The Moving picture world (November 1922-December 1922)

December 23, 1922 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 785 Better Equipment Qonducted i-^t E.T.KEYS ER ilj Work Commenced on Crandall 's $650,000 Tivoli in Washington ON Monday, December 4, work preliminary to the construction of Crandall's new Tivoli Tiieatre, at Fourteenth Street and Park Road, Northwest, was begun in Washington and two days later announcement was made that Mr. Crandall had acquired control of the Garden Theatre on Ninth Street between D and E Streets, Northwest, to be known hereafter as Crandali's Central Theatre. Detailing and fabrication of the steel for Crandali's new Ambassador Theatre at Eighteenth Street and Columbia Road, Northwest, are well under way and work on this handsome new addition to the Crandall list of theatres will be begun at once. The completion of these operations will swell the number of Crandall houses in Washington to ten and the total circuit to fifteen. The entire circuit comprises Metropolitan, Savoy, Ninth and E Avenue, Grand, Apollo, York, Lincoln, Ambassador, Central and Tivoli in Washington, the Strand in Cumberland, Md., the Apollo and Strand in Martinsburg, W. Va., and the American and Rialto in Roanoke, Va. Beautiful and Commodious Crandali's Tivoli will be one of the most beautiful and most commodious residential theatres in Washington and one of the most noteworthy structures of its kind in the United States. It will have a frontage of 220 feet on Fourteenth Street and 109 feet on Park Road with a total seating capacity with balcony of 2,500. The entrance will be at the corner of the intersecting streets. On the Fourteenth Street side there will be twelve two-story shops and an equal number of spacious offices. The entrance will be surmounted by a decorative marquise and it is promised that every approved modern appliance and appurtenance that can add to the beauty, comfort and convenience of the house will be present. Unique in Many Ways While it is the purpose of Mr. Crandall to conduct the new Tivoli as a motion picture theatre, the house will be equipped with a full-size stage capable of accommodating any form of dramatic, operatic or concert attraction. The heating and ventilating systems will be of the latest approved types and exits will be provided on three sides of the building in greater number than District of Columbia regulations require. The Tivoli will be unique in m:iny ways. The exterior will be of highly ornamented polychrome terra cotta, modelled on a beautiful of the Italian renaissance monumental building. In the spacious arches of this facade are the shops the distinctive feature of which will be the open well permitting a clear view of both first and second floor displays upon entering the door. The interior of the theatre will disclose a simple and dignified Italian renaissance design. The interior decoration will be carried out, as in the other Crandall houses, in marble, silks and satin tapestries. There will be spacious and handsomely furnished retiring and smoking rooms for both ladies and gentlemen on both the orchestra and balcony floors. Another distinctive feature will be found in the mezzanine lounge where writing materials and other conveniences will add to its attractiveness. Novel Projection Room One of the most novel innovations in the construction of the house will be the location and arrangement of the projection room. This will be on a direct line with the screen and will have a fireproof wireglass window opening directly into the mezzanine, thus enabling the patrons to view every operation within and observe precisely what processes are necessary to project an entertainment upon the silver sheet. The Tivoli when completed will represent a total investment of approximately $650, HOW THE TIVOLI THEATRE W ILL APPEAR ON COMPLETION Reprcxhiced from Architect's Wash Drawing of the New $650,000 H ouse, Now Building for Harry M. Crandall in Washington, D. C. ft