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THE AUDITORIUM: The main auditorium, entered through two doors at the head of the aisles (see view at left) is 75 feet wide by 12 5 feet deep. The ceiling is acoustical plaster painted grey, and it is stepped down in a series of planes leading to the front of the auditorium, with each break providing for lighting coves. The side walls consist of murals in a tropical motif above a wainscot which is constructed to "break away” from the walls as it approaches the screen end, where it forms a planting area from which the murals start. Seating capacity of the theatre is 1,241 with 1,02 5 on the main floor. Chairs are American in foam rubber. The screen is Raytone, 47 feet wide by 21 high.
THE MEZZANINE: Entered from stairs in the lobby, the mezzanine (see above), where smoking is permitted, is equipped with 216 American chairs. Booth equipment includes Century projectors; Ashcraft lamps with 10mm. positive trim, operated at 95 amperes; an RCA optical sound system; and Altec stereophonic sound, including magnetic and Perspecta installations. Airconditioning is provided by an 80 -ton Carrier plant with air directed into the auditorium through ceiling diffusers and removed via perforated side-wall panels.
THE LOBBY: Directly inside the entrance is the lobby (left) in the center of which is the refreshment stand by a carpeted stairway leading to a small mezzanine or "smoking loge.” Entrance is made into the auditorium from the left of the lobby while the foyer is to the right of the stairs. The floor in both the lobby and foyer is terrazzo, an extension of the entrance pattern. In the foyer (see photo on facing page) the furnishings are in a modern motif, including cushioned benches of terrazzo built along the walls. The rest rooms are situated directly off the foyer-lounge.
BETTER THEATRES SECTION