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 #:
00026
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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essential that the proscenium opening be not less than twenty-seven feet high at the center of the opening. The balcony steppings in the front of the balcony should pitch slightly toward the side of the house, being highest in the center and grade up so that at the last stepping in the rear of the balcony they are perfectly level all the way across the house. This pitch to the sides in the front rows of the balcony is, of course, to be graduated according to the width of the house. A width of one hundred feet should pitch about one foot from the center. The builder is strongly advised not to con- struct a gallery, or second balcony. They in- crease the cost of building out of all proportion to the revenue derived from the seats. Gallery seats are the cheapest in the house and the in- creased height of the building is the costliest construction. If it is deemed necessary to care separately for negro patrons, it is preferable to do this by dividing the balcony with an iron rail, seating negroes in the rear and providing a separate entrance, stairs and ticket-window for this por- tion of the house. On account of ventilation requirements, the one-balcony idea is prefer- 22