Page 16 -

Cove lighting beneath the balcony at the stalls entrance and the remains of the stage box décor.
Note the Romanesque proportions of the arch that encloses the box.

Proscenium arch. The frame edge has a Moorish flourish. The medallion would be equally at home in a church or synagogue.
The embossed background (either plaster or pressed metal) is crowns and flowers.

Above: One of several balconettes show
a Moorish or Italianate influence.
Right: Through ceiling baffles, a glimpse
of the dome with its central rosette.
Images this page by James Barrand.

16 2008 CINEMARECORD