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REM ODELLED THEA TRE

The Air Conditioning System With wliioli ilie

I George D. DeBlois and Mrs. DeBlois; The Premier, Hon.

11, 1935

VAL UABLE ADDITION To CHARLOTTEJTOWN

Theatre is Equipped is an Innovation in! this Province. ‘

The newly relilodelled Prince Edward Theatre will open its doors to the public this evening at 7 o'clock when will he presented as the premiere performance Warner Baxter and Myrlla Loy in “Broadway Bill”, Everything is in readiness to accommodate the large number who have been waiting to see the improvement effected by the artisans during the_ last fewnionths. Mr. A. R. Cooper, Manager of the Prince Edward Theatre, is pleased to announce at the same time a reduction in admission prices which is certain to encourage more regular attendance at

this popular form of amusement.

The New Prince Edward Theatre will be opened under the distinguished patronage of His Honour Lieut.-Governor

w. J. P; Mseliiiunn and Mrs MacMillan; His Worship

‘NEW

Mayor Kennedy. and Mrs Kennedy.

Ivar the pelt ﬁr: months work- inen have been renovating the Prince Edward Ilmttlo and with til! Ilnlnhlllﬁ touches applied the building has lpkn on an entirely new appeal-suns with the interior completely r. pleasing artistic effect.

Through thl lO-arrangement of A mo balcony, tho elimination of the boxes the theatre has a. more , upacious and oommoclious appeal-- moeandillbletoseatsomeonel thousand persons, two hundred more than ‘it would formerly hold. '

irlarge new neon sign, 20 by 12,; with the words “Prince Edwin-mi outlined in three 001015, makes at very attractive display in front- The underside of the marquee is

The entrance and other doors through the theatre are mahogany with walnut finish and chromium plated fittings. The glass is bevel- led plate. Tho arcade has stucco walls and a terrazo- floor. The walls of the lobby are modernism

. in design and finished in a ifﬂ-VBY" time affect. Along the wail are

_lhld0W boxes with lllzhts for dil- play puuposes. The ceiliﬂs is tex- tured plaster in iiwo colors. The box office has been removed from ms 91d; 5nd placed in the center mween theldooi leading into thﬁ layer.

The floor covering in the foyer, and on the stairway and aisles i8 rubber, blue grey in color and ooundproof. The walls and 0ellll1$ of the foyer are of the same ina- ‘lerial as in the lobby.

‘The main auditorium is finished in Donnaoona. ship 11!)’ 79°"?- °n ceiling and walls. The material is woustlcally treated and fol-IO“ the some design as in the wells of lobby and lover.

The pillars uliiicl- the balcony halve been removed, the "whole bol- qmy being carried. Olll a 63 foot I beam three feet deeip and welsh- lng seven and a half tons.

0n the balwm! the lmlwilln room has been moved back. alvillﬂ additional seating. The removal of the pillars under the beacon: per- mits a clear view of the stage from nil parts of the main audit- orillm.

There is a eoiirmlete new lighting gihout, the fixtures White

‘-ed togivee;

l t lighted by 120 sixty watt lauips I

MANAGER

MR. A. R. COOPER,

heat engineer, Mr. Jollns, of Sack-

ville. who has been in the City for several days making a final in- spection and seeing that every- thing is functioning properly.

This nag: system is the first o1 the kind that has been completely in- stalled in any building in Prince Ed- ward Island

The air ls not only heated, but is changed and humidified every fifteen minutes-

In summer by o system of fails, conditioned air is forced tluough the building, which is thereifore ‘ ‘always uniformdy wenm in wints and refreshingly cool in the hot summer days, thereby adding to the health and comfort of the patrons.

Mr. Fred G. Spencer. proprietor of the Palnce Edward ‘Iheatl-i osserves inuoli credit roi- his enterprise in giving Charlottetown such a fine ‘Theatre. Since taking over the Theatre Mr. Spencer ha: been constantly improving it, and as each new development in the motion picture business, has been perfected regemdless of expense he lrldroduced it to Charlottetown.

Most of the work in connection with the remodelling was done by local business houses. The Doll- naoona board which has been use: throughout was purchased through Maodonald-Rowe Woodworking 0o Ltd, who also did the mill-work.

‘llheol i-iowirlnzmdiitting: whiohaddsomustwthcnalondil‘ nmaaraooo otthe newThoatre wcreauppliedand installed by Ohwpellbdo. \

The air conditioning system which increases the comfort oi patrons was swnlied and installed by the Enterprise - ‘ 1 of Seohvills N. B. lmdei- the supervis- ion or Mr Johns.

