Theatre Design & Technology - Oct 1970 - 35

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To facilitate the cooperative inventory of new theatre construction, the following reporting
scheme is employed as an annotation for each new build:
(organizational name) / (city, state, nation) / (rype of client) / (architect) / (capacity) / (theatre consultant) / (date of opening)
This information is intended to supplement building inventory activities. It is not a comprehensive list, being based on available literature only;
OCTOBER, 1970

NUMBER 32-33

1589. Ashby, Clifford. "The Day the Iroquois Burned,"
PLA YERS (December-January 1970). p. 7482. Article describes in detail this great Chicago theatre fire which subsequently caused
other theatres to re-evaluate their safety features.
1590. Bentham, Frederick. "A Tale of Two Theatres," TABS IDecember, 1969), p. 10-21.
Concerns the installation of the new Thorndike
Theatre and the Flexible Theatre at Gulbenkian
Centre University of Hull.
1591. "Czechoslovakia," THE ARCHITECTS JOU RNAL 17 June 1967), p. 1335_ On architecture of the Czech Pavilion at Expo '67, Monlreal.
1592. "Facts and Figures of the New Metropolitan
Opera House," OPERA NEWS (September 17,
1966), p_ 60-61. Description of new house
and stage dimensions with floor plans.
1593_ Feher, Erv'Iin M. "The ivian Beaumont Theatre and Its Stage Lighting Facilities," INTERSCENA (Spring 1968), p. 40-48. Article concerns the theatre and its lighting system.
1594. Fitzgerald, Gerald, ed., "Saratoga," OPERA
NEWS (September 10, 1966), p. 14-17_
Article on the open-air amphitheater of the
new Saratoga Performing Arts Center.
1595. Graubner, Gerhard. "The Theatre Construction," INTERSCENA IAutumn 1967). p. 2735. Article concerns the state theatres at
Lunen, Trier, Wuppertal, and Krefeld.
1596. Gussman, Hans. "Was the Reconstruction of
the Comic Opera Adequate and Correct? ,"
INTERSCENA (Summer 1968), p. 6-17 _CDn
cerns the several reno attons of the Berlin
comic opera.
1597. Hall, Richard W., "The SDund and the Fury,"
OPERA NEWS (March 26, 1966), p. 9-13.
Article concerns the problems of acoustics in
music and opera houses.
i 598. Henant, Dormnv TDdd. "The CZeChDSlovaklan
PaviliDn at Expo '67. GRAPHIS 2311967)
pp. 358-367. GDod nDn-technical descriptiDn.
1599. HDffman, Theodore, "FIDlida RDcDcD," OPERA NEWS (February 5, 1966), p. 6-7. Article describing purchase and reconstruction of
the Venetian Theater in Sarasota, FIDrida.
1600. Holmes, Ann, "Pllde of HDUS Dn," OPERA
NEWS (October 15, 1966), p_ 22. Short
article Dn the Jesse H. JDnes Hall fDr the
Periorming Arts.
1601. HDnig, Joel, "Pearl Df BraZil," OPERA NEWS,

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THEATER DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

Trieste," OPERA NEWS IJanuary 30, 1965),
p. 29-31. Briefly describes and illustrates the
histDry of the Teatro CDmunale Opera House
in Trieste.

(December 25, 1965), p. 6-7. Article CDncerning the History of Teatro Amazonas Df
Manau5. Brazil.
1602_ "The House of Culture in GrenDble," ACTA
SCENOGRAPHICA 111 12 - VIII, 1967-68),
p. 218_ Illustrated article Dn GrenDbles New
Cultural Centre.
1603. IndianapDlis; CDncert Hall; Butler University.
JDhn M. JDhansen and Evans WDDlen III,"
ARCHITECTURAL FORUM (December 1963),
pp. 98-105.
1604. Irving, Denis. "Aurora Australis I," TABS
IDecember 1969), p. 33-42. Article CDncerns
new theatre Structures and the remodeling of
old buildings in Australia.
1605. Jager, A. "MaisDns de la Culture," Techniques
et Architecture (Fevrier 1965), pp. 128,
130, 132, 135, 136. Explains "HDuses Df
Culture" program in France.

