Word: theater
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Frank Lloyd Wright has designed what he calls "The New Theater" for the citizens of Hartford, Connecticut. Although he is almost 80, and has never before designed a theater plant, Mr. Wright is well up on the latest developments and trends in theater planning. This understanding, as well as he imagination and perspective which have prompted some to call him "the outstanding architect of the twentieth century," are apparent in his model of the Hartford playhouses, now being shown in Fogg Museum...
...building will be low and angular; this is nothing new to those who know Mr. Wright's work. The most important and interesting part of any theater, however, is the stage. In this case the stage juts out into the orchestra in a large semicircular form, reminiscent of the Grecian theater. Thus actors and audience are brought into more intimate contact than is possible with the present "picture frame stage...
This may sound a good deal like the "theater-in-the-round" idea. In many respects it is, but actually "The New Theater" is a compromise between "theater-in-the-round" and the present proscenium stage. A lot of the new stage is still hidden from the audience--enough to allow for rapid changes of scenery. According to Mr. Wright's manifesto, which is posted near the model, scenery is built below the stage and rises on ramps to the playing area, which is equipped with a revolving disk. The "fly gallery" above the stage is completely eliminated...
...celebration of the 142nd season of the Pierian Sodality of 1808 a free concert by the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra will take place of 8 p.m. tonight in Sanders Theater. Malcolm H. Holmes '28 will conduct...
Matthiessen especially urged the building of a theater here. Past presidents Lowell and Eliot refused to set up a theater and dramatic department, but Levin stated that there was a good chance that the present administration might pass a proposal for a theater...