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Whitman under construction circa 1953. 
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The Walt Whitman Theatre,  circa 1978.
 

The original color scheme was a variety of blue walls, an aqua-blue combination split-and-fly grand curtain and maroon seats and rug.  The theatre has strong art-deco overtones, with broad curves and brushed aluminum railings.  The impressive curved lighting soffets which arch across the entire ceiling width in widening rings, echo that most famous of theatres, Radio City Music Hall. 

In the mid-eighties, the color design was redone to the current earth-tones....keeping the seat and rug maroon variations.  The ceiling remained cream in both color schemes.  The grand curtain or "main rag" as it is affectionately called by theatre folk, was also changed to the still-in-use, wine-red Austrian Puff. 

Both the Mezzanine and the Balcony were designed so that they can be curtained off for engagements that require a more intimate atmosphere. 

Near the top of the picture above the proscenium, can be seen the grating that allows the sound to be projected from the "speaker loft" into the theatre.  Also visible at the very top, are two of the three coves where the front lighting instruments are located.