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  Theater structure - Patent 4075795
A theater structure is disclosed in which partons may view a live production on stage or a moving picture from the seats of their automobiles or from seats provided within the theater.
A theater structure in accordance with claim 1 wherein said openable dome structure is comprised of a plurality of panels pivoted at a point located substantially at the apex of said dome structure, the opposite ends of said panels riding in tracks mounted to said building walls.
A theater structure in accodance with claim 5 in which at least one of said panels is driven by an electric motor, said electric motor being connected to said panel and being operable to rotate a drive wheel mounted in a drive track.
www.freepatentsonline.com /4075795.html   (2221 words)

  
 Arlington Theater - Arlington Theater Tickets - Santa Barbara Arlington Theater - Arlington Theater Schedule
Arlington Theater is the largest theater located in Santa Barbara.
Performance at the Arlington Theater was located in the C. Roberson Theater at the Southeast Campus of Tarrant County College.
Today Arlington Theater is considered as one of the many places in Santa Barbara which provide a relaxing ambience.
www.barrystickets.com /los-angeles/arlington-theater   (1509 words)

  
  Herod's Theater in Jerusalem - A Wooden Structure By Joseph Patrich
The structure of the stage houses in the occasional theaters could be monumental, including columns and marble revetments, wall mosaics, and paintings, but these too were temporary structures that were dismantled at the end of the festivals.
The second stone theater to be built in Rome, that of Balbus, was constructed only in 13 B.C.E. The theater of Marcelus, begun by Julius Caesar, was completed by Augustus in 11 B.C.E., being thus the third stone theater in the city.
The transformation evident in the structure of the Herodian theaters during the period of ca.
www.bibleinterp.com /articles/Patrich-Herods_Theater.htm   (1308 words)

  
  Structure of the Greek Theater
Similarly, the Theater of Dionysus in Athens was situated in the sacred precinct of Dionysus at the foot of the Acropolis.
Although this theater was built at the end of the fourth century BCE and rebuilt and enlarged in the second century, it does enable us to visualize what the ancient theaters must have been like.
This was a covered structure, originally a temporary wooden building, where the actors stored their masks and costumes and performed quick changes out of the sight of the audience.
www.cnr.edu /home/bmcmanus/tragedy_theater.html   (1088 words)

  
 theater - HighBeam Encyclopedia
Theater in ancient Greece developed from the ceremonial worship of the god Dionysus (in which the death and rebirth of the god were celebrated) and was communal in nature.
Richard Wagner, in his opera theater at Bayreuth, attempted further to isolate the audience by means of a gap of darkness between a double proscenium arch.
Concurrently, antirealistic expressionist and symbolic movements in theater were developing, such as Vsevolod Meyerhold 's constructivism, the "theater of cruelty" of Antonin Artaud, and the "epic theater" of Bertolt Brecht.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-theater.html   (2039 words)

  
 ::: 19th Century Actors Photographs :::
Theater interiors began improving in the 1850s, with ornate decoration and stall seating replacing the pit.
Theater crowds in the first half of the 19th century had gained a reputation as unruly, loud and uncouth.
The improvements made to theaters in the last half of the 19th century encouraged middle- and upper class patrons to attend plays, and crowds became quieter, more genteel, and less prone to cause disruptions of the performance.
content.lib.washington.edu /19thcenturyactorsweb/essay.html   (1903 words)

  
 The Petra Great Temple | The Theatron Shaped Structure
Cavea: In 1997 one-half of an apsidal structure with tiers of seating was discovered, which we tentatively identified to be a Nabataean structure in the form of a theater (from the Greek, theatron, meaning "a place of seeing").
Unquestionably, the auditorium was central to the structure and it dominated the monument's interior.
Although the collapse of the West Colonnade scarred the structure, further evidence for the seating was be found to continue up to the east and west platforms to where the rear of the cavea must have stood in antiquity.
www.brown.edu /Departments/Anthropology/Petra/temple/theatron.html   (1168 words)

  
 Michigan Theater - About the State Theater
GKC owned a chain of theaters in the mid-west and their signature carpeting can still be seen on the floor of the State Theater lobby today.
As with so many movie palaces throughout the country, the theater was "quaded" (sub-divided into four smaller theaters) at this time to better compete with the new trend in movie theaters - multiple screens -- both the main floor and the balcony were divided to have two screens each.
Theater is two blocks down on the left at the intersection of Liberty and State Streets.
michtheater.org /state_about.php   (583 words)

  
 Search Results for "Theater"
theater, building, structure, or space in which dramatic performances take place.
...A theater without a proscenium, in which the stage is at the center of the auditorium and is surrounded by seats.
...Globe Theater The theater in London where many of the great plays of William Shakespeare were first performed.
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Theater   (239 words)

