The vaudeville theatre, building, operation, management (1918)

Record Details:

Title:
The vaudeville theatre, building, operation, management
Date:
1918
Publisher:
New York : Gotham press, inc.
Volume:
The vaudeville theatre, building, operation, management
Leaf #:
00025
Language:
English
Collection:
Theatre and Vaudeville and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
University of California Libraries
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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Regardless of the size of the theatre, it is just as easy as not to locate every seat in such a way as will make it a desirable point from which to see the show. When, in planning the theatre, the subject of sight lines is under consideration, the builder and architect are urged not to pass this point until they know that they have it ac- curately, properly and intelligently settled. This involves the elimination of columns or obstruct- ing posts; proscenium boxes which interfere with the view from side seats, and low-hung bal- cony fronts. In a modern theatre, the use of columns may be avoided by the cantilever sys- tem of balcony and gallery support. In establishing the sight lines, the reader will not go wrong if the following requirements are met: A person standing at the back rail, in the center of the main floor, should have an unob- structed view of the asbestos curtain line at eighteen feet above the stage floor. A line drawn along the edge of the steppings in the balcony or gallery should intersect the curtain line between 4 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 6 inches below the stage. That the occupants of rear seats in the bal- cony may have a full view of aerial acts, it is 21