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New fieillg theatre at the corner ot
' Seventh and Taylor, ,
m m yHEN the new ' Heilig theatre
ll opens its floors to the public
jV tomorrew''t'trilnS 'Portland
ff t 1 audience will for the first
f . A time In many year know what
It Is to enjoy a high class theatrical
road offering: In a theatre at once safe,
attractive and comfortable. The path
of those who have followed. the. so called
high class drama In Portland has been
a ;thorny one since the theatrical trust
and the proprietors of the Warquam the
atre parted company.' v: ;r-r , '
;. When the; Marquaro Grand-was opened
It -a as the finest theatre In the north
West The Columbia, which followed It
as the home of the best'oad attractions,
was a pretty house, , but scarcely safe
or t comfortable,, The Bungalow was
worse. ' Theatre going- m consequence
has-become .almost a lost art, In Port
land. . - -
V.' Cotafort Is Keynote. , .
""There Is no reason why it should not
be revived, honreyer, with the opening
of the Heilig. It is absolutely fireproof,
It Is large and commodious and it is
comfortable. , When Catvln Helll ne-
I .cured about $226,000 with which to put
t up a new theatre here two alternatives
wetfe open to htm. He had to erect a
Tlreproof building, that being . provided
'j fort by law. Ha could either build a
! rather gaudy affair, putting his money
i 'into decorations, or he could employ
very modern device, make the theatre
.comfortable and leave the matter of
, ultra elaborate decoration and luxury to
take care of itself fn" ether words,the
theatre could be considered as the frame
to Jhe stag picture it enclosed,, to be
. simple and in good taste; but not so dec
orative as to distract attention front the
Nanvas. He wisely chose the latter.
?- ' Xobby Arrangement
Main entrance to the' theatre lsf on
' Seventh street. - On the Tert hand side of
the lobby as one goes In are public tele
phone booths, a recessed leather peat,
and a door, leading into ths drug store,
which' will occupy the ground floor cor
ner on Seventh and Taylor. ,On the right
are; the box office windows, wnere two
i men will eel) : tickets during the srueh
hours, ' thus avoiding : any unnecessary
delay. The lobby is nnished in-. light
gray marble, and entrance from, the aide
walk is by means of heavy copper doors.
Covering , the, walk on both the 8ev-
l yenth and on the Taylor street fronts js
f a broads marquee of copper J and glass.
street curb, thus giving the .benefits of
a porte cochere and obviating any
Chance ' of Inclement weather ruining
gowns Of those who drive or motor to
the theatre. This arrangement makes It
possible to leave one's home, if driving,
go to; the theatre and return without
being away from, tha protection. of -a
roof. It also affords protection to
those wishing to .take the air between
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; Going from the ;lobby-to' the foyer,
which. Is separated from it by heavy
mahogany doors, one finds himself In
an! attractive and fairly good sited re-
ception room, finished in mahogany and
! gray marble. Over the foyer is a dome
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yi icaucu on giaary irvm. .wiiujii puifc
lights will ilumlnate the room. On the
left of the foyer are marble stairs lead
ing ,to the ' women's room' below, "two
handsome marble busts , on' pedestals
guarding the entrance to the stairway. .
; The women's room Is, large' and, ex
tremely pretty." Two matds are In -attendance,
one at the head of the .stairs
and another in the room itself. The fur
nlture of the froont is In French gray
and gilt, and the -, decorations in French
gray and old"-rose.: Here -women-will
una "Hlirrvrs, leiepjiuilOB,,, willing mjrtnii
Swl th note paper and pea and ink. a maid
to rheek hats nd coats and every, con'
yenlence that they cou'd.deslre,. .J
cntcaing Arrangements. r .
; tleyond ' the atalrway to the women'"
room and farther to the let of the mam
foyer is the checking fcoom and counter
for the jiise of both men and womenand I
In j which check hoys . wIU fee; in attend
ance during all performances. ; , ; . : , ;
, On either aide of the foyer In the pas
sage ways leading to the main audtti
rlum Of the theatre are marble drinking
fountains. . Other fountains jof similar
design are located on the first' .balcony.
and on the passage. ways leading from
the ' orchestra, floor to the balconies,, as
well as on the second-balcony.