Illa nu ‘ban otlnpietoly man. .1. msomnnonolo the Illicit Ild model-n m con- woiii in connection with the litlonill he bull installed. The plimoim mil ileum: Ollllilimtiii.

GRAND

WITH PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING NEW EXCEPT THE FOUR WALLS

EDWARD THEATRE

UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF - - - ins HONOR Lirzuax-covniilvon onoaon n. DEBLOIS AND Mns. DEBLOIS; run PREMIER, uoN. w. J. r. MACMILLAN arm MRS. MACMILLAN; nis WORSHIP MAYOR KENNEDY AND MRS. KENNEDY.

THE

FRINGE

z-wussaww

r0 nu ilssunnn or- sans LOWER ADMISSION

Lower Floor-35c, plu

Chan in Paris”—Will

Arliss in “The Iron Copperfield.”

F

‘TICKETS NOW AT THE CAPITOL-PRINCE EDWARD BOX OFFICE OPENS 5TB

COMEDY

ment has greatly increased it’s overhead by giving Charlottetown a

theatre of which every citizen may justly be proud, it has gone further ' by revising evening prices on a downward scale, anticipating y increased patronage which will be necessary to provide the ﬁnest of motion picture entertainment in Charlottetown.

NOTHING HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED to provide comfort and safe- guard the health of our patrons, ing system, completely changing

SOME OF ‘THE BIG PICTURES Talking”-Shirley Temple in

in “Bulldog Drummond”-Janet Gaynor in

Afternoon & Evening

New Prince Edward

Colorful and Spectac- ular, Demonstrating

Gowns by 'HOYTS Shoes by WRIGHTS Jewelry by TAYLORS

l I

TPHE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

OPENING TONIGHT

TWO SHOWS TONIGHT 7 8i 9 s?

Vi’

SUCCESSOR T O

M A T I N E E TOMORROW

CAPITOL

WILL ROGERS» _1N._

“GUIIIITY

Prilwe Edward “Premiere’

LAST TIMES Today d 3.15 - ‘I - 8.45

cllilliliill " With - - -

Evelyn Venable Kent Taylor

Stepin Fetchit Louise Dresser Mickey Rooney

- - - Your favorite Star in his happiest role.

—'ALSO— NEWS . . . TODD-KELLY Comedy

I iclmrs PRIOR T0 ‘I PRICES: Although the Prince Edward manage-

thereby

s 2c Govt. Tax; Balcony-llilc, plus 2c Govt, Tax.

even to the latest type of air condition- the air every fifteen minutes.

COMING SOON :—“Whole Towrfs “Bright Eyes”—“Little Men”—-“Charlie Rogers in.“Life Begins at 40”-Ronald Coleman “One More Spring”—George "Kid Millions”—“David

Duke”—-Eddie Cantor in

\

COMING

Next Wednesday

- HARDWOOD

At the Beautiful

Charlottetown’s

Aslllull Silow

Prince. Edwa

renovating your home.

Macdonal

Woodworking C0., Ltd

NOTE - - - . With ﬁnal screen- ing of-

“BOUNTY CHAIRMAN?’

-Tonight- _ the I ~ capitol Theatre

closes for special a c c o u s t l e a l and decorative treatment.

DONNACONA BOARD,’ I

FLOORING’

and MILL-WORK

were supplied by us

-—FOR THE-

rd Theatre

Donnacona Board was chosen for its beauty and acoustical properties. This is the ideal board for‘

Ask us for an estimate.

d-Rowe

With the BBMPLIIAENTS 0F

SACKVILLE, ll. B.

Miinufacturers and Installers of

Heating and Air Conditioning Systems

for All Types of Buildings

THE ENTERPRISE oullniv cilllviilv u».

ELECTRIC WORK

We Oongratulate the

imlllcr EDWARD THEATRE

on their beautifully remodelled building. A I

The Electric Wiring was installed by

CHAPPELL & co. Electrical Contractor I _‘ City ‘

CEMENTl I NAILS NARNISH

w-AND-

lOther ACCESSORIES

—SUPPLIED BY~

The Rogers Hardware Company, Limited I i

Charlottetown

PLUMBING . ' --AND—- STEAM FITTING

—IN THE-

PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE

—-WAS ' DONE BY-

D. L. MacKINNON

C ON GRA TULA TIONS

—TO THE-

7 F. GSPENCER COMPANY LTD 3

i

J. N. KENNY