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REBUILIDNG THE METROPOLE THEATRE Although the sale of the Metropole Theatre in Tavistock Street, Devonport, failed to attract any bidders at the auction on September 27th 1923, it was sold and the new owner(s) immediately set about rebuilding the premises. An old problem, where the people in the Circle were unable to see the stage, was cured by lowering the stage and cutting away part of the Balcony decorations. As a result it no longer had a Gallery or a Pit, just the Stalls, Grand and Upper Circle, and Balcony. The work cost over £40,000 and included the installation of three-coloured lighting throughout. Two new film projectors, as used at the Capitol Theatre in New York, no less, were also installed at a cost of £150 each. The theatre was decorated in buff and brown, with papered panels, gilt fittings and seats upholstered in blue.
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