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676.

Rose, Philip. "Stratford's Other Theatre," TABS (March '65),
31·35. Renovation of the Avon Theatre, Stratford, England.

cert and chamber music recitals, symposiums and lectures. Access

677.

Sarger, Rene. "Project For a Theatre in Dakar by Andre Bloc and
Claude Parent" ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE (October, 1963),
pp. 16-17. Egg.shoped exterior with flexible inner space.

garage

678.

will be by means of 8 patron elevators from the entrance plaza and

682.

Schlanger, Ben. "Audience Considerations in Theatre Design,"
AlA JOURNAL (December '64), pp. 68·70. Specific suggestions

stage

arrangements

a proscenium theatre with a

depth; proscenium theatre with orchestra pit for 40 musicians; no
proscenium

Schlanger, Ben. "Multipurpose and Multiform Places of Assembly,"
AlA JOURNAL (December '64), pp. 66·68. Statement on require·

opening but with a 3D' by 50' trapped stage at one end

adjustable height, the seating rotated to surround the stage; or
)~ths of on arena stoge with connection to the stage area behind

ments of individual performing crts forms, and suggested "accept-

the proscenium.

able combination 5".

The theatre is being designed so that neither the seats nor stage

Schroeter, M., W. Jende and K. H. Meincke. "On Scenographic
Practice in Landesbuehnen Sachsen," ACT A SCAENOGRAPH ICA
No. 5/ (1965-66), p. 87·90. Czech text. Illustrates the variety of

portions have to be removed before or after rotation.
The ceiling of the auditorium will be equipped with adjustable
openings for lighting either proscenium or arena productions. No
rigging

Facilities

"Sean Kenny's Plan: A Blueprint for the South Bank," THE SUN·
DAY TIMES (London) (23rd September, 1962), Colour Section, pp.

lighting equipment will

be visible to the audience.

will be provided for cinema and

stage projection, as

well as for sound and I ight control.

697.

Bri ti sh Not ional TheatreHwi th lot 5 of quest ion 5 remei ning.

TALMANAC: RESTORING THE AUDITORIUM (Chicago: Talman
Federal Savings & Loan Assn., 1964, pp. 32. A series of pro·
motional articles designed to stimulate interest in restoration of

"Shinseisokuza Cultural Center," KENCHIKU BUNKA, No. 209
(March '64), pp. 55·68. Theatre, headquarter buildings, and housing
for ShinseisakuIQ theatrical troupe. R.I.S. Group, Architects.

685.

and

of the auditorium; a center or areno stage 3D' by 35' trapped, to an

8-9. Preliminary sketches for a partially variable version of the

684.

seating

rotating section with movable proscenium walls

17' high and 32' wide opening with or without a forestage 15' in

building shapes in which this touring operation must perform.

683.

Adjustable

will allow the following possibilities:

for human engineering factors in auditorium layout.

679.

levels.

means of a 180~

Skriver, Paul E. ['The Platform ond the Element In Utzon's
Work"-I ARKITEKTUR (Juni '64), pp. 97·105. New illustrations
and shell analysis of the Sydney Opera House. Details reasons

the

Adler-Sullivan

Auditorium.

Many

illustrations and

remi-

niscences.

698.

Tanaka, Rye. "Kabuki-3" JAPAN ARCHITECT (March '64), pp.
67-70.

699.

Tanaka, Ryo. "Kabuki-4.; Homes of Lords and Samurai," JAPAN
ARCHITECT (April '64), pp. 73-76.

700.

Tanaka, Rye. "Kabuki-6-" JAPAN ARCHITECT (July '64), pp.
58·59.

701.

Tanaka, Ryo. "Kabuki 7; The Donee Plays," JAPAN ARCHITECT
(August '64), pp. 80·8!.

702.

Taubman, Howard. "Is the Proscenium Stage Posse?" NEW YORK
TIMES (September 5, 1965), p. x-l.

for using the architectural plateau.

686.

Smelov, A. "Selsyn System," ACTA SCAENOGRAPHICA No.4
(1965-66), pp. 68-75. Czech text. Discusses use of selsyns for
turntable and similar telemetering tasks in the theatre. Author is
Russian.

687.

