The Register from Santa Ana, California • Page 17

New Walker Theatre Section mimer SECTION THREE SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1924 Pages Seventeen to Twenty-Two NEW WALKER THEATER ARCHITECTURAL WONDER Numerous Enterprises Are Concerned In Construction of Theater In the building a modern theater, many different firms are employed. Just how extensive has been the participation of varying kinds of business enterprises, is shown by the following resume: STRUCTURE IS Film Stars Will Be Seen At New Theater Opening' Several of the most prominent; members of the cast of "The Man from will make personal appearances at the Walker theater when the beautiful new: playhouse is opened here tomor-; row night. The cast includes such screen favorites as J-War- Orange County Theater ren Kerrigan, Alice Calhoun, Wanda' Hawley, Miss Dupont, Otto Hoff- will prove a revelation to all man, Robert Bolder and Pat see it for the first time. No ex- ley. has been spared in its con- Norma Shearer and Huntley struction so that it easily ranks fS bSToSwftr the tinea, ot early showing at the Walker ater.

also will make personal ap-j The theater will be conducted pearances tomorrow. under the personal direction of its 'owners, Mr. and Mrs. Charles FILM STARS TO ATTEND THEATER OPENING TOMORROW IN COUNTRY THEATER IS ONE-HUNDREDTH DESIGNED BY BROTHERS. Boiler Brothers of Kansas City and Los Angeles designed the architectural plans of the New Walker Theater which represents the one hundredth theater built according to Boiler design.

Among the number of buildings handled by these architects are the Empress Theater, Sacramento; White Theater, Fresno; Englewood Theater, Englewood; and. the Hotels Barbara and Stuarl, Angeles. Boiler Brothers opened their Los Angeles office three years ago. They are rightfully proud of their latest effort, the New Walker. A.

FIRM GENERAL CONTRACTORS ON JOB. House Graham, of Santa Ana. were the general contractors for the Xew Walker Theater. This firm makes a specialty of rein- forred concrete work and the new theater stands as a splendid specimen of their work. The Chandler Music Store, Stein Motor company, Moreland Truck company and Santa Ana Auto Top company buildings were ail built by this firm, as well as many residences and duplex houses throughout the city.

The firm is composed of A. R. House and J. A. Graham who have been in business for the past two years.

i Walker. They will endeavor to give and the Tuesday Afternoon lub a anuisement public the very Glendale. The work on the Newest entertainment it is possible to Walker has been done tinder the obtain. Metro, Goldwyn, Vitagraph, TTm- personal supervision of KODen, verBai, Film Booking Office ser- Power and he is very proud of win supply their best fea. results attained by his force magnificent theater, artists.

The best comedies will be a fea- of the New Walker including ART STONE COMPANY Pathe, Hal Roach. Will Rogers and GIVEN CREDIT. Mack Sennett comedies. The Angelas Art Stone and Among the noted productions to conrpanv, of Los Angeles, must be, pbown here in the near future credited with much of the a Hunch- effect created by the of hack of Notre the the New Walker Theater. This concern handled all the ornamental plaster and sculpture work in the new playhouse.

The big chandlier is one of the many specimens of their work. This concern, composed of T. Delmenico and H. Merrill, have handled over fifty theaters in all parts of the country. Both firm members are unanimous in declaring the New Walker to stand as one of the finest of its class in the entire country.

LOCAL BRICK MAKER SUPPLIES FRONT MATERIAL. Walter Wright, local brick contractor, is responsible for the beautiful terra cotta and tile front of. the New Walker Theater in addi-j tiitfi to all, brick work. Wright employed an average of 50 men the theater job and completed hisj part of the work in record time, Among the many buildings built by Wright in Santa Ana are the Moore building, occupied by the Mateer, Drug Store, Santa Ana Development building at First and Sycamore. Haley Block on North Main.

Greenleaf building, and the Bunting building at Fourth and Bristol. Outside Jobs include the. Junior High School at Fullerton, the La Habra grammar school and the Junior High addition at Tustin. SAND, GRAVEL CONTRACT EFFICIENTLY HANDLED. Yaeger Rock company, of Fullerton, handled the rock and sand contract of the New Walker Theater, living up to their slogan of efficiency, service and quality.