On the tight hand side of the foyer
are doora leading to the box offices, a
counting room for the traveling manag
ers and a lounging room for traveling
managers and press representatives': of
the various traveling attractions.; These
accommodations are almost unheard of
and will do much to influence favorably
theatrical -men who visit Portland ; ',: "t
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Below the two box offices, on the
meiinlne floor, is the of flee of William
T Pangle, manager of the theater, so
located as to jrive hlmeasyijicisesa-io
the bsfbrflce aiid the main auditorium
and at the same time allowing him free
dom: from ; ordinary interruption.; A
unique feature of the lounging room for
managers Is -the outlook, into the audi
toriums, giving them opoprtunlt to see
tne aiage. wnenever tney wisn witnout
ths-nemewsliy fMwrynireooTnTrr
Further to the right of the foyer is a
room for the' ushers, where they "can
change their clothes and have- Individual
lockers; . This .room is typical of the
attention given to the comfort of em
ployes -as vrtli- as the pubilc'by Mr.
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Helllg'In the designing of the theatre.
A broad passageway leading from, the
right of the foyer ends "in the ) men's
smoking, room. an apartment .16 by. 90
feet, flnlshedlnld Flemish furniture!
wlth. easy ''"ufjhftlstered . chairs- and
benches' ajid -lighted by - black . wrought-
iron lanterns. - At oneend la a large
"round robin," upholstered in leather,
with cigar; and cigarette counter, where
it Will be possible to. secure, smokers'
supplies without leaving .the building.
Another feature of this room is an in
formation ... board where - announcements
of . vaiious kinds will be . posted and
news bulletins , will be kept up to the
minute. . . ... :
. .V: JnoUned Passageway. ;-
An Inclined passageway no. steps are
UBed In the, house excepting ; in., fire-
escapes and .on the stairs leading to the
second gallery leads fronvthe foyer to
the mezzanine floor Where are the
women's tea' room and the vis tar la gar
den. The tea room and' garden are at
tractively furnished and are designed to
give entertainment and comfort ,to both
men and women before the opening of
the play and between the acts.
The-tea room will be lighted by elec
trio lamps hidden behind, amber glass
windows, giving the effect of sunlight
streaming in from the out-of-doora. The,
wisteria ; garden - will add to - the . attrac
tive impression and will be furnished
with wicker tea tables and chairs. Tea
Will he served here and light luncheons
and Ice creams may be procured, al
though the primary purpose of the room
Is as a meeting place and drawing room.
The theatre's orchestra of 12 pieces will
play-In the tea room from 7 :S0 to 8:30
each evening. ' 3 . -
; J ; Tha Main Audttorluin. A - ' .
The ywaln auditorium of ; the theatre
Is separated from ' the foyer . by a low
partltlonof marble and" mahogany, top-
pea by crown velvet portiere. On eacn
aide of the auditorium are 11 boxes, ar
ranged at varying, heights so as not to
Interfere in any manner '.with the "view
of ithosa. si ttln either In- the-nrchestra
chairs or In 'other boxes. f Af the same
time the boxes -are so arranged as to
give an exceptionally good view ,of the
stagei'i M '-::k''-:.i J.
The lower tier1 consists f . four .boxes
on .each side. Above these. - btit '-some
what lower than the .first balcony, are
four more,' while above these ara three
upper balcony boxes, The highest b6x
In the upper balcony tier is 14 feet
lower, than the gallery; , In the upper
boxes there are but three ohairs, in the
lower tfers six chairs, and four chairs,
;. The six chair boxes have four wicker
arm chairs, a gilt.-arm ' chat r : and one
straight-backed chair. - The furnitur ia
comfortable and in good taste,
vf 'A '!.v rrangement ef'Sosaa.
V A feature of the boXea that is espec
ially attractive is that each has its own
ahte-room, provided with clothes and hat
racks and with a large mirror, The
door leading from the passageway to the
ante-room may be locked when the oc
cupants of the boxes are within, thus
precluding danger of theft Separating
the boxea from the-ante-rooma ra old
gold portieres. - , ,.i, ,'. :v',, ,t. ;
;. The walla of the boxes are colored
IildJtOMAnd.lha;upholtery-n4urnish-
ing are a combination of old rose and
old golC In the center of both -lower
and upper balconies are loges, sunJt one
and, a half feet below the level of the
surrounding seats so as' not to Interfere
in any manner with1 the view of those
loges may be used for spot lights or as
boxes. .CiM'-' - ",'r LI.!..-, '.-ir: , .. ; ..'
- The eatire theatre seats 2205, -which
gives It, by several hundred, the larg
est seating rcapaciV of any house in the
west The lower floor has coin para
tlvely few seata;, The lower balcony Is
caaaoa cuiiday 'auiajal, Portland, Sunday
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room for player folk on right of .
very large, seating 80.0, which fs- more
than many of the new New York thea
tres, such as Maxine Elliott's and Nazi
mova's, seat in the entire house,
- , Chairs Are Boomy.
All of the chair throughout the main
floor and the lower balcony are solid
leather opera chair a of the latest and
most comfortable pattern. The small
est chair is -19 Inches broad and . the
widest 22 Inches. The space between
the .rows of chairs Is especially broad
and permits of easy passage without
the necessity of everybody getting up
While the late ones "come in to. take
their inside seats.
