Manti Messenger | 1926-08-27 | Page 8 | Theater Acoustics

Theater Acoustics Theater audiences can hear ranch much better In n a full house than In one with many empty seats according to Prof Proto F F. F R. R Watson ti atson authority on acoustics of ot the University of Illinois In his research on sound found he hc has found that thickly carpeted floors heavy draperies and plush seats In theaters make for better hearing conditions on account of ot their sound absorbing qualities and the clothing of ot the audi ence enee acts In the same tame way Small theaters with their side walls broken h by boxes draped sound sound absorbing material really y provide the best tics for the spoken drama he be asserts asserts- t