This company have the First National Bank, Hall of Records ana the Newport Heights subdivision contracts at the present, time. The Chapman building at Fullerton is another Yaeger job. WOODWORK DETAILS ARE STRIKING. Some of the striking artistic features of the Walker Theater are the fine woodwork details. These details take you back to an age long past and bespeak volumes for the knowledge and ability of the Mr.

Bolling. Here he has reproduced the artistic work of medevial wood workers with their application to modern construction. The craftsmen of the Barr Lumber company put into life again these ancient details for your pleasure and enjoyment. The knowledge of the architect, the enterprise of Mr. Walker and the skill of the Barr craftsmen have combined to make this beautiful result possible for us.

FADDEN SUPPLIES HARDWARE. John McFadden Company sup; plied the hardware used on the New Walker. This concern is generally represented in all important building operations in Santa Ana. either in the hardware, plumbing, painting or sheet metal work. Another big job now being done by McFadden is the plumbing contract on the First National Bank building.

and Jackie Coogan in Live the as well as all other Coogan productions. Fred Niblo and Rex Ingram will present their productions here. Buster feature comedies will be shown here. Another booking of importance is Laurette Taylor, of fame. Every production offered will he given with the proper musical setting.

TEXTURE PLASTERING BY S. A. MAN. The textufb plastering, travatine work and all imitation tile cement wbrk in the New Walker Theater was done by W. F.

Hohman of 502 Cypress street, Santa Ana. Hoh- contract on the theater near $10,000 and called for the labor of fifteen expert workmen. The artistic walls and ceilings in the new house, the tile floor in the lobby and the mantle in the foyer are specimens of the Hohman work. He did this same class of work on Million Dollar Theater, Van Nuys building, L. A.

Athletic Club and Hotel Stowell In Los Angeles. His Santa Ana work includes the John Muir and Lowell schools. FULLER FIRM SUPPLIES ALL WINDOW GLASS, W. P. Fuller Company supplied all window glass used in the New Walker Theater and by their prompt service did their share in making possible the opening of the house tomorrow night.

ART GLASS WORK IS FROM L. A. All art glass work in the New Walker Theater was supplied and put in place by the Los Angeles Art Glass company of Los Angeles. The restful lighting scheme rests to a great extent upon their product. FIRST SHOWING IN IRLO OF FILM HERE The world premiere showing of Man from will feature the opening program tomorrow night of Santa new $225,000 Walker theater.

Manager Walker obtained this; unusual feature, in which J. War-j ren Kerrigan, Alice Calhoun, Wanda Hawley and other famous stars' are cast, through the courtesy of the Vitagraph Film corporation. Manager Walker has signed con-j tracts whereby Metro, Goldwyn and other big productions will be exhibited at his These will havei exclusive first I runs at the walker theater. Rex lavish production now showing at the; Criterion theater in Los and Live the starring Jackie Coogan. will be shown here; soon through this arrangement.

Alaska has no more white residents than there are in the Equitable building of New York. IS TO Sanu Ana's Th.a.sr V. I I pm.nt°a ro I re sc an Investment approx.mately $250.000. irrpf'Hnn of tho buildln1? cfttfd in the m3 in auditorium and Theater fans of Santa Ana who opened tomorrow evening, with a hi I 500 in the balcony, were patrons of the Princess thea program, beginning at. has been marked by rapid construe-, 6:30 o'clock.

(ion work, operations being eon- He also announced that ar- ducted with three shifts working ter, today were on tip-toe witn keen interest pending the formal opening tomorrow evening of the new Walker Theater, situated on the site of the old PYineess theater, North Main street, between Third and Fourth streets. C. E. Walker, owner, announced that the $250,000 theater would he rangements were being completed for the appearance here in person of a number of movie stars. most of the time.

