The planning and construction of American theatres (1903)
Birkmire, Wm. H. (William Harvey), 1860-1924 · New York : J. Wiley · leaf 99
39 OF AMERICAN THEATRES. * escapes arranged upon the Fifty-eighth Street side are so ingeniously devised that they do not mar the architectural effect. The aisles throughout are plentiful and wide, with no inter- secting gangways and not over ten or twelve seats in every row between aisles. The… … GALLERY PLAN. ficial area to hold the whole of the occupants of each tier. But the writer would suggest that the corridors be separated from each tier by solid masonry walls and fire-proof doorways, so that in case of fire the audience, after leaving the tier, would be away from any fire or smoke…
Theater architecture
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