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Show OUSlSOFlE Ml THEATER The acoustics of the Alhambra theatre were declared perfect Saturday Satur-day night, by a committee of fifteen local citizens who attended the Hippodrome Hippo-drome vaudeville performance as guests of the Alhambra Theatrical COIlinanv tn illflfn if tho -mar-It f M,a . ..,,..., ..j LU juufao ui tut; mem, oi uie Johns-Manvillo system of absorbing and disseminating sound. The installation instal-lation of the system was completed Saturday, and the opinion of the committee com-mittee was then requested. The committee, In a group, first occupied oc-cupied seats in the tenth row of the orchestra, center, and, after witnessing witness-ing two acts, moved to other sections of (he playhouse. After the performance perform-ance was concluded, the members of the committee declared they heard virtually every word spoken from the stage clearly in every part of the audi torium. Manager H. E. Skinner was greatly pleased with the opinion of the committee com-mittee and, in speaking of the Improvement Im-provement to the theatre, said: "I am firmly convinced now that the management will no longer hear complaints on this score. The Alhambra Alham-bra Theatre company has made an earnest endeavor to perfect the acoustic acous-tic arrangement, so that its patrons will not be dissatisfied on the ground that they could not hear distinctly when they visit the theatre. The practical test made by the committee commit-tee is final proof that there will be no more trouble in hearing and that the public will be assured its money's worth with every performance." |