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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1926)
m. OKGAN, ORGANIST AND HOUSE MANAGER I t Vv : .11 M 'A ' I Hi" w vi !? - f -r - ' , rrrrrv u t l -a - .4 -ar.5 i t . !-..-:.::-.:: solute minimum through the 'orof usion of their convenience. ,There are five exfts. eonstWiv imf clear, from the balcony, and seven from the lower floor. ineae precautions were taken despite the fact that the build ing is totally fireproof, as judged by the latest safety code. ,A northern ruest at Pinehur3t k At left, consple of the Wurlitzer Hope-Jones unit orchestra which lias been installed in Bligl7saCntil3 fneatre 5?.? U above, Archie F. Holt, who will be house manager of the thea tre. Below, Samuel Phelps Totten, noted musician who as been secured as organist for the Capitol. , ijfijV. Baker Oregon Copper proper ties being developed with three shifts of miners.1 " " ' Strike of $100 ore on Lick creek , near Enterprise, ; starts minias boom.' : . j ' ', . . '- V - - Italian Culture Home Erected bV Columbia' NEW YORK. (A?) A bit of! old Italy, as pure In form as a J Medici palace, soon will stand at ; the crest of MorninRside Heights. The cornerstone of the Casa Italiana, controlled by, ' bat re moved from Colombia University, will be laid August 5. It then will take its place among the architec tural gems on the heights as the only strictly individual represent ative of Italy in America. Paintings, art objects, and specimens of the work of Italian artists at the riehest periods of history will grace the interior of the structure. The building prop er, erected and financed by Amer ican architects and builders of Italian extraction, will be pure Italian in form, with a Florentine loge. The cost has been estimat ed at $300,060. FORMAL OPENING of the j ELECTRIC FOOD SHOP TODAY -jl ;; : Our special line of sandwiches and Boston Baked Beans 148 High Street r 5 Ada Cline,; Prop. STATESMAN CLASSIFIED ADS BRING QUICK RESULTS .0 . . Theatre's Beauty Passes u x All Salem Expectations -Contiumd from par 1.) spaced that the tallest person's knees will not touch the seat ahead, whije in the balcony they are 34 inches from back to back, so that patrons may pass-down any row without dis turbing others by forcing them to rise. Had the seats been 'spaced as they are in most theaters, 300 more persons would have been accommodated. The furnishings throughout the theater were planned and constructed by B. F. Shearer and company, under the super vision of Mr. Bligh, who personally selected the color and fipish of the chairs. The most striking feature of the fur AhtA $ng is the perfection of the opera chairs on the lower r wMch werea(Jf by the Heywood-Vaefteld company. The f'last word" in convenience for theater patrons is provided in the fcrying room"van4 the sinoking room. Each of these is glasi enclosed so that .mothers of fretful children may vl'itiriess the performance frojti one, while smokers" enjoy 1 ineir pipes or cigarettes irom me oinervvimoui mierrupxing their enjoyment of the program. 1 Outstanding even among-the excellent artistic features in which the new theater'abounds'isVthe mezzanine floor, with its sumptuous lounge, rich appointments and comfortable atmosphere. Florentine in design, its draperies are of burnt orange with rich green festoons, its hand rails of green, mo- hair. Damask curtains in the lounge, and damask finished walls with eicquiSite hand worked Florentine frescoes, main tain the imDression of richness and comfort which charac terizes the playhouse throughout. The same effect of spacious comfort which prevails on the lower and. mezzanine floors, is noticeable! in the loge sec tions and balcony. The walls are of gildeh tiffany, and the effective use of color in the loge furniture 13 startling in its originality. Evidence of the completeness of careful detail with which the. construction and furnishing of the theater was planned, is seen nowhere better than in the selection of the carpets. These were manufactured by A. and M. Karagheusian of Kew York City, the biggest manufacturers and importers of oriental rugs in the world. -The Karagheusians were mem bers of an .