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(Below) Ground floor plan.
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(Above) Plan at the dress circle level.)
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MEN'S LAV.
TICKET
FOYER
ing. being in the former colour, corrugated cement asbestos sheets and restaurants, usually included in whilst the upper part of the building with which the building is covered. theatre design.
is in buff picked out with panels and
occasional columns of light ter- The floor plans follow the standard Only two very small shops and the racotta for emphasis.
pattern with a large foyer on the front stall lobby have been set into The construction of the building is ground floor at the main entrance the Canton Road side, the rest of of conventional reinforced concrete cn the Pitt Street side, from which the ground floor area comprising framing, with the dress circle sup- lead the stairways, one on each side ample men's and ladies' lavatories ported on cantilevers in which the of the foyer, to the dress circle for
stall and dress circle fulcrum girders act as rigid frames. entrances. Since the theatre section patrons. Secondary staircases are The roof has a 93 ft. span and is extends the full dimensions of the provided leading to the_manager's composed of steel trusses and steel lot, there is no space for the supple- office and the general office on the purlins on which are fastened the mentary amenities, such as shops floor above.
both
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