But the normal house mix position is in front of the crossaisle near the rear of the main floor.ĭressing rooms: Two star rooms are at stage level, two huge chorus rooms are in the basement, smaller dressing rooms are on levels two and three stage left. House mix position: There's a small booth at the rear of the main floor, in front and to the side of the original projection booth. Projection booth: It's at the rear of the main floor, no equipment currently installed. How much do you need? There are a number of 400A and 600A disconnects DSL, DSR, USL, USR and in the Expo Hall.
Screw plug for attachment to raceway outlets." The 1st border racewayĪlso had 12 pin receptacles on 12 separate circuits for spotlights.ĭimmers: There are now Strand CD80 rolling racks both DSL and DSR. With "four unit suspension hoods" that each had separate leads and "a It was of "the concert border type" and equipped Proscenium." The first electric wasn't designed as a light Select the appropriate dimmers for "full proscenium" or "short The linesets were labeled "C" and "E." Switches on the board would
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Sections in the event you didn't want to use the full proscenium width. The center 50' could be flown separately from the two 25' end Scroll down to the bottom of this page for aįor more about Hub boards see Bob Foreman's extensive article " Part 1: Hub Switchboard Operating Manual" on his site Backstage at the Fox.īorderlights: There were originally seven sets, each on two The electrical installation at the Shrine was detailed in " Electrical Equipment of the World's Largest Stage,"Īn article by C.A. The dimmers have been removed but the front frame is still in place. The original 1926 Hub dimmer board has been gutted. The lattice track arbor is bracketed out from the wall downstage right. Controls are at the electrician's desk off left. House curtain: It's on a motorized lineset with a motor also to operate it as a traveler.
Removing tension on the trip cable releases the clutch. Originally a Peter Clark installation, it's been updated with a Hoffend motor, gearbox and clutch. The lift mechanism is in the basement stage right. There are two arbors and two dashpots, one of each on either side of the stage. Valance: It's downstage of the asbestos and painted with a similar design.Īsbestos: The steel-framed curtain is operated by pushbuttons on the smoke pockets both stage left and stage right. Motorized sets: There are controls downstage left for 8 electric battens as well as two side lighting gantries. The lower one is at a level that would be used as a flyfloor in most theatres. Loading bridges: There are two, accessed via stairs downstage left. In the 1926 installation these sets were located elsewhere. Lockrail: At stage level, stage left with the exception of 9 sets downstage that are operated from a platform about 9' above stage level. And don't miss his articles " Peter Clark, Expert of Theatre" and " The Legacy of Peter Clark." Visit his site Vintage Theatre Catalogs for a wealth of historic tech data. The Shrine installation was listed (as the Al Malaikah Auditorium) in a JPeter Clark ad in Motion Picture News. Most sets originally used 5 lift lines, but there were certainly variations. The arbors and ropelocks have been replaced, the latter are by Hoffend. The T-wall appears to be largely original. It was originally a Peter Clark installation with about 100 sets but has had many upgrades and changes over the years. Compensating cables, not part of the original installation, are attached to the bottom of most, but not all, of the arbors. Number of linesets: About 83, on 6" centers using 4 1/2" wide weights.