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

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OFFICES, ETC. Box-Office Manager's Superintendent's Ushers' Dressing Bill Room Janitor's Miscellaneous Rooms . Individual switches on sub-main to con- trol these. FRONT OF HOUSE Lobby- Marquee Signs Transparencies Street Lights Carriage Calls Individual switches on sub-main to con- trol these. EMERGENCY House Lights, as Auditorium Balconies, Foyer, etc. Exit and all Step and Stair Lights Remote control to these. See Note. Note. —Exit and stair and step lights should be connected to the house mains, both at stage and box-office, ahead of the main switches; that is, directly on both mains, so that if fuses blow either directly in switch controlling exit lights, or in either switchboard, the exit lights will still receive power from the other board and line. They should be heavily fused, so that under ordinary circumstances they will not go out during a performance. In many cities, ordinances require exit lights to be fitted also with gas burners and burned throughout performances; in any event, it is the safest practice to make assurance doubly sure that the exit, stair and step lights will not go 63