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houselights

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houselights
Lights in an auditorium which provide general illumination in the seating areas, before and after performances and during intermissions.
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It was built on the site of the old Dingle Picturedrome and opened in March, 1937, with what was said to be the first cinema in Britain to have the Gaumont "projectomatic" system, which automatically changed the reels during projection of films, as well as controlling the houselights and stage curtains.
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