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Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1935, Page 9

. . Grand Opening of State Theatre To-night „ HANDSOME BUILDING —THE STATE THEATRE . —> I LOCAL CRAFTSMEN’S WORK TTO GRAND OPENING of NEW PLYMOUTH S MODERN ARCHITECTURE -phone 253. a PALATIAL THEATRE -“STATE”- • I men, the new State Theatre, now one ® J egg g - Iffi ®l?©gß©®l€© @f HflS ’’WOS’SMp €l®® £MS*« lE® M® CU Govef Street, of the most handsome buildings in the *r ? a Designed by Mr. G. E. Tole, A.N.Z.LA., "Maw PlvmmifW ■ town, was constructed by Boon Bros., , Auckland, in accordance with the latest InCW JriyiUUULli. 1 Ltd. This firm obtained all the timber, fashion in England, America and on the m A T vr™ most o£ which 13 clean heart of rimUt Continent, the new State Theatre is not I iTrC »A I tl€ il from its own mills at Waihima, in the a large and elaborate structure, but a A IIJU -A a UII£JU King Country. Supplies came direct to ‘ ? I compact, comfortable, one-floor building the yards, and the joinery was done in / ggg|| * Igg f / ? wi th a seating capacity of 840. DT A the u P- to " date joinery factory. Boon B The simple but effective facade finII BJA IT 8 Bros, carried out the main constructional p 1 . > -H «hed in deep pink toning is wide and Ecu/bgi work of the theatre as well as drain- ; - , ||||||' | 1 WSlyilfl ' ' I l°w with no ornate figures nor designs ftjl 11 J[ 11_> ft V> • laying, plumbing, electrical work, paint- -pl:B;>MOjg~t to detract from its symmetry and clear- / AT THE STATE I ing ( both on the exterior facade and h" IzT "1 '’ ’ ’ft J * >' f jiW£T > '*'»>’ S WO cut architecture. The facade strikes the t Jw.ifrxaJ I the interior decorations), plastering and • ™ .Kf***/ * * **, * » 'HHI keynote of the plan, which is more | tiling. In all these trades local workers , *'s' j strongly impressed when the visitor enIS THE LATEST I were engaged; also the pressed grills [ ' ' V • ~'< 1 ters the broad foyer, with its roughened 1 9 i | on the building front were made and " • ’ '-yffiSpEre' 7 '/ * * walls variously coloured by patches of 1 reinforced on the firm’s premises. f'x I" ~ • IW$ green, red, orange, gold and amber. i f 3 vtO J S mm I ‘ l^le fi ne leadlighting is a tribute to U I | Here, too, is an absence of superfluous ■ » the work of the well-known firm, K ' t r | . . 1 J regalia, but necessities have been select- ■*€ ftft 'WT Messrs. R. and E. Tingey. and Co. Ltd. t » i' , ,ed with meticulous care. - E "• »F The fibrous plaster was manufactured . '■'|? I f<.-| The auditorium itself carries out the f JL A VvL W an d set up by another local company, ||V-- ••■ ' .. . "' 1 JIM '*T "' I red, green and amber colour scheme and JljJr - Messrs. Knight and Daly. L ' , ' ' . .>..ffiMj&t/ : v< ' ' the shaded lights are kind to the eyes. The faultless acoustic properties of f, / ' f | The breadth of the hall and the almost mbm t£le new theatre will be immediately ap-' g 5 '? ' i '> x ' x 1 i- f I austere sweep of its lines give it an atparent to its patrons, who must give I . J ' M MT> I I mosphere of ease and freedom to which ~ft| <— K w H -»■ -'-—w credit principally to the excellence of ; vdTvta? v M >"?" ' I ' ' 1 the warmth of the decoration and light- J. ■ ■ ■ B ■■ V■ £B the talkie plant and to the use on the * * ' " x ». ... *•%? r-F: B :; f'.-'i ing lends coziness and intimacy. ffl B Cwk wl"* JL M" walls of celotex, the remarkable sound- b W f The floor of the theatre slopes more w> WiJw absorbing material which is now being A' ' 1 steeply than is usual, giving better opused almost universally for such work. j ' ' '-' : J ' | portunities for clear vision, while the The Cu-tone plant is a New Zealand IZ . w- . £'- 'I plush and leather-upholstered seats are nF®"# Supplied and Installed by product which can challenge the best W W. ' '- < ' particularly restful. Here as everywhere H |_ g manufactured elsewhere. Even in an g * lllllllsllll * ' <■" ’ - I there is evidence that comfort has never H [empty hall the clarity and precision of •< ,' I been sacrificed to space or expense. Eg [ its recording are surprising. | 'Jral ? i i Much of the beauty of the new theatre " ** — < 1 depends upon the skilful use of colour UOXTV XTTriJT- r»T? TAVT7” I 1 and light. The glass proscenium, with ONE NIGHT OF LOVE '"'■ I the screen sheet inset behind it, glows Mp» ln Fnn^triirtinnsl 1-1 . I ‘ ■Ww ’< with the light cast by amber-tinted Main COHStFUCTIOHai Equipment JE : OlWr/' t'./ZLJ work earned out by wal comedy, “°ne Night of Love, | ; t across the ceiling are brilliant strips of 11l whmh audiences will. have their first op- g Ax - * SSmMtW >1 > red, orange, amber and green, the whole I rfl portunity of enjoying at the State > ■»* L '3 achieving the beautiful "sunburst” OUT btatt, and aISO— Theatre to-day. An atmosphere of |. M' " ~ whimsical, romance surrounds the film, |- . '' - : -'' ' . '1 ' ' I light in the fluting round the ceiling Ferguson Building, J’T I < ' and the lead-lighted ventilators. at Auckland, and which has been de- | ffjg&ih,' . *' I Excellent ventilation makes the State scribed as reaching the heights of per- | z ’ ‘ t ' > , , 1 I: Thpafro a cool and airv building that QUEEN ST., AUCKLAND, fection for light yet thoroughly satis- I ? ' k ''' “ ''' ' ' I however, saved froS^the annoyance ' fying entertainment. It is so cleverly | ■ , < ' . , M . >' < & I of draughts. It is warm without being fashioned that the several excerpts from | ; ? \ J \ '' .', MIL 1 stuffy, a feature that will be even more and includes Two 1934 X ? BXrfS’”.,. L‘ I .-I. >. Wff|l ' *** '”“**” ' J 3 fkilfufly a interwoven and beautifully in- I ' I Taken in all the theatre with its up- Plumbing, Model texpreted that they wdl win the plaud- | > s . to-date characteristics of simplicity in its of even those who are not music | - ’ ; tA I design and adaptation to hygienic prin- Drainlaving Z-il TAME tovers Grace Moore, the. Metropolitan | '’®L hOMF IFF A I ciples is sure to prove a popular ren- WFainiayiHg CU-TONfc Opera House singer, who is one of the | ' W& dezvous for New Plymouth picture- El-*:—i few players on the screen who combines g ' C < A H goers. A good bill of fare and excellent Electrical, nnrtirrTADC a remarkably fine voice with a pleasmg > ' . ■ AtMK. W > eauipment will do nothing to de- . PROJECTORS ”S: it-S'lOL . tt ‘ c> *° m *“ WI - Painting and depths of her ability. Another excel- Wlillh I . t . - ' tent performance is that of Tullio Car- - |‘liMHiW lnteFnal minati, who appears as her singing , All the Decorating,, charm of speech. The him introduces ll PLASTER WORK | | Joinery,, for the first time the wide range sys- ’ *'JE" Zj-jJ ’■ *7 i '~|s J QI z-< • j * • ai. na . • tern which is a notable advance, and V,. j IsWMi Carried OUt Ml tile ■ Pl«9St , 6Fin£« audiences will marvel at the life-li]ce |f*» ■ *’ ‘ -' -1 1 W /fO ■ ■?« jrunft »- <u quality of the vocal notes. Briefly the g story tells of the rise to fame of a p ' ' - '- ' U •*• s» to7x ho P 1„. her .rt hefore every. Xffljx j J was entrusted to our care. ~ I New designs never before Quotations given for . I - I x* aR'- seen in Taranaki are inI A' ; ' --J eluded in the decorative Timber, Joinery and The Leadlights in the State Theatre were I > „ scheme. _. .« L V I " . ' ' ' ' . ; "Ae'%*'&' Work undertaken in any all above trades, manufactured by N ~ '* I part of Taranaki. If you V I; JMMIWBBjr? 1 f -*fL* want really good Fibrous \ , . TINGEY’S LTD. aags— •“■■ ™s=, «„« *U. — ”™ »™. - D,,..,... GRACE MOORE in “ONE NIGHT OF LOVE” Pin, S.nxMly Sekded Stab Kni|M & Daly ‘ buildings. Perfect Entertainment —Matinee SATURDAY at 2 p.m. & DAlLY!—Reserves at Theatre, Phone 843 & Uolliers ?/ Manufacturers, SEE US ABOUT YOUR NEXT LEADLIGHT JOB. I PRICES: STALLS 1/-, CENTRE STALLS 1/6, LOUNGE SEATS 2/3. LEM °’Ph<me ß m4’ NP * ——■«mm_

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