It was planned originally for completion by the first of January, but delays in re- iiuuiut-i ui uniiic According to Carl Bolles, archi- ceipt of materials interrupted the tect, the theater is one ot the fin- program. est amusement houses in the The seating capaci of the pay- est amusement Southland, outside Angeles, house is 1300, 800 seats being lo- phjsi an. Granite is the only common rock which shows no trace of animal or vegetable life. Roman architects placed earthen jars in the theater walls to in-, crease the resonance. Every member of a prominent orchestra in ienna is a practicing N.

Main Structure Combines Every Detail of Beauty, Enterprise $250,000 EXPENDITURE Atmosphere of Harmony and Restful Spaciousness Achieved In Playhouse The new $225,000 Walker theater, which will open tomorrow night, is a magnificent symphony of color and architectural bueaty. In its consistent adaptation of the Spanish Platresque type of architecture, both Inside and out. it combines perfectly the last word in every detail of modern theater creation and enterprise. Nothing is more Indicative of the degree of perfection that has been attained in the construction of the new addition to the business sector than the atmosphere of harmony, luxury, and restful spaciousness" which has been achieved. With a capacity for more than 120b persons, this new and beautiful playhouse promises added pleasure for the theater-goers In this vicinity.

Exterior in Terra Gotta. The exterior of the building is glazed plusichrome terra cotta in pink granite, with polychrome ornaments picked out. in mellow tints of blue, pink and gold tones. Red tile has been used for the floor of the street entrance and lobby. The latter is finished in travetine plater and ornamental staff work.

A spacious foyer contains an attractive mantle, the two wide stairways leading to the mezznine i floor and the balconies, and has in one end of it a sound proof nursery. There are 55 ioge seats, all equipped with overstuffed leather chairs. Other seats are of grey woodwork with blue leather Under the balcony are three leaded pearl glass light circles backed by a race of colored lights. 3000 Lights in Theater. There are 3000 lights in the theater.

ail operated on a master control and all a dimmer system. These are worked out in a scheme of red. white, blue and green, so that they may be combined into any color effect. Twelve candelabraras adorn the sides and each with four orange globes and contain hidden eTOups of colored lights. These serve to light eight panels, four on each side wall, which are done in antumn colors and give the effect of large windows with outdoor (Continued on Page 18.) ROBERT POWER STUDIO DOES DECORATING.

The Interior decoration work which makes the beautiful of the New Walker was done by the Robert Power Studio, of Los Angeles. This concern decorated 39 theaters in California during the year of 1923, doing a half-million dollar business. The Walker job called for a force of sixty Theaters, banks, churches and public buildings make up the field of work for the Power concern. Among the playhouses decorated by this company are the Criterion and Jensen's Melrose, Los Angeles; Hollywood; California, Pomona; Carbillo, San Pedro; Imperial, Coliseum and Cameo at San Francisco; California. Barkeley; DALE DOES PLUMBING AND SHEET METAL WORK.

D. A. Dale Hardware company handled all plumbing, sheet metal work and some of the hardware on the New Walker Theater. The marquise in front of the theater is a specimen of the sheet metal of this well-known Sanfa Ana firm. CHANDLER FIRM SUPPLIES ALL DRAPERIES.

The draperies, carpets and furniture In the New Walker Theater were furnished by Ira Chandler Son. Their artistic work In this new Santa Ana amusement palace reflects great credit upon their organization and does much to add to the perfect harmony distinguishing the entire color scheme of the theater. INSURANCE FURNISHED BY DESSERY. C. E.

Dessery, with offices in The Register building, furnished all compensation insurance, public liability and bonds which were in force during the con-1 struction period of the New tValker Theater. Dessery, through the Aetna Company, can furnish a line I of coverage for risks of all kinds. He initiated frost insurance for local citrus growers during the past year. D. A.

DALE HARDWARE The Home of- Bargain Bill 422-24 West Fourth St. Santa Ana, Calif. Extent! to the NEW WALKER THEATRE Their Heartiest Congratulations for Their New Building on which we furnished the A1I Compensation and Public Liability Insurance and Bonds for the New Walker Theatre written C. E. DESSERY Register Building Phone 1544 HARDWARE PLUMBING and SHEET METAL.