Boxoffice-December.02.1950

In shape the lobby is semi-circular with
the curved side to the front. Stairs leading
in a gradual grade to the balcony are
placed at either side. Recessed entrances
to men's smoking room and the ladie.s'
powder room are just forward of balcony
stairs.
A recessed concession counter faces the
patron as he enters. Set between doors to
the auditorium, it is backed with Flexglass
mirroring which extends above it around
a portion of the lobby wall as trim below
the lighting cove. The back wall of the
lobby, as well as the ceiling, is covered with
acoustical tile.
LOBBY IS COVE LIGHTED
Encircling the lobby is the lighting cove
ring containing recessed downlights for
accent lighting around the perimeter of
the area. Overall illumination is provided
by two rows of neon tubes in the cove.
Within the auditorium the patron is immediately
struck by the impression of large
pictorial areas on each wall, done in glowing
fluorescent colors. As has been so successfully
done in other locations by artists
of the Teichert studio, exhaustive research
has been employed here to provide an
authentic pictorial interperation of Logan's
history, business and social heritage.
Decoration of the Guyan is presented
with a true flair for showmanship. Black
lights, to provide the ultra violet illumination
for the fluorescent murals, are set into
the ceiling and are hooded so that the
beams are thrown on sidewall paintings
with dramatic intensity. Before showtime
and during intermission colored footlights
and borders are thrown on the peanut gold
contour curtain which is lowered when the
screen is not being used. The entire effect
in the Guyan auditorium is soft and restful,
perhaps partly because no white illumination
is provided here at all.
Beyond a decorative technique, lowering
the curtain at intermission and providing
the changing colored lights gives the theatreman
an excellent opportunity to mer-
An interesting wavy pattern
is provided in the terrazzo
flooring of tite lobby. Deep-set
doorways provide room for interesting
mural treatments at
the very entrance of the house.
In the center background is
the door to the smoking
lounge. On the opposite side
of the lobby is the powder
room. Almost adjoining each
is a stairway leading to the
balcony. The three-flavor Spacarb
drink machine along the
curving wall is separated from
the rest of the refreshment
service counter at the Guyan.
chandise the investment he has made in
curtains, seats and carpeting in a modern
theatre.
The excellent taste in executing and
lighting the historical auditorium murals
in the Guyan is indicated by the fact that
low light intensities are used to bring the
murals within the realm of conscious observation,
but not with such force that they
dominate the area.
MURALS CREATE ATMOSPHERE
To quote Hanns Teichert, whose skill
with decorating technique made possible
the fine effects obtained here, "The murals
glow just enough to provide the patron
with a gratifying sense of being comfortably
seated amid luxurious beauty without
having each and every detail so distinct
and bright as to compete with the screen
for his attention."
To further subdue the mural effect, the
various compositions are placed against
walls and ceilings with a dark blue background.
Staggered seating on the orchestra floor
provides good screen vision and relaxing
comfort for 644 patrons. An additional
320 seats are available in the theatre
balcony.
Year-round comfort conditioning in the
theatre is provided by equipment located
in a penthouse above the stage. A gasfired
boiler provides heat which is circulated
throughout the theatre, while summer
cooling is provided by an electrical
refrigeration plant.
Program excellence of a quality to match
the vibrant decoration of the Guyan is provided
from a well-equipped projection
booth. Motiograph projectors and changeovers
with Strong arc lamps project a
brilliant, sharp picture on the Cycloramic
screen in the auditorium. Motiograph
Mirrorphonic sound is used.
According to the owners, approximately
$250,000 was spent in erecting the theatre
building, including equipping it with complete
air conditioning, refrigeration and
circulation systems. An additional $35,000
was spent for the motion picture equipment
it contains.
The house is set on a lot 46x148 feet located
in the main business section of Logan.
Acoustics of the house have been worked
out by using carpeted aisles in the auditorium
with U.S. Gypsum Co.'s Auditone
and Sabinite plaster on walls and ceiling.
CREDITS:
Acoustical material: U. S. Gypsum Co.
Air Conditioning: Conditioned Air, Inc.
Architect: Alex B. Mahood
Arc Lamps: Strong Mogul
Carpets: A'exander Smith
This section of mural from the Guyan auditorium shows how the sophisticated modernism
the foyer and lobby has been replaced with distinct localism in the decor of the rest of
of
the theatre. Exhaustive research provided facts and illustrative data on which the historical
picturization is based.
Curtain Controis: J. R. Clancy, Inc.
Decorator: Hanns R. Teichert Co.
Display frames: Seoluxe by Universal Corp.
Draperies and stage curtains: Premier Studios
Lenses: Kollmorgen Super Snaplite
Projection equipment: Motiograph
Rectifiers: Stronog
Rewinds: Goldberg automatic and Wenzel hand
model
Screen: Cycloramic
Seots: American Seating Co.
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