VOLUME CXXXIIAUGUST 20, 1927NUMBER 2527
THE
AMERICAN ARCHITECT
FOUNDED 1876
THEATER PLANNING—HERE AND THERE
By Arthur Woltersdorf, F. A. I. A.
IN makiim Comparisons between theater planning and itg ardmjeetural expression in the United States nd sch nriing in any other modern nation, it
ecorffifes ifSbeSsary first to consider the character of he public patronizing such places and the attitude tefSnfiid of the general public in whose midst such
tigicEures ate erected. There is no question that in jjTea’rg, years vast changes in this class of work have
taken place, particularly in the great movie palaces that now are found in most of the larger American cities.
That the construction is fireproof, the spans greater than ever before, the sight lines approach perfection, the seating luxurious,—are all matters that exist and are taken almost as a matter of course together with the ventilation, the appearance and
THE PROSCENIUM, KROLLOPER,. BERLIN
HERR KAUFMANN, ARCHITECT
(Copyright, 1927, The Architectural & Building Press, Inc.)
THE
AMERICAN ARCHITECT
FOUNDED 1876
THEATER PLANNING—HERE AND THERE
By Arthur Woltersdorf, F. A. I. A.
IN makiim Comparisons between theater planning and itg ardmjeetural expression in the United States nd sch nriing in any other modern nation, it
ecorffifes ifSbeSsary first to consider the character of he public patronizing such places and the attitude tefSnfiid of the general public in whose midst such
tigicEures ate erected. There is no question that in jjTea’rg, years vast changes in this class of work have
taken place, particularly in the great movie palaces that now are found in most of the larger American cities.
That the construction is fireproof, the spans greater than ever before, the sight lines approach perfection, the seating luxurious,—are all matters that exist and are taken almost as a matter of course together with the ventilation, the appearance and
THE PROSCENIUM, KROLLOPER,. BERLIN
HERR KAUFMANN, ARCHITECT
(Copyright, 1927, The Architectural & Building Press, Inc.)