Picture House included the deep blue circuit of the sky coves (horizon), blue circuits in the balcony soffit and organ boxes and a portion of the rear ceiling (gallery) fixtures. Stars were simulated by one hundred and twelve 25 watt general service lamps with reflectors placed on the top side of the plaster sky, beaming through pin holes in the plaster and magnified by prisms The clouds were projected onto the sky by two Kliegl 75N 1000 watt "Sciopticon" effect machines containing "moving fleecy cloud" discs which rotated at an imperceptible pace.
Here is a picture taken 2002 of the original low-intensity horizon lighting, sans the reflectors and glass color screens, alternating "blue" and "daylight."
Here is a newer cloud machine in use in 2008. Presumably these machines are still in the building, although the Fox maintains a warehouse of discarded stuff, or did.
Here is the new LED high-intensity horizon lighting in 2008.
Here is a long shot of a cloud machine in 2008.
April, 2025.
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