The Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1913)

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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD Among the Picture Theaters News and Views of Houses Here and There. 57 DOME THEATER, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. THE Dome Theater, of which we publish two excellent photo-engravings, one giving a view of the front elevation and the other a view of the interior, gives the reader a concrete conception of the "picture theater beautiful." It is owned by Messrs. Renner & Deibel, men who can see big returns from a first-class picture house. The place is managed by C. W. Deibel, who opened it on the evening of Saturday, December 21, 1912. From its opening date to this day, the business of this expensive picture house has been more than the proprietors anticipated. The auditorium, which provides opera chairs for 800 persons, is finished along lines that combine simplicity with a magnitude of size and space which are seldom to be found in the average picture theater. From any seat on the sloping floors, one can obtain a full view of the screen and stage. says is the 'largest in the State. The ventilation of the theater has been made the subject of careful study by the pro Dome Theater. Patrons are enabled to enter and leave any part of the auditorium at any time without inconveniencing in the least degree those seated about them. The exits on the Hazel Street side are large double doors that open directly to the street; the west side exits, which are of the same commodious character, lead to a fireproof foyer which furnishes an unobstructed passage to Federal Street, parallel with the main entrance. There is a handsome marquee extending for some distance over the sidewalk of the Federal Street entrance. Brilliant with electric lights, it heralds a welcome to the palatial foyer and lobby. The sides of the lobby are covered with polished marble, which half way to the top meets a series of mural panels that shade in quiet tints with the ceiling which is studded with inverted lights casting their radiance towards the ceiling. The floor of the lobby is done in mosaic style. The operating room is constructed of fireproof material and has three operating machines in constant use. The picture is projected upon a mirror screen which the manager 4 m ^ y-~~ _-,Ji'-v '. Interior View of Dome Theater. prietors which resulted in a system almost incomparable. Music is furnished by a nine-piece orchestra. HUBIN'S THEATER, PLEASANTVILLE, N. J. We print herewith a cut of Hubin's Theater, Pleasantville, N. J., owned and built by Frank B. Hubin at a cost of $25,000. It has a frontage of thirty-one feet and a depth of one hundred feet. It seats 625. The house is built of fireproof ma Hubin's Theater. terial, and is one of the best equipped moving picture houses in the State of New Jersey. Although Pleasantville is not a large town, the theater's patronage is not confined to that place, but it draws from' neighboring towns, even from Atlantic City. Mr. Hubin says that he draws his patronage from about 25,000 people.