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RECENT. PUBLICATIONS ON THEATRE ARCHITECTURE
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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 building:
(organizational name) / (city, state, nation) / (type of client) / (architect) / (theatre consultant)
This information is intended to supplement building inventory activities. It is not a comprehensive list, being based on available literature only.
NUMBER 37

1960. Adducci, Alexander F. "Our Poisoned Scene
Shops," EDUCATIONAL THEATRE JOUR·
NAL (May 1971). pp. 109-116. Description
of hazardous vapors formed from new materials' glues, sealers, etc. used in scene
shops. Describes symptoms and some cures.
Plea for improved ventilation and special work
spaces in such shops.
1961. "Another Setting for Shakespeare," PROGRESSIVE
ARCHITECTURE
(December
1970). p. 61. Angus Bowmer Theatre, Ashland, Oregon_ Architects Kirk, Wallace McKinley and Associates; Theatre Consultant, Richard Hay, 600 seats in an open stage arrangement.
1962_ "Background Stage with Sightline Frame,"
PROG RESSIVE ARCHITECTURE (December
1970). p. 57. Project for Lake Forest College, Illinois by Architect Edward Barnes_ Deep
thrust stage. Article is a study in architect's
mumbo-jumbo, but theatre might work.
1963. Beebe, Morton, "The Sydney Opera House,"
THE AMERICAN WAY (April 1971). pp. 4-6.
1964. Benes, Jaroslav. "The Artificial Sky," INTERSCAENA 71 ACTA SCAENOGRAPHICA 31 (1971). pp. 45-47. Czech text. Concerns
construction of artificial sky domes; compares
graphically domes in Cambridge, Moscow, Bratislava and Prague.
1965. Bramble, Forbes. "The Barbican Theatre,"
NEW THEATRE (London).
o. I, pp. 29-40.
A most complete technical repon and analYSIS
of plans for the Royal Shakespeare Company's
new home In London. Architects Chamberlin,
Powell and Bon. Theatre Consultant, John
Bury.
1966. Blihnen der Stadt Kbln. BUHNEN DER STADT
KOLN. Pamphlet published by the clly theatres, Koln, West Germany. Complete and detailed descriptlon of construction for t\Vo houses
built In 1957 (opera! and 1962 (theatre).
20 pp., apparently no charge.
1967. "The Changing Scene,' THE ARCHITECT
(London) (February 1971). p. 73. Pictures
model for "Sheffield s new theatre, which is
taking shape at
or olk Street and Arundel
Gate, at a contract price of 616,000 pounds.
The building reStS low on a slOPing Site, exlernal walls being cons((ucted of white mason·
ry units, with deep bronze-coloured glass rein·
forced plastic faSCias to the low-pitched step·
ping roofs. The contractors are Gleason (Shef-

THEATER DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

OCTOBER, 1971

field) Ltd. Renton Ho\\ard Wood are the architects."
1968_ . 'Der Umbau der Felsenreitschule in Salzburg,'
BUHNENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU (February 1971). pp. 10-17. Remodeling of the
Riding School in the Rocks, Salzburg, Austria.
14 fixed rows of seats, behmd nine tip-up
rows. 5 photos.
1969. "DeShong, Andrew. "MAGIC magic langern
LANTERN," Yale Theatre IFal1 1970). pp.
3B-50. Sheds a little light on operation and
theory behind Prague's Laterna Magica.
1970. "Dover Stage Lift Helps Create A Theatre for
All Seasons," ARCHITECTURAL RECORD
(August 1971). p. 34. Photo of forestage
seating at Clark Center, Rockford College.
1971. "Drama Mailbag: Mielziner Argues Against the
'Butchering' of the Beaumont," THE NEW
YORK TIMES IAugust 29, 19711. Arts and
Leisure Section, p. 10, col. 1. Debate on
carving a piece out of Beaumont Theatre to
make a cinema.
1972. "A Drama School's Moated Bearpit," PROGRESSIVE
ARCHITECTURE
(December
19701. p_ 55. Juilliard Drama Workshop at
Lincoln Center, ew York. Enforced separation
of audience and actor. Architect Pietro Belluschi, with Catalano and Westermann have proided a fish and fowl combination of proscenium and thrust. Photos do not indicate how
room feels when show lights are used, deemphaSizing separation between audience and
"moated" thrust stage." 4 illustrations.
1973. Ehle, WillI. "Das neue Opernhaus in Istanbul
ging in Flammenauf," BUHNENTECHNISCHE
RUNDSCHAU (February 1971). pp. 18-20.
ew Istanbul Opera burns to ground, 27
ovember 1970. Apparent cause was scenery
set fire by lighting instrument heat In stage
tower. Estimated 12-15 tons of flammable
scenery III stage tower. Show III progress \"35
The Crucible_
1974. Folio Productions Limited. NATIONAL ARTS
CENTRE CENTRE NATIONAL DES ARTS
(
Folio Productions limited, n.d.). Souemr book, published as a special edition of
the serial publication SCENE. Photographs of
several Canadian theatres, completed as part
of Canadian centennial celebration. EmphaSIS
on exterIor shots, auditoriums and production
pictures. No technical details.

OCTOBER,1971

1975. "Foreign Centers," CENTRAL OPERA SERVICE BULLETIN, (March-April 1971), p. 7_
"Bombay is planning a ational Centre for the
Performing Arts which will be sponsored by
Tata Trusts. India's largest private industry."
Auditorium, accommodating 2,200, experimental theatre, Cinema, and school of music,
dance and drama included in blueprints.
1976. "FutUristic French Mechanized Theatre," PROGRESSIVE
ARCHITECTURE
(December
1970). p. 59. Maison de la Culture, Grenoble.
France. Architect Andre Wogenscky. Realiza·
tion of an earlier project by Wogenscky and
Jacques Polieri. Rotating disc seats 525 patrons. Acting space is lOre-shaped. A concentriC annular ring revolves outside the seating
bank. Remarkable theatre.
1977. "Gilded light Bridges as Chandeliers," PROGRESSIVE
ARCHITECTURE
(December
1970). p. 61_ Southern IllinOIS University at
Edwardsville, designed by Hellmuth, Obata
and Kassabaum, with Jo Mielziner as theatre
consultant. Stage has an annular ring revolve,
like plans published in TD&T
o. 1 (May
1965) from Russian projects for proscenium
theatres. Gently thrust stage appears to have
good pro ISlons for front of house lighting.
1978. Grlshchenko, V. "ProJect for the Krasny Fakel
Theatre, Arkhllektury USSR (Moscow). No.5
( 1971). pp. 30-31. 2 theatre civic complex
1979. Gunkle, George. "AesthetiC Distance, Some
eanings for Theatre," THEATRE DESIGN
& TECHNOLOGY (February 1971!. pp. 28-30.
1980. Hardy.
Hugh. The Over permanent Architecture," THEATRE I I ew York: International Theatre Institute, 1969!. pp. 14-21.
Suggests rigidity in planning of theatres is in·
consistent wllh current needs for fleXibility.
Theatre archllect should approach hiS task like
an industrial packager
1981. Hosley, Richard. "Three Kinds of Outdoor
Theatre before Shakespeare," THEATRE SURVEY ( ay 1971). pp. 1-33. DISCUSSion of
mid- and late nedieval staging.
1982. Howell, Bill. "The Young VIC theatre on a
budget,
R I BA JOU RNAL (London) (July
1971). pp. 287-289. Ho v to bUild a 450seat theatre on a bombed sHe for 60.000
pounds
19B3. Hughes, Allen. "MUSIC: HeinZ Hall, PittS'
burgh's Acoustical Gem," THE NEW YORK

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