1615. Maxa, Miloslav, "The
ew Polish Theatres,"
ACTA
SCENOGRAPHICA (11 12 - VIII,
1967-1968), p. 209. Two new theatresPrague and Warsaw.
1616. Mayer, Martin, "The Elaborately Practical Theater," OPERA NEWS (September 17,1966),
p. 14-25. Describes and illustrates the Me ropDlitan Opera House at Lincoln Center.
1617. Merkling, F rank, "Great Opera HDuses: The
MetropDlitan,"
OPERA NEWS (April 16,
1966), p. 8-13. A brief historyDf the MetropDlitan Opera HDuse.
1618.

ielziner, Jo, Donald Oenslager, Cyril Harris
and Edward KODk. "Porto Theatre," TH EATRE CRAFTS (May June 1969), p. 23-33.
CDncerns portable theatre developed fDr State
Department overseas tours.

1606. Kepa, Miroslav. "The
ew WDrking PeDple's
Theatre at GDtlwaldDV," ACTA SCAENOGRAPHICA 111 12 - VIII, 1967-68),p.206207. CDncerns cDnstruction of an 800 seat
house.

1619. "Movie; Lulea, Sweden; Ralph Erskine," ARCHITECTURAL
FORUM
( drch
1962),
p. 132.

1607 _ KDegler, Horst, "Great Opera HDuses: Berlin,"
OPERA NEWS (March 13, 1965), p. 27-30.
Describes and illustrates Berlin's 3 opera
hDuses.

1620. i\lunro, Elisabelh C., " ew LODk In Santa
Fe," OPERA NEWS (September 25, 1965),
p. 14-16. Describes the structure Df the e\\
OutdDDr Opera House.

1608. KDUril, MirDslav. "Theatre Building, Dramaand
Dramatic Art," INTERSCENA (Summer 1968),
p. 1-5.

1621. "OklahDma University to Dedicate ew Theater," NEW YORK TIMES IOctober24, 1965),
p. 123. Describes dedicatiDn ceremonies Df
university's new heatre as well as flexibilit\
of lheatre.

1609. KrasllnikDv, Vladimir. "Projecting and CDnstructing Theatres;" INTERSCENA (Summer
1968), p. 27-37.
1610. Lanier, R.S. "ACDustical RemDdellng Df PhilharmOniC Hall," ARCHITECTURAL FORUM
(December 1963), p. 118-23.
1611_ Legge, Brian. "TwD MinDr Theatres," TABS
(December 1969), p_ 25-30. Illustrates the
thrust stage arrangement at the Green\"!!ch
Theatre and at the Gu'benk,an Theatre at the
UniverSIty of Kent at Canterbury.
1612. "Line Up," MASQUE (October NDvember
1969), p. 34. Article CDncerns new theatre
in Brisbane. Australia.
1613. "Longwy (France) Avant-PrDjet d'une i\lalsDn
de la Cui ure; P. La
1ache, Architecte,
TECHNIQUES ET ARCHITECTURE (Octobre
1965), p. 96-97. Proscenium hDuse Dn a
hexagonal plan for 1,000 seats. PrOjected.
1614. Matz,

Mary

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Jane,

"Great Opera

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1622.

01 eczky, Miklos_ "The PrOVisionary Building
Df the
ational Theatre In Budapest," ACTA
SCENOGRAPHICA (11 12 - VIII, 1967-68),
p. 208. Concerns history and new constructiDn Df the atiDnal Theatre in Hungary_

1623. "Paris, Le 'Petit OdeDn'," TECHNIQUES ET
ARCHITECTURE I_~arch 1967), p. 72_ Very
small thea re in a 46 fODt x 15 fDDt rDDm.
Uses tubular steel system to provide a small
gallery-balcony. ice sDlutlon.
1624. "Paris, Pala,s de ChaillDt; Petit Salle du
T.N.P.," TECHNIQUES ET ARCHITECTURE
(March '67), pp. 70-71. Jean de ~allly,
Arch. 53 I-seal renDvatlOn. the Salle Gemler,
has no gridiron, but an Impressive installa ion
Df 250 lighting instruments and a 150-,.. aylight bDard.
1625. "Pau IFrance) Maison de la Culture, A. Remondel, Architecte," TECHNIQUES ET AR-

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