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FEBRUARY 4, 1945—Remodeling the foyer of any theatre is, of course, one of the advance has been made, with the ceiling completely plastered and finished, and
Icter tasks, ond, in the case of the New Thectre, there is no exception to the the workmen preparing to apply the final treatments to the side walls. At this tule. And here, this particular job was started and completed during the last point, the foyer hardly has any aspect of that upon which, less than two weeks fortnight of the contrecter's three-month task. Already on this date, considerable later, the first-nighters will gaze, and be unrestrained in their compliments.
REBIRTH OF A THEATRE: THE FOYER
FEBRUARY 6, 1946—In a couple of days, the walls of the foyer have been finished up fo the final surfacing, and the lobby's right wall prepared for receiving the black, glossy surfacing material. The metal framework for the glass doors and for the clear-glass lintel begins to look less like part of the scaffolding and the staging for the workmen and more like the things they will ultimately become. (All photographs are by the Hughes Company.)
FEBRUARY 11, 1946—A little over a week has passed since the first picture in foyer. The railing around the lower-level stairwell—designed with a porthole this series wos token, and now the walls are completed, and the Wear-saving careffect instead of the usual type of substantial newels—has been completed. pet matting has been laid. The workmen are busy at work installing the large, In the up-curved portion of the ceiling (not shown) over the doors is a recessed glass exit doors, and putting the finishing touches on the outer portion of the area, backlighted by fluorescent tubes, for the announcement of the next attraction.
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