Eastern view of auditorium.

Eastern view of auditorium.

Looking at the theatre from stage front to back. Note the lyres on the wall, the baskets of flowers up at the ceiling at the top of each pillar, and the rope columns that border each wall panel. The side lights hanging on the wall, are stained glass and look like shields from a castle. (There were ten of them, where did they go when the building was demolished?) There was a lot to look at as you waited for the movie to begin. Upstairs you can see the box seats at the front with their separate entrances off the stairs. Another nice feature is the curved ceiling painted a sky-blue. When the theatre first opened, it was billed as an “Atmospheric Theatre.” That meant that if there was a moon and stars on the screen, a special projector would project stars on the ceiling.

~ John Worrall Collection

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