Orange Daily News
Orange, California

April 26, 1929

Chairs Arrive Today For New Orange Theatre

With the arrival this morning of 1100 opera chairs, work of completing the Orange theater for its gala opening May 15 reached its final state, according to A. B. Crawford, resident manger.

The chairs arrived from an Illinois factory and are to be installed at the earliest possible date. All are leather cushioned to furnish the utmost in comfort for the theater patrons.

The decorative work is being rapidly pushed to completion by the Tiffany studios, Los Angeles. The Mediterranean motif is being employed in the decorative scheme.

Work of installing the lighting system is slated to start probably next week. Crawford stated a unique lighting effect would be used, which as far as he knows has not been tried in any theater in Southern California.

The stage equipment has already been ordered and the scenery is now being painted in a Los Angeles studio. An apple-green plush curtain will add to the attractiveness of the stage drapings.

The projection room, one of the largest in the county, has been finished and all that remains is the installation of the projection equipment.

Talking pictures are to be a feature of the local programs and tests have been conducted to determine the kind of sound equipment to be installed.