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REFERENCE CREDITS
THE CENTRE THEATRE
Alexandria, Virginia
THE GLEBE THEATRE
Arlington, Virginia
OPERATOR: Neighborhood Theatre, Inc.
ARCHITECT: John Eberson, with A. O. Budina, associate.
DECORATOR: Noyelty Scenic Studios.
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Doyle and Russell.
BOX OFFICE: Custom-made.
CARPETS: Crestwood, by Alexander Smith and Sons Carpet Company.
CHANGEOVERS: Weaver, by Weaver Manufacfacturing Company.
COIN CHANGERS: Brandt, by Brandt Automatic Cashier Company.
CURTAIN CONTROLS: Vallen, by Vallen, Inc.
DISPLAY FRAMES: Sealuxe, by Universal Corporation.
DRAPERIES: through Novelty Scenic Studios.
FILM CABINETS: Neumade, by Neumade Products Corporation,
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: through Fire Equipment Company.
FURNITURE: Antique, through Alexandria and Richmond dealers.
GENERATORS: Transverter, by Hertner Electric Company.
LENSES: Cinephor, by Bausch and Lomb Optical Company.
PROJECTION LAMPS: Peerless Magnarc, by J. E. McAuley Manufacturing Company.
PROJECTION MACHINES: Simplex E-7, by International Projector Corporation.
REWINDERS: Golde, by Golde Manufacturing Company.
SCREEN: Walker PM, by Walker American Corporation.
SIGN AND MARQUEE: Regal Sign Company.
SIGN LETTERS: Wagner, by Wagner Sign Service.
SOUND: Simplex Four Star, by International Projector Corporation.
STAGE CURTAINS: through Novelty Scenic Studios.
SUPPLY DEALER: National Theatre Supply Division of National-Simplex-Bludworth, Inc. TICKET-ISSUING MACHINE: Automaticket, by
General Register Corporation. TICKET CHOPPER: Newman, by Newman Brothers. VACUUM CLEANER: by Kent Company, Inc. VENDING MACHINES: through Berlo Vending Company. WALL FABRICS: through Novelty Scenic Studios.
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THE AUDITORIUM of the Glebe Theatre, in the fore section, is finished in plaster, with the side walls of cinder blocks covered with damask in tones of white and gold. The Ideal Seating Company provided 750 chairs for the auditorium. The equipment bill for this theatre is said to be $26,000. While the Glebe was built under the exigencies of war, the designers did not forget that air conditioning would be desired and subsequently installed.
THE FLOOR PLANS and plot plan reveai how the future was almost more in mind than the present. The first floor plan, at the left, reveals a spaciousness—including that of the stage—which should be more than adequate for years to come, even after the future stores become realities. Note also the placement of the lobby, so that the entering patron is more or less automatically routed down the right aisle and first seating made on that side,
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