AUCKLAND MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK
form capable of accommodating 350 performers. The ground floor is capable of seating 1,660 persons, exclusive of the chorus gallery and platform, while a further 740 can be accommodated in the capacious balcony, situated on two sides and at the end of the Large Hall, and an additional 300 can be provided for in the upper gallery, giving a total seating capacity of 2,700, exclusive of performers.
The orchestral platform is so arranged that it can be run back on the occasion of dances or big public meetings, when an extra large floor area is required.
Dressing-room and lavatory accommodation is provided at the rear of the Large Hall for the use of artistes and performers, and underneath the organ loft there is a commodious Green Room, and ample Cloakrooms and lavatories for ladies and gentlemen. Ticket offices are provided for both halls.
The Concert Chamber is, overall, 93 feet long by 47 feet wide and 31 feet high, and is capable of seating 880 persons. It has a stage platform and ample dressing-rooms. Communication with the Large Hall is obtained by a bridge across the triangular light area between the two halls.
Both halls are amply provided with exits, the doors of which are fitted with patent panic bolts.
Underneath the Concert Chamber is the Supper Room, which communicates directly by two bridges with the Large Hall, and in connection therewith there is a kitchen and large servery, approached by a separate staircase from Queen Street.
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