Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1921)

1908 Motion Picture New O U E Bolt E W Sioux City Proud of the New Garden Theatre; a Model for a Small House The citizens of Sioux City may well be proud of the new Garden theatre devoted to motion picture features, recently opened by Sam. Lippman of that city. For a theatre of its size, it is one of the most up-to-date in the city in all of its appointments especially with respect to the comfort of its patrons. Mr. Lippman has installed a heating and cooling system entirely new in that part of the country, which consists of a large ventilating duct six feet square leading from the operating room level to the roof, where there is installed a five foot fan, operated from a 7% H. P. motor. In the summer this fan is used to draw in cool air and circulate it through the auditorium and in the winter, this same fan, by having a single radiator arranged below it, circulates fresh warm air. In this way the theatre is kept uniformly cool in summer and uniformly warm in winter. The auditorium is approximately 35 feet wide X 110 feet long with a distance from the projector to the screen of 95 feet. The Minusa Gold fibre screen is 9 ft. x 12 ft. in size. The seating capacity is 235. The projection room, unlike those found in many other theatres, is roomy, there being ample space for three projectors and one spot light and for the generator. At the present time two projectors are installed and a Hallberg motor generate The complete equipment of this theat was furnished by the United Theat Equipment Corporation. New Method of Handlin Waiting Patrons A change in the method of handling tl patrons of the Palace Theatre is und consideration by I. Libson, who stated th he is awaiting the arrival of plans b-fo making a definite announcement of ti. i novation. The scheme provides for utilizing vacant store room east of the present lobl as a part of the entrance to the pi; house. The existing ticket arrangenie would be maintained and the extra spa to the east would form a waiting room f patrons while waiting to enter the theati Under existing conditions waiting patro are exposed to the weather. Powers G. E. Lamp in Kansas City The new Power's G. E. high intensi arc lamp was given its first try out in t Kansas City, Mo. territory last week ai pronounced a wonderful success by t management of the Isis Theatre, one Kansas City's largest suburban houses. Indianapolis toHave$350j 000 House Plans for a $350,000 motion pictu community theatre to be erected on t north side of Fall Creek Parkway, t tween Delaware and Talbott streets, I dianapolis, Ind., were announced recent W. T. Petty, Don T. Strode and John Bookwalter are behind the project. T entire block will be used for a house whi will seat 2,000. The theatre will be brick, according to the plans being pi pared by Herbert Bass, architect. Fire Prevention Up to Exhibitors (Continued from page 1897) movie theatres have the opportunity make Fire Prevention Week remembei every week of the year. They also ha the responsibility to do so and, we 1 lieve, will discharge that responsibility Sioux City is proud of its model Garden Theatre. Although seating but 235 Pcrso)is. it is thoroughly modern in its seating, ventilating and projection room epuipmeiit. Plan Movie for Revere Joseph I\Iiller of School street, Bost' Mass., has plans for the erection of a $f 000 theatre at Shirley avenue, Revere, seat 1,200. The house will be of bri Advertise Fire Prevention Week On Your Screen