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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1931.

NOVEL FEATURES.

KING'S THEATRE STRIKES

NEW NOTE: .

Workmen are busy putting the Anishing touches on the interior and exterior of the new King's Cinema Theatre, in preparation for

CORRESPONDENCE.

Toti dal Monte's Recital.

(To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.)

Sir-Three weeks ago I

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its opening performance to Hong-Houuood through the medium of kong on Tuesday, March 31, There your columas that there would be still remains a little to be done, but a vocal recital by the prima-donna, the Toti dal Monte, and her husband, already it can be seen that auditorium, approaches and lounges de Muro Lomanto, at the Theatre of the new theatre will be on dile- Royal on March 30th.

It has occasioned surprise that tinctly modern finos, and quite un!- que to the Colony, designers up to the present no advertisement have striven to present something has appeared, nor has the booking new, and while the theatro embodies been opened. There has apparent

ná lo some uncertainty the latest innovations and convently been ences of modern cinema theatre whether the singers could be hare construction, care has been taken by that date, and this has only just that the decorative effects will not been definitely confirmed, hamper the acoustic proporties.

The

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Advertisements will appear in the same insue as this letter and genis

at The main entrance to the new

ba reserved but theatre faces Queen's Road, and its

Moutries';

the short afect imposing facade harmonises with

will undoubtedly notloo the three other tall buildings on the the booking

very considerablo. the opposite cornera. Illuminated signs Under

circumstances, above the entrance will give a gay must hope, for the sake of the touch to Queen's Rond. Directly artistes, that many people have kept above the main doors on the cant the date open since the original lever verandab "The King'e"

is

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written in "Neon" lights, while Intimation by this Society.

1 shall be glad if you will insert electric globen on elther side will this letter in order to dispose of give the name and the stars of the the uncertainty

production being screened, in addi-cert. I need harding this con-

Above

fenture. tion to the next this will be Chinese characters,

Spacious Entrance Lobby.

The commodious entrances lobby prepares the picture-guer for the unique design of the auditorium ornaments In itself. Classical coloured fibrous plaster-work. rich.

figures

add that these artists are world-renowned and that music-lovers may be assured of an enjoyable evening.

A. M. BOWES-SMITH. Hon: Secretary, (Hongkong) Musical Society.

PS. I have just received (at 9 drapery and bronze railings are p.m.) a telegram stating that the and Sokholoff performance scheduled the features, while cupids in low relief. tinted in to take place on Friday has been colours, stand out on the artistic postponed. I trust that the public will not blame the Society for ceiling.

these uncertainties and cancella- tious, which cause much unneces- wary work and worry-A.M.B-S.

tre of the ceiling.

Based

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The whole of the decoration work of the King's Theatre was placed in the hands of Arts and Crafts, Limited, who designed and carried out the entire scheme.

Special Equipment.

his noede. Each aot fa connected to the theatre wiring and the sound can be regulated and heard with the same exactness of tone and volume as enjoyed by others in the theatre.

Congestion and confusion in the entrance lobby will be avoided by the design and indicators placed there, Drean circle patrons will take the right hand staircase, while that on the left leads to the back

The dress circle and stalls of the stalls. Entrance to the front stails

gained from the d'Aguilar Street theatro are designed to accommo doors. Above the entrance lobby, date 1.200 people, but the exits n tea lounge and soda fountain will have been ao arranged, that Fire give a full view of the scurrying Brigade authorities estimate that chosen the York cooling system to сап be operate in the auditorium. The crowds below. On the next floor, the whole auditorium the frontage that looks out on emptied in two minutes. The plant has a refrigerating capacity Queen's Road Central will be oc-feature of the seating accommo- of 100 tons and will provide nir cupied by a grill room, to be con-dation is the comfortable style of which will be cooled and dehumi-

In addition, an, announcing at- ducted by Lane, Crawfords, and a chair. that has been installed, with fed in summer, and cleaned and and back and arm rarified in winter, without sharp

The projection apparatus and the tachment has been installed. This elonk room. Indicators here will spring gents guide the patrons to the exaetreats. In addition, an innovation] draughts. The plant, which is In

to Hongkong is the installing of the basement, consists of compres whole of the lighting effect was equipment for announcing forth- locality of their 'seats.

ear-phones on the two front rows sors requiring two 175 hp. en-done by the Western Electric Com coming attractions is especially stage presentationa of dress-circle seats for people gines, condensors capable of al-pany, whose equipment will be suitable for The theatre itself is treated in who are hard of hearing. These sorbing the entire refrigerating used for the sound reproducing. and will be used for the first time The company also fitted the audi- in the East by the King's Theatre. a daring but effective manner-in phones can be obtained on appll-capacity of the compressors, a

phones, which are the first to beThe synchronous equipment which the "Ari-Moderne" style, both neation and plug into a connexion brine cooler to hold 400 gallons of

water and an air washer capable fitted to a theatre in the Orient is used both for sound-on-alme and sound-on-disc methods of record- regards design and colour. The on the seat,

of circulating 35,000 cubic fent of These devices are axed at 2001 Cooling Plant.

ing, emboules the latest improve- designers and decorators have

air per minute at a velocity of 600 special seats and consist of a re- overcome the difficult problem of Having in view the difficulties feet per minute. The temperatureceiver and a small potentiometer, mente. The projection machines,

The which

are attached to Western the successful treatment of a

Electric Universal bases, are the theatre-a treatment that is quite experienced during Hongkong's will be able to be reduced to any shaped like a fountain pen.

summer, special attention has been degree, and the temperature can receiver transmits the Round and different from other interior deco rative work, as its effect should be paid to the air conditioning of the be reduced by half of the outside the potentiometer enables the in- latest type super simplex, and are

dividual to adjust the volume to the first to be used in the East. cheerful enough to brighten the theatre. The King's Theatre has thermometer reading. jaded eye of the pleasure-bent in- dividual, yet at the same time it must keep within the hounds of good taste.

"Art-Moderne" Style.

The most striking feature of the auditorium is the elaborately em- broidered curtain, which is made of silk damasks, velvet and satin. The top drapery is curiched with fringes, cords and tassels in bril- liant gold and the whole curtain is a blaze of colour in gold, orange and ing has the proscenium fran- neresting of open fibrous plaster-work, with concealed light ing giving a most brilliant and in- teresting effect. This is flanked by two female figures in relief. Although 18 feet in length, these two figures are perfectly in pro- portion to the size of the building.

Polychrome Walls.

The celotex sound-absorbing celling is enriched by plaster orna- mentation, perforated for the inlet of cool air, and the whole is finish- ed in green, gold and orange. The walls are of rough-grained plaster in polychrome, designed not only for effect, but also to assist the acoustic properties of the audi- torium. The lighting not only relies on the concealed lights around the cornice, but to supple- mented by weirdly effective wall- brackets, and an enormous bronze and etched-glass lamp in the cen-1

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