-ancient Arabic tribe which has brought down through generations the art" of weaving Herati rugs, until now they are acknowledged to be without peer. Selection of a Wurlitzer Hope-Jones unit organ is another proof of the careful consideration given to equipping the new theater. Unequalledin its tone, its volume equivalent to that of a 20 piece orchestra, an especially novel feature of this organ is a device for raising the console from the pit for con cert work. Bringing a noted musician and composer to Salem as or ganist in the new theater lift an accomplishment with which Mr. Bligh is probably as well pleased as with any other fea ture of his venture. Samuel Phelps Totten, who comes to the new Capitol from the Liberty theater in Olympia, Wash first achieved fame as a director of musical comedy. Since 1917, however, he has devoted all of his talents;to: the organ, and has been accorded even wider notice for "his compositions of theatrical music. He is one of only four vaudeville organists on the Pacific coast. While a master of all types of music, he is acclaimed among those of his pro fession as an exceptionally gifted exponent of the up to date compositions. Most important of all, of course, in the appointments of a theater is the stage itself and in this feature the new Capitol is second to none in the northwest for artistry or for modern equipment and convenient arrangement. The floor space is 35 by. 32. feet, ample for the presentation of any road show or vaudeville program. The height of the stage from grid iron to floor is 54 feet, the height of a five story building. Instead of the chute which is familiar to anyone acquaint ed back stage in the leading theaters of the northAvestaubag gage elevator has been installed for conveying trunks and propertieSi.sto the dressing room. -This feature is both more convenient than the usual methwand more speedy and quie, .featured TftrhoJe desirabilityTis self evident. Speedy changes of scenery are assured through the in stallation of a complete counterbalance system, making it possible for one man to effect any change of scene unaided. In addition to the utmost care in perfecting the arrange ment of border lights and hanging borders, the electrical equipment includes a complete set of dimmers, multiplying indefinitely the number of possible lighting effects. Nowhere in the theater were greater pains taken to se cure perfection than in selecting the curtains and drapes. The grand drapery and stage curtain are of silk plush in a rich burnt orange hue, trimmed with silk braid. The ma terials were especially manufactured and dyed by a New Yprk firm of theatrical furnishers. The drop curtain of i black silk plush, with a dazzling rhinestone design, was im ported from Paris, and is duplicated in only one other theater in the northwest. The scenic curtain was painted by Carl Berg, who designed it to harmonize with his general scheme of decoration. Thanks to the employment of the most approved methods of theatrical architecture, the acoustics in the new theater are adjudged to be better than 99 per cent perfect. Ventila tion, too, is as perfect as the best engineering can make it. J A complete change of air occurs every two minutes. In testing this feature, the building was filled with moke. Then the fans were turned on and in less than the alloted two min utes, no sign of the smoke was visible. As a matter of fact, the ventilating plant is of capacity sufficient for a building twice the size of the theater. Danger to patrons from fire has been reduced to an ab- CHIG SHOES $ .85 ; Tf l One. . ' J il . Price Floyd C. Meyer 1,000,000.00 For Farm and City Loans Featuring Our New 1 3-Year City and Building Loan Eliminates First Mortgage Trouble When ' Selling Under Contract i 'Also Our 20-Year No Commission Farm Loan BEST WISHES We wish to extend our best wishes to all occupants of the New Bligh Building an d to Bligh's Capitol Theatre 11111 Valley Motor Go, SALEM OREGON i : - We Congratulate the Owners of the New Blush Buildim and Bligh's Capitol Tlieater On the completion of their building, ; : which shows their faith in the city : -' of Salem f ... .... i . . - - .,. 1 .... . . ; 1 . . . 0 We will be glad to meet you at the gala opening of the theater ' tonight iiCMii A COTTAGE AND FERRY STREETS, SALEM, ORE. - Hamilton Shoe Company 1124 New Bligh Building New' Bligh Building 118 South High Street 4-