  
 The Mediterranean Theater of Operations
The term "theater of operations" was defined in the field manuals as the land and sea areas to be invaded or defended, including areas necessary for administrative activities incident to the military operations (chart 12).
In theaters where a long buildup period was possible before the field forces went into combat, a fairly elaborate system of communications zone sections or bases would develop well in advance of the rest of the theater elements.
By virtue of his position at the top of the theater structure he would issue, over the theater commander's signature and after clear-ance with the proper elements of the General Staff, medical policies which would be put into effect on a theaterwide basis; that is, in both the communi-cations zone and the combat zone.
history.amedd.army.mil /booksdocs/wwii/orgadmin/org_admin_wwii_chpt7.htm   (18045 words)

  
 General Accounting Office
Officials at one theater command stated that their current war- plans are consistent with defense guidance the plans assume immediate access to primary ports and airfields.
Risks in the Second Theater Are Higher Risks in implementing the national military strategy are higher in the second of two theaters because shortfalls are higher and the proportion of active support forces is significantly less in the second theater.
The theater commander stated that if his theater was second, he was concerned about the lack of support forces to sustain the fight and delays in execution that may be caused by support force shortfalls.
www.fas.org /man/gao/nsiad-99-047.htm   (10298 words)

  
 Options for Restructuring the Army
The Army's theater structure is an element of the joint command structure for an entire theater of operations.
The largest single element of the theater structure (besides the subordinate corps) is the theater support command, which includes a number of area support groups to provide rear-area logistics support, a petroleum group, an ordnance group, a transportation command, and potentially a medical command (see Figure A-3).
Most of the rest of the corps's structure consists of combat-support brigades and groups, each with a variable number of subordinate battalions depending on the number of subordinate divisions assigned to the corps and on operational factors.
www.cbo.gov /showdoc.cfm?index=6348&sequence=4   (3209 words)

  
 Highland Avenue at Hollywood Boulevard
Theater architect S. Charles Lee turned two plain buildings -- a furniture warehouse and an automobile service garage -- into a statement of sophistication for the Hollywood location of the Max Factor Company.
The uniqueness of the structure -- a combination of the popular Art Deco styling and French Empire -- was not limited to its exterior as, in the salon, Factor specially decorated rooms that would complement the complexion and hair colors of the patrons.
This structure was briefly the tallest in the city -- until the Los Angeles City Hall was built in 1932.
www.historicla.com /hollywood/block02.html   (251 words)

  
 Greek Theater
Early Greek theaters were probably little more than open areas in city centers or next to hillsides where the audience, standing or sitting, could watch and listen to the chorus singing about the exploits of a god or hero.
From the late 6th century BC to the 4th and 3rd centuries BC there was a gradual evolution towards more elaborate theater structures, but the basic layout of the Greek theater remained the same.
During the 5th century, the stage of the theater of Dionysus in Athens was probably raised only two or three steps above the level of the orchestra, and was perhaps 25 feet wide and 10 feet deep.
academic.reed.edu /humanities/110tech/Theater.html   (3005 words)

  
 Theater (structure) - ArticleWorld
The structures have a similar arrangement of spaces and, although they are not a must have in shows (with alternatives such as outdoor stages or Street Theatres being sometimes used), are used for the vast majority of theatre shows.
In most cases it will be a standard, defined location but in some structures there will be the possibility for altering it to serve the needs of the performance better.
For example a stage can be placed in the middle of the theatre and that will make it necessary to put the audience seats facing it from all the sides, in a circle.
www.articleworld.org /index.php/Theater_(structure)   (335 words)

  
 Theater Umbrien Italien
The Communal Theater of Narni is one of the rare examples of theater of 800 built next a palace, in this case the 13th century palace of the Podestà, existing in Europe and in the world.
In the structure, so as it is nowadays, is from the origin only the façade, while the remaining parts of the building are the result of a long work of renovation necessary after the bombings of 1943.
The Theater of the Concordia, famous as the smallest theater of the world, was built between the last years of 1700 and the first of 1800; the inauguration goes back, in fact, to 1808; after, the internal rooms are decorated with frescos by the painter Luigi Agretti in 1892.
www.bellaumbria.net /theater-cinema_deu.htm   (589 words)

  
 RESTRUCTURING A PROUD BUILDING
Although the grand ballroom on the second level was large enough to contain the 390-seat arena theater, a large portion of the original floor was dropped to accommodate the recessed seating tiers and stage.
While the penthouse protected the arena theater below from outside ambient noise, the shops, administrative areas, mechanical rooms and rehearsal room housed within the penthouse had to be acoustically isolated from the supporting structure to prevent the transmission of noise from the penthouse level above.
To alleviate noise due to vibration transmission through the structural frame, attachments between the thrust theater structure and the surrounding building structure were minimized.
www.djc.com /special/design96/10016902.html   (1452 words)

