The Moving picture world (May 1922)

326 MOVING PICTURE WORLD May 20, 1922 Vivarttas Designed State Theatre PERCIE A. VIVARTTAS of Union Hill, N. J., who drafted the plans for the new State Theatre of Jersey City, has gained the reputation of being one of the greatest theatre architects in the country. It was not many years ago when he poured over blue prints as a student and apprentice in the largest architect's offices of New York City and nightly burned the proverbial midnight oil. He first came into public notice as the architect of the U. S. Theatre on Washington street, Hoboken. A number of other playhouses are to his credit. It was about a year ago that Frank G. Hall, president of the State Theatre Corporation, completed his plans for a new theatre for Jersey City that would be a monument of its kind, and selected Mr. Vivarttas as the architect. The beautiful structure on the Boulevard, now completed, ranks as one of the finest in the country and is pronounced a building of perfect architectural proportions and design. Mr. Vivarttas has also drafted the plans for the other beautiful million dollar theatre to be built by the State Theatres Corporation in Jersey City between Brinkerhoff street and Harrison avenue, with the lobby entrance at 101 Monticello avenue — a theatre that will rival the State in beauty and size. The reputation of Mr. Vivarttas as an architect of unusual merit and genius was greatly enhanced by his plans for the State-Capitol Twin Theatres of Union Hill, the only structure of its kind in the world. This majestic palace, being built on Bergenline avenue. Third to Fourth streets, on a plot 200 feet square, will contain two theatres with a combined seating capacity of 4,500. In addition to the playhouses the structure will contain eight shops fronting on Bergenline avenue and forty-three business offices on the second and third floors. In drafting the plans Mr. Vivarttas observed every requirement of state and municipal statutes so that the danger by fire is reduced practically to zero. When completed the Twin Theatres will represent one of the safest as well as one of tne most beautiful structures of its kind. The State-Capitol Twin Theatres of Union Hill are being financed by the same membership plan which has made possible the State Theatre of Jersey City. The board of directors is composed of forty of the best known business men of North Hudson and its membership already comprises several hundred citizens. The remaining memberships are rapidly being disposed of and it will not be long before no more will be available. The Twin Theatres are scheduled to open to the public on September 1 of this The following companies were selected by the State Theatres Corporation to furnish material and mechanical installations, as described : Birkholm & deHart (Baird Projectors and Sun-Light High Intensity Lamps), 11 West Forty-second street, New York City. Fagan Iron Works (special ornamental steel), Jer';ey City, N. J. Percie Vivarttas (architect), Union Hill, N. J. James Mitchell, Inc., (general contractor), Jersey City, N. J. J. G. Berger & Company (electrical constructing engineers), Kinney building, Newark, N. J. Beller Electrical Supply Company (electrical supplies), 283 Market street, Newark, N. J. Ward Leonard Electric Company (dimmer equipment control), Mount Vernon, N. Y. Safety-Rite Electric Products ComI)any (specially constructed switchboard), 56 Baldwin avenue, Jersey City, N. J. William Camph (stage rigging and equipment), 1540 Broadway, N. Y C Black & Boyd Mfg. Co. (lighting fixtures), 17 East Forty-seventh street, New York City. American Seating Company (seats) 119 West Fortieth street, N. Y. C. A. Battisti (artist decorator), 68 Seventy-fifth street, Union Course, L. I., Greater New York Export House (carpetn^g), 15 East Twenty-sixth street, Norden Electric Sign Company (display signs), 112 East 125th street. New York City. Chestnut-Winkler Marble Corporation Oprbk), ^297-301 Ocean avenue, Jersey Johnson Service Company (heat regulation), 118 East Twenty-eight street New York City. Schreck & Waeity (sheet metal), 27 Hague street, Jersey City, N. J. Superior Skylight Company, Inc., (superior automatic gravity ventilator), 456 Fourth avenue. New York City. Economart Floor Company (cork and cork composition flooring), 229 East Forty-first street. New York City David son Brothers, Inc. (cut stone), 121-137 Passaic avenue, Harrison, N. J. S. Markendorff (lobby frames and fixtures), 159 W. Twenty-third street New York City. ScagHoIa Mfg. Co. (scagliola-artificial marble), 255 Lexington avenue. New York City. Betz Brothers, Inc.. (hollow steel and kalamein doors and trim), 32 James avenue, Jersey City, N. J. BETZ BROTHERS, Inc. 32 JAIVIES AVENUE JERSEY CITY Executed the contract for hollow steel doors and trim. Metal covered doors and windows for the STATE THEATRE shown in this issue