The motion picture projectionist (Nov 1931-Jan 1933)

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14 Motion Picture Projectionist December, 1932 Folgcr The screen of the Thalia Motion Picture Theatre at the right shown in comparison with the blackmargined screen usually seen in motion picture houses. The absence of an obvious boundary in the new setting reduces eye fatigue and aids greatly, the illusion of space in the picture. Sectional view of the Thalia Theatre. The reversible floor in this theatre made possible the use of a considerable part of the basement in a building where a theatre of the present type would not have been possible. Notice the low level of the projection room. THALIA THEATRE New York, N. Y. Ben Schlanger and R. Irrera, Architects. The auditorium of this theatre has been planned for the presentation of motion pictures only ,and in its plan have been included many innovations unusual in the ordinary motion picture theatre. Keystone-Underwood View of the orchestra showing how the floor in this theatre slopes downward as it recedes from the screen.