The color scheme of the' Interior Is
French , gray and gold, touched here
and there, with old rose, .The walls are
gray and the lighting arrangements are
old gold. There will be no lights that
are not shielded and softened by com
plete glass coverings. - , . .
On . either side j' of the proscenium
arch are two immense gUt torches,
topped by glass lights giving a flame
effect. ; Above .the proscenium-arch, is
a fresco in French gray and blue show
ing the old Oregon a mountain In' the
distance, ' huge firs In. the foreground,
the only life, being the vlewof a wagon
train tolling up a hillside on tne left
foreground. .,,"
The pries . Design.
Extending back on either tide wall
is a. continuation of ,the artist's idea
ln;tha form of a frieze, showing fir
trees and a mountainous sky line In tha
same color f scheme. (The ceiling is a
dark bluish-gray and is picked out in
tiny twinkling lights that will give the
effect ' of ' stars. The entire scene;. Is
intended ' to . convey .'.the .impression; of
moonlight and the execution 1 unus
ually good and free from garishness. '
In contrast to the Old Oregon of the
fresco .an,d .frieze the. asbestos curtain
is a picture of the New' Oregon look
ing across, the Lewis and Clark fair
grounds by , 'moonlight; the .lake and
"e-rid ga in the r center, " with the go verh-
ment ouiiaing in tne oacagrouna, ine
painting ,1a In quiet colors of , blue and
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... The plush curtain which also will be
used is of old gold 'draped plush, with
at letter "H i in one corner and will
part .in the center, folding away to
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Broad Balcony.
' The balcony-is unusually broad and
the lip extends out far beyond the gal
lery line. There are nine rows In the
balcony entirely clear of the gallery.
The second balcony'la so' arranged that
there is no seat In it from Which the
orchestra cannot plainly be seen an al
most unrivalled feature qf this house.
lThe first two rows of the upper bal
cony ara equipped . with comfortable
opera chairs of the same type aa those,
oi uie lower umuony ana- main nuor.
When desirable, a large part , of the
gallery can be closed off from the thea
tre, reducing the size of the auditorium
and increasing the acoustic effect. The
second balcony is reached via concrete
stairway from the Taylor street side.
of "the building.", seats lor it win be
sold at the main box offices until 8:30
in the erenmgi after whinti the" box
office in the gallery will be opened.
Another feature af the gallery is that
a cigar stand , will , b maintained in
the smoking room on the gallery floor,
where tobacco, 'Cigars and cigarettes
will be sold, making it unnecessary to
desired; The smoking room for. the gal
lery is large and will' be comfortably
equipped i with seats .and benches,, and
with every toilet convenience. Another
unique feature is the comfortable dress
ing room provided for women patrbne.
There are four-enclosed exits from
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stage.
the gallery, making it possible to empty
It-: in- remarkably short time.
.1 ie arrangements for the comfort
and convenience of ''employes and ,the
yery; important part of the theatre be
hind the-scenes - that the public seldom
sees, are astonishingly good. ' The or
chestra pit is 20 feet long by 12- feet
wide, and will accommodate H men
enough for -the largest grand opera or
ganization. On either Bide of the pit
are false .floors upon which chairs can
b placed la case of an overflow au
dience - Steps from the pit beneath the
Btage-" lead to. the orchestra players'
smoking room of unusual size and con
venience.'. '; t ... .
: The sage entrance is' on-the Taylor
street side and is ' protected by heavy
copper doors,' which like 'all' the outer
doors in - the - theatre, open and close
automatically. . A huge slideway from
tha walk to tha store room provides for
the easy handling of scenery and prop
erty carried by traveling companies. An
electric hoist facilitates -the handling
of -trunks and property. .-v :v
..liargest Stag In West' A , " C
The stage itself ls the largest west
of Chicago. ? Itr is C 100 feet froW" wall
to wall and .70 feet between glrdera.
It. is , 70 feet high. From the curtain
line to the hack wall Is 86 feet The
proscenium opening is 16 feet broad
and 32 feet high. Above Is a wrought
iron- gridiron and the arrangements of
the scenery lofts and ropes is the most
modern of vahy theatre in the country.
To the right ) of, the stage is the
large . property room, . while . a spiral
staircase leads to tha seoond and third
floors, . where . are the men's . chorus
dressing room and the women's chorus
dressing rooni. , each 10 by : 8 J feet
equipped with mirrors, hot and cold wa
ter and ' every , convenience. In most
theatres the chorua has to dress where
it cart, ;usuauy sitting on a.trunk.
