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DON'T BE A<br />
HALFWAY HOST<br />
Attention to<br />
Good Design<br />
In Restrooms<br />
Pays a Profit<br />
by<br />
W. W. BROOKS*<br />
J. HERE IS MORE TO Operating successful<br />
theatres than showing first-rate<br />
films.<br />
Managers of many new theatres are<br />
quick to point out that an efficient, sanitary<br />
and thoroughly modern set of restrooms<br />
has a definite effect on patron goodwill.<br />
They also recommend up-to-date<br />
restrooms for theatre employes.<br />
In the past little if any serious attention<br />
was given to patron lounges and toilet<br />
rooms. They were often small and inadequate<br />
for the theatre's size, located wherever<br />
space was available and rarely for<br />
convenience. Above all, the appearance<br />
and sanitary conditions were seldom in<br />
keeping with the rest of the house.<br />
The new viewpoint toward lounges and<br />
toilet rooms is clearly illustrated by the<br />
Carnegie Theatre, the first completely new<br />
theatre to be built in Chicago in nine years.<br />
Erected in the heart of the famed Gold<br />
Coast, the Carnegie received the benefit<br />
of plumbing foresight not only in two<br />
patron restrooms but in three smaller toilet<br />
rooms for employes.<br />
As can be seen in the pictures, the Carnegie<br />
restrooms combine the ultimate in<br />
utility with the last word in glamor. Color<br />
—bright and cheerful—appears in both<br />
restrooms. with emphasis, of course, on<br />
the women's lounge.<br />
Highlighting both restrooms are the<br />
latest types of necessary plumbing fixtures<br />
—lavatories, water closets, and urinals. All<br />
are wall-hung except the water closets for<br />
easy, quick floor-cleaning and to reduce<br />
the amount of visible plumbing. Modernization<br />
of an existing theatre can be<br />
carried on with this in mind with amazing<br />
improvement in appearance.<br />
The two urinals in the Carnegie men's<br />
room flush automatically every 90 seconds.<br />
This will save an impressive total of water<br />
in a year and also guarantees that they<br />
are regularly drained.<br />
Two wall-hung lavatories in this toilet<br />
room sparkle with their smooth white surfaces<br />
and chromium-plated brass fittings.<br />
A flat back ledge, similar to that on lavatories<br />
in the home, provides a handy resting<br />
place for glasses, combs, etc., and other<br />
personal belongings while the lavatory user<br />
is washing his hands.<br />
The fittings consist of two valve handles<br />
for the hot and cold water, plus a single<br />
mixing faucet, and a drain knob—all closely<br />
grouped for quick use. The faucet is<br />
'Plumbing and Heating Industries Bureau<br />
16 The MODERN THEATRE SECTION
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