Theatre Design & Technology - Oct 1969 - 29

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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15213

RECENT PUBLICATIONS ON THEATRE ARCHITECTURE

(Compiled by Ned A Bowman
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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;

NUMBER 29

1383. Brenner, Nat. "Gone Legit," NEW THEATRE
MAGAZINE IX, No. 1 and 2, pp. 18-25.
Renovation of the Lillie Theatre, Bristol, England Plan
1384. Burian, Jarka. "Arena Theatre-The Theatre of
Today," INTERSCENA 67 (Summer 1967).
pp. 1-4. Apology for the arena theatre form.
Details author's experience at State University
of New York at Albany, New York. Talk before
Interscena 66 conference in Prague.
BUllS, Porter. PLANNING COLLEGE UNION FACILITIES FOR MULTIPLE-USE(lthaca, New York:
Association of College Unions-International,
1966. Argues for inclusion of college theatre
facilities within the Union "except those with
heavy, continuous drama programs." 113 pp.
1386. DIN 56-920; Begriffe der TheatertechnikbOhnentechnische Einrichtungen, BUHNENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU (Februar 1969).
pp. 26-28. Norms for theatre equipment. Good
technical glossary for German theatre practice.
1387. DIN 56-920; Begriffe der TheatertechnikElekrische Installationen," BUHNENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU (Juni 1969), pp. 22.
Norms for electrical installations in theatres.
1388. DIN 56-920; Begriffe der TheatertechnikSicherheitseinrichtungen,
BUH NENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU (Juni 1969). pp. 24.
Norms for safety equipment for theatres.
1389. DIN 56-920; BegriffederTheatertechnik- Theatergebaude," BUHNENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU (6/1968). pp. 22-25. Published
norms, or standards, for theatre construction.
Contains an extensive checkl ist for planning,
organized by the function of each space. Purpose of providing norms is not to legislate,
but to estaxlish minimum criteria and standards for comparison.
Contains an extensive checklist for planning,
1390. "Die drehbare ZuschauertribOne im Parktheater zu Bohmisch Krumau (CSSR)." BUHNENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU (Februar 1969).
pp. 23. Remodeling of the rotating outdoor
auditorium in Ceksy Krumlov, Czechoslovakia.
1391.

"Fernbet~tigung

zur stufenlosen Geschwindigkeitsregelung hydraulisch bewegter BOhneneinrichtungen,"
DEUTSCHE BUNDESPATENT 1 434 751, Klasse 37f-3/26 (28
November 1968). Regulator system for stepless control of a stage elevator system.

1392. "The Ford Lights Up Again," IA JOURNAL
(March 68). p. 94. Restoration of Ford's Theatre, Washington, D. C.

THEATER DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

OCTOBER,1969

1393. Forster, Karl. "Die neue Drehscheibe im National theater MOnchen," BUHNENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU (Juni 1969). pp. 1819. New revolving stage under construction
for the National Theatre in Munich. Diameter
is 55 feet, and drive is by friction roll ers located inside the periphery of disc.
1394. "Das Freilichttheater im Burghof der Feste
Karlstein," BUHNENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU (Februar 1969). pp. 22-23. Newopen
air theatre in Karlstein Castle, near Prague.
1395. "Fulton Oldest Theatre," ALLENTOWN (PA.)
SUNDAY CALL-CH RONICLE(Aug. 25,1968).
p. F-4. Restoration of an 1852 hall in Allentown, Pa., said to be "the oldest inland theatre in the U.S." Most recent major restoration
is based on cleanup of an 1873 version.
1396. Giorgio Cavaglieri's renovation of the Astor
Library for Joseph Papp's Shakespeare Festival for the Publ ic Theatre has received a
Bard Award citation for Landmarks Preservation. AlA JOURNAL (June 68). p. 20, 28.
"Here a client with foresight, courage and
civic responsibility, and an architect with sensitivity and good taste, have trans ormed the
Astor Library into a viable economic venture
which links architecturally the past with the
present."
1397. DAS GRAZER SCHAUSPIELHAUS (Graz.
Austria: Vereinigten BOhnen, Stadt Graz n.d.
[1965]. Festival program documenting history
of, and recent renovation of Graz Civic Theatre. 176 pp. Considerable historical material.
1398. Grosser, Helmut. "Ein Vorschlag zur Verwandlungstechnik," BUH NENTECHNISCHERUNDSCHAU (6/1968), pp. 20-21. A Suggestion
for Shifting Technology, by Technical Director
of the City Theatres in Cologne. Relatively
simple hand-crank method for moving sizable
stage wagons (less than full-stage) from below
stage level. Best adapted to houses having onoff floor cuts. 4 1I1u strations.
399. Hazucha, Vlado.
"A New Form of Theatre
Space," INTERSCENA 67 (Summer 1967).
pp. 35-41. Project for a theatre bearing influence of Strnad's space theatre, Gropius's
Totaltheater, and a number of Russian projects published in recent years. Depends on a
rotating annular ring around audience. Text of
address before Interscena 66 symposium in
Prague.

OCTOBER,1969

1400. Hensel, Gerhard. "Fahrbare TribOnenanlage fOr
eine
Sporthalle,"
BUHNENTECHNISCHE
RUNDSCHAU (Juni 1969), pp. 20-21. Powered self-driven seating bank for a sports
arena. Bank lowers itself and runs back under
a rear, fixed section.

1401. Hofer, Miklos and Ferenc Vajda. "Das Projekt
fOr ein neues Nationaltheater in Budapest,"
BUHNENTECHNISCHE
RUNDSCHAU (4/
1969). p. 12-15. Twin full side stages, rear
stage, and concentric revolving stages built
inside a full stage wagon_ Well pfanned, few
innovations.

1402. Huneke, Walter. "Proben-und Vorstellungsbetrieb mit H ilfe einer GrossdrehbOhne,"
BUHNENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU (Juni
1969), pp. 14-18. Rehearsal and performance
with the help of a very large revolving stage.
Author is Technical Director of the Frankfurt a.
Main civic theatre, has a 123-foot diameter
revolver with a 52 foot revolver inside it.
1403. "Internationale Beratungen Ober Szenographie
und Theatertechnik," BUHNENTECHNISCHE
RUNDSCHAU (4/1969), p. 7-10. Proceedings of First OISTT Conference in Prague,
June 1969.
1404. Kammerer, Ernst. "Die Elektroakustische Anlage des grossen Saales der Kongresshalle in
Boblingen," BUHNENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU (4/1969). pp. 20-21. Sound system
in Boblingen, West Germany, multi-purpose hall.
1405. Karlan, Robert L. "Dinner at the Theatre,"
THEATRE CRAFTS (September 1969). pp.
24-27, 41. Discusses unique requirements
for dinner theatres.
1406. Mitsubayashi, Ryotaro. "The Scenography of
Kabuki Theatre," INTERSCENA 67 (Summer
1967). pp. 42-46. Address before Interscena
66 meeting in Prague.
1407. Montilla, Robert B. "The Awnings of Roman
Theatres and Amphitheatres," THEATRE SU RVEY (May 1969). pp. 75-88. Explanation of
ideas about how sun shade awnings were gigged
and used in Roman theatres and amphitheatres.
1408. MOnnich, Bernhard. "Wettbewerb fOr den Neubau eines Opernhauses in Gbteborg," BUH NENTECHNISCHE RUNDSCHAU (Juni, 1969),
pp. 9-11. Competition for an operahouse in
Goteborg, Sweden. Suggests little change in
basic ideas since Malmo's Theatre.

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