# On building a theatre Stage construction and equipment for small theatres, schools and community

Author: Pichel, Irving, 1891-1954

Genre: Category: Architecture

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67752

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=On+building+a+theatre+Stage+construction+and+equipment+for+small+theatres%2C+schools+and+Pichel&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

There are, of course, other types of auditorium and platform than that of the theatre. Churches, lecture halls, and the chambers of legislative assemblies are planned with the same general end of making a person or persons at one part of the room audible and visible to many persons gathered in another part. The ready defense of much bad planning in school auditoriums is that they were not modelled after theatres but after one of these other forms. To-day this will not serve as a defense. Interest in the drama is too widespread, and recognition of the social potency of the theatre is too general. And whereas none of these other forms of audience chamber meets the needs of the theatre, a we...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/on-building-a-theatre-stage-construction-and-equipment-for-smal-45e1aae6/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/on-building-a-theatre-stage-construction-and-equipment-for-smal-45e1aae6/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/on-building-a-theatre-stage-construction-and-equipment-for-smal-45e1aae6/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/on-building-a-theatre-stage-construction-and-equipment-for-smal-45e1aae6/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/on-building-a-theatre-stage-construction-and-equipment-for-smal-45e1aae6/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/on-building-a-theatre-stage-construction-and-equipment-for-smal-45e1aae6/chapters/2/index.md)