factor of 3.2W. The projection throw is 146 feet at an angle of a little less than 8°. Projectors are RCA "BX-100" equipped with Kollmorgen f/1.9 lenses. The anamorphic lenses are Bausch & Lomb. Projection lighting is by Strong "Mighty 90" lamps with 9mm positive trim. The sound system is also RCA. Aisle carpeting is a Leedom Wilton in the same pattern and colors as that in the lobby. The theatre is air-conditioned throughout with Worthington equipment, installed in separate structure behind the stage (see theatre plan on facing page). The auditorium proper is 146 feet deep and 60 feet wide. The manager of the Carib is Billy Wilson.
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