Cadillac Palace Theatre Analysis

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The Cadillac Palace Theatre, in Chicago, is a proscenium theatre due to it utilizing a frame-like structure. The theatre itself is elaborate due to its unique design and performance tactics used on stage. It may also be considered modern, lighting up the entire street at night with its illuminating yellow lights. But, as for the stage in the theatre, I feel as if it is not large enough in consideration of the sheer size of the theatre. It may be hard for some individuals to observe what is being performed during certain scenes. The playing space for the actors was a medium sized cube like structure, due to it containing more space further back into the stage rather than up front. The space suggested a superior, royal king, type of atmosphere

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