Cold Theatre?
Sir,—lf one attends the cinema one is greeted by comfortable warmth, which is maintained throughout the programme. But alas, if one attends the theatre one is frozen stiff till the bitter end. I attended both “Henry VHI” and “Romeo and Juliet,” both excellent plays, but can one fully appreciate them if numb from toes to knees? At the latter there was obviously a door left open somewhere which was fortunately closed at the interval Cannot the Theatre Royal be centrally heated? It was almost as cold in the dress circle at “Carousel.” which was performed in March.—Yours, etc., MIMOSA. August 24, 1961. [The manager of the Theatre Royal <Mr V. E. Owen) replies: “The Theatre Royal is centrally heated. The temperature of the boiler reaches 180 degrees during the evening, and the radiators set in the wall of the theatre become too hot to touch for any length of time.”]
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29602, 26 August 1961, Page 3
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152Cold Theatre? Press, Volume C, Issue 29602, 26 August 1961, Page 3
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