Smith, C. Ray. "The Tyrone Guthrie Theatre," PROGRESSIVE
ARCHITECTURE (Dec. '63), pp. 9 0 .105. Excellent photographs
and plans of interior and exterior. Color illustration of auditorium

"One can almost set it down as a rule of thumb: wherever a per-

on cover.

manent resident company is being established or expanded, one

688.

"Some Movie Marvels at the Fair," NEW YORK TIMES (Sunday,
Moy 31, 1964), p. x 7. Cinema techniques employed in IBM, John·

is passe."

son's Wax, and New York Port Authority buildings.

703.

"Theatre in Orenburg," ARKHITEKTURA USSR No.2 (1964),
p.60.

689.

Soot, Olaf. "Movable Structures for Stages," PROGRESSIVE
ARCHITECTURE (September '64), pp. 196·200. A knowledgeable

704.

"Theatre Without A Bock Door," PROGRESSIVE ARCHITECTURE
(Dec. '63), p. 57. Community /Orlondo, Fla., USA / civic /Harry
Weese & Assoc./2205-2761-3634/proposed. Circular concert hall

finds that the proscenium stage, like the Grand Old Op'ry House

article dealing with the state of art: the New York Fair has created
a

number of

illustrations of movable

(voriable)

structures

for

and theatre.

performance.

690.

able

"empty room". Seating banks are moved by self-contained

691.

"Stodttheater
Bonn," BUEHNENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU
(4/1965),
pp.
18-19. Stadttheater Bonn/Germany/civic/K.
Gessler and W. Beck-Erlang/9001/5May 1965.

692.

"Stodttheater
(4/1965), pp.

Trier," BUEHNENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU
13·17. Stodttheoter Trier/Trier, West Germany

ci .... ic/Gerhardt Groubner and Hans Schneider:

Adolf Zohmann

November, 1964.
693.

"Stage Planning and Equipment," ARCHITECTS JOURNAL (26
August 64), Info. Sheet 1270 (10 PP.I. Traditional methods for

694.

Stern, J. R. "Optimal Size of Small Stages," ACTA SCAENO·

scenery changing, and orchestra pits.

GRAPHICA no. 4 (1965-66), pp. 80:81. Czech text.

thon

offset

by the added

convenience to non-subscribers and

those who fi Ie R POT A separately.
The following senior architectural students presented themselves
for graduation from Pennsylvania universities, having completed

theatre projects (Information courtesy of CHARETTE MAGAZ IN E):
Michael Futterman (Carnegie Institute of Technology): amphitheatre
Kenneth Hanover (Carnegie Institute of Technology); legitimate
theatre
Steven Izenaur (University of Pennsylvania); concert hall, New
Hoven, Conn.
John R. Ryan (University of Pennsylvania): The Morris

Theater,

Morristown, N. J.
Irving W. Sizeler (Uni .... ersity of Pennsylvania): Performing

Arts

Strongin, Theodore. "No Loser in New Kind of Shell Game," NEW
YORK TIMES (August 29, 1965), p. x· 11. Notes widespread use of

Center, New Orleans, La.

demountable

the Concordia Lutheren College, Missouri Synad, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

shells in New York City orea for portable concert

and theatre use s.

696.

With the next issue, RPOTA will begin indexing appropriate articles in

THEATRE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY. We trust the redundancy will

battery-driven trucks.

695.

NOTES

"A Space Theatre Concept," ARCHITECTURAL RECORD (December '64), pp. 140·41. Project by Arch. Hugh Hardy for a vari-

"The Studio Theatre," FOOTLIGHT (November '64), p. 3. "Fur·
ther detailed planning has been carried out on the studio theatre

(for the Kennedy Center, Washington, D. C.) now added to the
Center.

The 510-seat theatre (revised figure) will be located on

the roof of the Center above the 1100-seat main theatre. It will be

Jurgen Paul Woitek (University of Pennsylvania); Auditorium for

A second AIA-AETA Theatre Architecture Exhibit is again to be coordinated by Arthur Risser at the School of Engineering, Wichita State Univer-

sity. Entries are due before July 1, 1966.
The following persons contributed items for this issue:

used for all types of dramatic productions including experimental

Victor Glasstone, Hazel Johnson, Jumes H. Miller, C. Ray Smith, Barry

and children's theatre, poetry and dramatic readings, small con·

Stavis, Richard Thompson, Thomas Watson.

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