  
 Theater Support Command: Multicomponent Logistics
The TSC is a flexible and adaptable structure containing an early entry module (EEM), a command and control structure, and a functional support capability for force projection in a major theater war or theater of operations.
Its modular design permits phased insertion of the TSC (thus minimizing strategic lift requirements), instead of requiring insertion of a fixed structure that may not be the right size for a specific mission.
The working structure of the command must be able to communicate and process work using the latest systems, whether at home station or in forward split-base operations.
www.almc.army.mil /alog/issues/MayJun00/MS513.htm   (1981 words)

  
 Miletus (Milet), near Ephesus, Turkey
Miletus is known for its gigantic Hellenistic theater, reconstructed by the Romans and perhaps the most impressive theater structure in Anatolia.
You'll see how the theater was constructed, and how the huge crowds of up to 15,000 spectators moved about, you'll be out of the blazing sun, and the breeze down the stairwell will cool you before you emerge, panting and blinking, onto the theater's upper tiers.
The view from the top is excellent, revealing the theater itself, the flood plain, and the other remains of ancient Miletus including the Northern and Southern Agoras and traces of the city walls, bouleuterion, Baths of Faustina, stadium and other structures, all now badly ruined.
www.turkeytravelplanner.com /go/Aegean/Ephesus/prien_milet_didim/miletus.html   (573 words)

  
 Old Globe Theatre Structure - dimensions and design
The structure of the Globe Theatre is a complex.
The open air arena, called the 'pit' or the 'yard', had a raised stage at one end and was surrounded by three tiers of roofed galleries with balconies overlooking the back of the stage.
Structure - The seats in each of the three levels of galleries were tiered with three rows of wooden benches, increasing in size towards the back, following the shape of the building and structure.
www.william-shakespeare.info /william-shakespeare-globe-theatre-structure.htm   (1230 words)

  
 ArtsEditor: features: Will They Come?
The warehouse space is an open beam structure that will add over 13,000 additional square feet of easily configured space, and the new architectural plans locate all administrative offices, dressing rooms, and set storage there.
At the meeting, principal architect Tom Johnson unveiled a three-dimensional model of the site in conjunction with a presentation of the firm's experience and an outline of the design to be applied to the Colonial Theatre.
When issuing the licenses, city officials had stated that they would be for full-service restaurants, not bars, in order to avoid giving the public the impression that downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts would become riddled with bars and their associated problems.
www.artseditor.com /html/features/1104_colonial.shtml   (840 words)

  
 New London Globe Theater Structure - design and dimensions
Scholars and architects looked at the information available regarding the building and the structure of the old theatre and plans to build a replica, a reconstruction, of the old theatre were drawn.
Traditional building materials were used for the structure such as timber, nails, stone (flint), plaster and thatched roof.
Design and Structure - The seats in each of the three levels of galleries are tiered with three rows of seats in the structure, increasing in size towards the back, following the shape of the building.
www.william-shakespeare.info /new-globe-theatre-structure-design-dimensions.htm   (1033 words)

  
 Wisconsin The Pabst Theater Tickets - The Pabst Theater Tickets - The Pabst Theater Schedule
Built in 1895, the Pabst is the fourth oldest continuously operating theater in the nation.
His architect on staff, Otto Strack, determined to not to lose his second structure to disaster, desiged the Pabst Theater to be one of the most fire-proof theaters of its day.
The Pabst Theater included one of the country's first fire curtains, all-electrical illumination, and a very early air conditioning system which used fans and large amounts of ice.
www.theticketking.com /tickets/the-pabst-theater-tickets.htm   (842 words)

  
 Theatre Directing
The department has access to various LORT theaters and to excellent programs in theater for a term off-campus, e.g., in England with the British American Dramatic Academy or at the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Center in Waterford, Connecticut.
It is important for directing students to speak with the directing faculty in the spring of their junior year to begin research on plans for the year after graduation from Skidmore.
Our advice then is to find jobs which are close to a theater and find a way to volunteer for the theater when you are not at your place of employment.
www.skidmore.edu /academics/theater/directing.html   (638 words)

  
 Toy Theater or Model Theater Prosceniums at Kannik's Korner
These sheets are used to build the face of the model theater itself.
Some of these are only sold by the set of sheets required for each style theater.
Directions for building the supporting theater structure are not included, except for the Large Royal proscenium.
www.kannikskorner.com /toytheater/proscenium.htm   (110 words)

  
 Joint and Combined Theater Logistics: The Future Reality
Although competition is healthy at certain times and in certain places, it is not healthy as a part of the command and control structure in a theater of operations during war.
The simplified command and modular structure of the JTSC is flexible by design, which allows for joint logistics operations that are focused, efficient, and effective.
Logistics support priorities, total asset visibility, theater movement control, and management of critical resources are simplified through a centralized, joint, and combined theater command and control structure that incorporates decentralized execution.
www.almc.army.mil /ALOG/issues/MayJun99/MS351.htm   (2549 words)

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