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The Lyric Theatre: A Look Back at the Beginnings


Auditorium

Lyric Trivia
"Two doors on the right of the foyer open on the heavily carpeted aisles of the auditorium proper, which seats 675. The decorative scheme of the auditorium is warm gray with ornamental plaster tinted in burnt umber. All draperies are maroon and trimmed in gold. Elaborate stage draperies are all flame proof and include a proscenium velour drape and curtains and varied interior and exterior sets with orange cyclorama. The stage is sufficient size for productions not including more than 20 in the cast."
From the Roanoke Times, April 16, 1930.


"The velour upholstering on the seats in the Lyric contains a special accoustical padding which aids materially in securing ideal sound qualities?"
From the V. P. I. Skipper, April 1930.
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Last updated: July 25, 1997