. Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1921). rance to screen in photoplay house. The accompanying diagram in Figure 3, shows in a graphicalway the small steps or differences in illumination value in various 54 portions of the Merrill Theatre in Milwaukee, Wis. It will be notedthat the intensity varies from 8 ft. candles at the entrance to prac-tically zero at the screen. Lobby and Foyer The foyer and lobby afford probably better than any other por-tion of the theatre an opportunity for working out novel and in-dividual methods of lighting treatment. Attractive and impressi
. Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1921). rance to screen in photoplay house. The accompanying diagram in Figure 3, shows in a graphicalway the small steps or differences in illumination value in various 54 portions of the Merrill Theatre in Milwaukee, Wis. It will be notedthat the intensity varies from 8 ft. candles at the entrance to prac-tically zero at the screen. Lobby and Foyer The foyer and lobby afford probably better than any other por-tion of the theatre an opportunity for working out novel and in-dividual methods of lighting treatment. Attractive and impressiveresults can be obtained here without the use of glaring exposedlamps that so often create an atmosphere of garish cheapness, ftieintensity of light should be more subdued than for the entrance ofthe theatre as in Fig. 3, thus reducing the contrast between the brightstreet illumination and that of the dimly lighted auditorium. Manyschemes have been adopted for lobby lighting. Hanging fixtures ofmetal, composition, glass or .crystal, illumination from coves and. Fig. 4—Lobby of theatre showing use of the pedestal lighting method. cornices, lighting standards, portable lamps, wall brackets, etc. Thelobby shown in figure 4, illustrates the use of special lighting stand-ards. This lobby is 30 ft. by 50 ft.—has a ceiling 20 ft. high. Four8 ft. standards light the entire space. Each is equipped with four100-Watt lamps burning in silvered indirect lighting reflectors. 55 When we consider that the wattage expenditure is only slightlymore than one watt per square foot, this is a very effective andeconomical way to illuminate the lobby. The method eliminates glareand tends to bring out the decorative touches that have been care-fully added to make the lobby attractive. With much the same effect, but with the lighting accomplishedin an entirely different manner, the lobby in Figure 5 is given as anexample of cove or cornice lighting. Cove lighting has been known am Ibq i IP T 1 ^^^^^
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