Boxoffice-January.07.1950

importance to the refreshment niche. Attention is forcibly called
to the heavily framed and brilliantly hghted coming-attraction
boards. The inverted bowl of the ceiling is lighted from the
trough at the lower rim which illuminates smartly painted figures
representing the four seasons of the year. Color and light
in the ceiling are used in such a way as to give an impression of
depth and the decorative sky-like atmosphere has the effect of
lifting the spirits as well as the eyes.
One wall of the powder room of the Lake Theatre is highlighted with
a colorful mural treatment while on adjoining surface is mirrored from
floor to ceiling for patron convenience.
Lake Theatre presents a sumptuous interplay of expansive mirror
with gold leaf frame, ebonized and gold tables flanking the plumred
settees and carpet in custom-cut design of gray, bois de rose
and sage green. Gold and ebony lamps illuminate the luxurious
bank of planting below the mirror. An identical setting on the
opposite wall gives a clean-cut coherence to the area.
Coming attraction boards are set into plum and gold marbleized
wall panels, while diffused illumination comes from the
inverted trough ringing the ceiling bowl. Gold and gray designs
above the doors to the foyer blend with the grayed surfaces of
the doors themselves. In view of the theatre's location and
patronage, the large-scaled and somewhat opulent effect is designed
to appeal to a residential patronage.
Now let's see how the lobby of the Mayland Theatre goes about
attaining its particularly dramatic impact. This circular area,
floored with colorfully banded terrazzo and walled in marblelike
blocks of rich green and gold, is purposefully scaled to give
This view of the foyer of the Lake Theatre shows the custom-created
settees for waiting patrons. The refreshment stand is at the right.
The standee-type foyers of the Lake Theatre increase the illusion
of luxury while maintaining a very high degree of practicality.
The large white tufted banquette dividing the center of the
area is not only most decorative but provides generous waiting
capacity.
The plastic covering requires only wiping with a damp
cloth should a spot appear. The luxuriant planting along the
top is also made of plastic and requires no attention.
The refreshment bar is set into its special niche and is conveniently
serviced from a storage room at the rear. Brilliant
lighting and a colorful composition painted on the off-white rear
wall accent the unit sharply.
The carpet is of gray and bois de rose, the ceiling of plum-red
on the lower soffits and lapis blue around the light opening of
off-white which permits blending and changing the color of light.
The two shades of plum and lapis are carried down over both
painted wall areas and in plastic wall covering. Again, the rich
home-like quality of the room is noted in the soft colors, design
and in such accessories as the distinctive lamps which carry
beautiful plastic plantings.
Hospitality sets the mood of the graceful ladies' powder room
where again it is necessary to visualize the color scheme to get
the full impact of this room. The grape colored carpet and wall
area around the mirror is pointed up by two fuchsia plastic
chairs and the off-white ceiling which affords even light reflection.
The two walls flanking the mirror, one of which can be
seen, are of pearl gray and are decorated in fuchsia, grape, offwhite,
cei-ulean blue and accents of black. Against the opposite
wall, natural wood tables with smart lamps and a telephone
complete this charming room.
In the Lake Theatre we see how thoroughly decoration of the
foyer is integrated with that of the auditorium. The carpeting
and general color scheme are continued here with a switch in
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