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,50 WILMETTE LIFE April 22, 1927 f· a- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . · · lr-~~:=:~--~l· l T HE T EATRO - Select Kimball Organist Organ for Music at New Theater 'f,he organ in Teatro del Lago was built and ins t all ed by the \V. \ V. Kimball company of Chicago. This instrument was selected bv th~ . management, after having many ~r ears satisfactory experience with Kimball organs. This instrument, which \vill ~upply the musical part of the cnte.rtainment offered the patrons of the theater, is the latest development oi the Orchestral organ. It contains the tones of a symphony orchestra in ad - . clition to those of an organ and the registration was e:,pecially designed to suit the acoustics of the theater. In addition to its use as a perfect accompaniment t3 the ~ilcnt drama. it has a voice of its 0\\'11 as a solo instru ment, and will he heard in this tJSl· a:-' one of the ft·a tu:<.'s of the entertain ment. I I 1 . I I t t I I I t I DEL L = ~ I I. 11 i I .I FUEL OIL - ~ - rs . - - I1 It I1 AGO It It I1 I1 heated by ~· _ = II 11 II II = - - furnished by - - - 'I ,, I ", -, I eI -- II I 1 :I II . 1 -I I- ,. B B 0 c II II RAUN ROS. IL 0. II I 723 Oak St. WINNETKA Ph. Winn. 1565 it II - -- Berto~ Lawrence Balustrades A re Uniqu e F eaiure of Th eater Interior On eaci1 of the side \\'alls 0i the theater · auditoriu:n have been built in several Spanish canopy halustradl':- . Built of architectural \\Toug-ht irf·r,. and surmounted hy striped canopil'-.., they form practically the only hn·ak ;11 the '"all suriace and add a ckr i< krl artistic touch to thl' simple Spani-.h design oi the theater interior. Th<.' iron \\'Ork in itsvlf is an lltlll :-u ally beautiful pil'Ct.: oi wnrkman-..lliJ· Tn twisted and spiral groups, the ,·ari ous parts of the rail and the ctn<q)\ supports break till' JllOJwtuny (li a!t ordinarY balu strade and mah· uf t· ~trh a delic~te pi<'re Df arti'-!ry. The halu:.tradL·s werv built h~ th t· ~l'\' lllottr Architectural Iron cotn:·;ttl\. Ud5 Fultl·ll ~tn·cl, Chic;tgn, a-., \\ ~ -~l' al-..o the ~ tair-ca:-e-.. and tht· r:tib -..u r round ing the me he., Ira pit. The ~~ ·-' mour company ha.; done the ir(IJl \\<·r\... iu several Chictl!:<' building!', anttl!l,_: thc111 being the addition tJ till' lllin oi" Central ho~pital. II II ·:··~,._.l ,._.( . . . . .t). _ ,C. . . _ . C. . . . .( .. . . . C. . . . . I . . , _ . C). . . . C). . . .C)~ C ...-.I). . . .t). _ ,( . . . . . .t). . . .C ~) . . . .t ......C) . _ , C) . . . .( . . . . .C ~ )··!· l1 "For Fuel · Use Oil" II iI II i· l ·- ·- ·- ·-·- ·- . - ·- ·- · - . - ·- ·- . - · - ·- ·- · - . - · - . - · - . - ·- ·.J · Bert Blow's Men Made . I LAKE VIEW 04 8 3 LAKE VIEW 0484 ' -, · :I I : ' Berton Lawrence, a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Music has heen secured hy the owners of Teatro del Lago to preside at the console of the $25,000 Kimball organ of the theater. ~f r. Lawrence has achieved prominence as a theater organist in the leading musical centers of the West and plays classical and popular music with cqu(l\ facility. H c is said to be particularly adept at synchronizing music \\·ith photoplays. He will l>e seen at the organ at the opening of Teatro del Lago on Sat urday of this week. Dirt Fly at Theater TELEPHONES: l All Plumbing Installed in Teatro del Lago by \Vhen the "dirt began to fly" on the site where there has since risen the new Teatro del Lago. it was a north shore firm that sent its men and machinery to the scc-11e to ·'dig." and in a rcmar ka bh· short t imc a ftcr the first sl10vel full of dirt \\'CLS remon·rl, the job was completed-2,343 cub:c yard.; of earth had been remo\·ed. This work \\'aS done b\· n. \\'. Blow. of 6~0 Center street, \1\l innetka. \\'ho, in addition to his contracting- for excavating work. also deals in building material..,. ).fr. Blo\\' ~uppliecl the contractor the sancL graYel and cinder:' ior the spacious driveways lradin~ to Teatro del Lago from both Sheridan road and Tenth street and also for the construction of the space for parking automobiles. According to this firm, thirt \'five carloads of these material-; were us~cl for the parking space alone, and thtrty carloads for the clrivc\\'ays. a total of sixty-five cars. Mission Area Provides Tiling for New Theater Tht mnf tile and tile pantb ll'-cd in the \\·all ckcoratio~ns and paneling (li Tt'atrn del Lago were.: brought iroi tl old ~texico and California. The lll<t· terial us~.:cl in the r8oiing i~ the r q.!uhr mi"~ion tile utilii'ecl in the con~trtlcti.,n ni buildings in ~ftxico, Spain and tht · mndified Spanish buildings in Caliit·rnia. The tile panel-, are excrlll'nt L' X amples oi the artistn· of the \\'Prk clone ]Jy the ~ft·xican -tile -maker-.. ;tn 1 play a1; important part in the br auti ful hut simple dccoratiot~:- of th·· theater. · RUPERT J. WEBER, Prop . T E L E PHON E DIVERS E Y 2440 PLUMBING, GAS FITTING AND DRAINAGE 284 1 NORTH C LARK STREET THE NotLAU & WOLFF MFG: Co. Manufact~rers of ... GENERAL MILL WORK a nd CHICAGO INTERIOR FINISH 0 If ice and Factory 1705-1719 FULLER TON AVE., CHICAGO