Above the chorus dressing rooms ara
the fly gallery, and pin Vail., both with
every-convenience for scenery, handling.
'; A V A Btara'' Brassing Booms. .. -; ... -
'..'On. "theleft of the -stage are the It
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After Theatre Monday Night
f and During
Horse Show Week
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-rooWs.-AtigmemedrchestraKd
artists Thursday, Friday and. Sat. nights.'
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Calvin ; S. Heilig, president of ;tbe
1 Northwest Amusement company. ,
stars' dressing - roams. '-Each joom has
hot and coldr water, the two lower floorl
rooms being especially complete ' and
convenient with sanitary arrangements,
full length mirrors, large clothes clos
ets and dressing tables. An unusual
feature of the stars' rooms is the white
enamel make-up table, topped with a
mirror 36 by 40 inches and lighted by
three-colored lights, so that the star can
make up for any combination of. lights
with comparative ease. These three
colored , light dressing tables are occa
sionally carried by leading stars, but no
other theatre in the country ia equipped
with" themr ,T". 7'"""- 'r' ' ' : A
The heating and ventilating arrange
ments operated from beneath the stage,
are remarkable. .- Through them the en
tire air f the,, theatre can be changed
every six minutes. On either side of the
stage are huge rotary fans, one drawing
fresh air. from. out of, doors .through
steam " pipes heated by a , plant below
the pavement of Taylor street,; the fan
distributing tha warm 'fresh air to the
entl theatre through white enanieled
iron gratings that may be seen here and
there in the walls' of the house. . ,
2(0 Koisa rrom Pana.
' The fan on the right hand side of the
theatre .draws : the' impure air from a
point near the orchestra pit .and shoots
it out of doors. Both, fans are operated
by electricity and are noiseless. In
warm weather ice wllbbe placed in the
fresh air pipes and the temperature of
tha house will be lowered 10 degrees
from that out of doors. U :
. : All of. the lights- in" the house are
operated from an enormous switchboard
to the right of the stage and curtain. ;
rhVf theatre - contains , private suites
for the Use of Mr. Heilig, these rooms
1elng .located ; to the rear of' the lower
baicony(' and Zbeing complete- with .'of
fices, ' bedrooms, sitting rooms and
baOs, even ;- Including,-a private bo
n
mo.
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View of Interior, of
Huge switchboard where the lighting of the theatj-e ia , regulated. A
Lfrom-whlch -Mr. ; Heilig xan view" the
stage without leaving his apartments.'
Snoloted Pire Escapes.
One of tha many unique features of
tha house ls that it has no outside' fire
escapes excepting those leading " from
the ' dressing . rooms Jn the rear of the
stage. On the Taylor street side the
left side of the theatre are complete
enclosed stairs, separated from the main
theatre by fire walls. 1 The stairs are of
solid concrete. Leading from, the lower
balcony is a ' broad promenade, ' sur
rounded by art ornamental grill and rail
ing and decorated with; flower boxes.
which provides an exit from the bal
conies' and aLso. serves . as a pleasant
out-of-doors . promenade from the bal
conles between acts. This extends 'the
entire length of the theatre to the stage
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' On the right hand side of the theatre
is what might be termed the t!fira .es
cape, tower.', It is an enclosed concrete
stairway, separated by f irewaj 1, -and so
constructed that even in a panic there
could be. no danger of anyone falling
or no - necessity of Crowding. This
stairway runs from the upper balcony
to the ground and furnishes an easy
exit for every floor. From the upper
balcony there are four stairways, two
outer ones and two leading to the lower
balcony and main floor.
- So Pire Banger.
Marcr Klaw, , who ' went . through the
theatre the other day, was particularly
Impressed by these enclosed fire es
capes and said he considered them, the
best thing of theirJclnd..ho had ever
seen in theatre construction., - .
Ail the outer doors are of copper and
can be thrown open : Instantly. . The
window and door -casernents are ' of
steel, .There . is nothing, about thevthe-
atre to burn. Behind the stage every-
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Exclusive line of
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and Furs a
415" ALDER STREET ,
- Corner Eleventh St.
theatre taken from stage.
thing is protected "by the automatie A
sprinkler, system and most of the scen
ery la fireproof. , The asbestos eartala
works : automatically In heavy iron pipe
grooves, so that it would he lmposalbH
for a sudden fire to prevent its falling. ,
Ventilators have been arranged In tha '
rear of the theatre behind the stage so '
as to carry upward any fire that might :
blaze in scenery or xliea.-.,'-1------
The Heilig is undoubtedly, the safest
and most comfortable theatre in the ,
west, aa well as the largesC, In every.'
detail its arrangements - should make
theatre-going in Portland a pleasure and
a benefit - ' " i .
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