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

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Glass-tubed, nickeled automatic venders can be secured for dispensing sanitary napkins, which require deposit of a nickel, cost price of the napkin, before releasing the article; there should also be a nickel-plated or white-enameled covered container for used napkins. A small, completely equipped First Aid Cab- inet should be provided, with sufficient stock of bandages, absorbent cotton, lint, etc. The furnishings, consisting of chairs, dressing- tables, lounge, settee, etc., and other appoint- ments such as carpets, rugs and pictures, should be feminine in tone; light and airy rather than heavy and sombre. The elaborateness with which furnished and equipped, the matter of providing a maid, and the importance attached to a suitable retiring- room for women patrons, deserve careful con- sideration. This is part of the "service" which the theatre renders, and should be properly done. If there is suitable space, a public tele- phone booth with suppressed buzzer or bell should be installed. Gentlemen's Room Another department of the theatre which, though not directly a revenue producer, never- 103