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44 WILMETTE LIFE April 22. 1927- Architect WHEN THE of the NEW·THEATER MODEL OF MODERN CONSTRUCTION H. F. Friestedt Company, Gen- · eral Contractor on Structure, Has Wide Reputation In engineering, Teatro del Lago em bodies all of the latest ' principles in b u i 1ding construction. It is built around a frame work of structural steel, of which the roof trusses alone \nigh almost 200 tons. The outside wall is composed of hard-burned bearing tile covered with a veneer of common brick. · Fiftv thousand pieces of tile and over 200,000 tons of brick were used in the wall construction. The entire exterior i:covered with stucco ancl the buildi1 w is also fitted with brilliantly colon·d terra cotta copings and cornices. TIH' interior is finished with sand surfa ce plaster. · The balcony · over the projection room and offices is of reinforced con crete. finished in the same manner a " the fover . T!~e building material through ou t is ot the mos~ permanent charactl'·r obtainable; the extreme weather con ditions in this locality compelling the contractors to use slightly different types of material than that outlined in buildings of a corre sponding type in California.Thc construction of the new theatC'r was under the supervi si9n of the II . F. F.riestedt company, general con tractors with offices in the Tribune tower, Chicago. The Friestedt company li sts among its notable building projects the ne\,. Winnetka Village hall. the buildings of the North Shore Country Day school, the Chicago American League baseball park, and many large plants. 0 OWNERS TEATRO DEL 'LAGO SELECTED REYNOLDS Heating and Ventilating EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR THEATRE T H E Y PURCHASED COMFORT ASSURANCE for Their Edwin H. Clark Edwin H. Clark of Winnetka, designer of the Winnetka Village hall and other notable structures on the north shore and in Chicago, was the architect for Teatro del Lago and the group of commercial structures soon to be opened in "No Man's Land." Mr,. Clark has gained an enviable reputation iri his field and in· this latest venture has achieved a model for the future development of that territory. "Afraid to Love," starring Florence Vidor, will be the opening feature production at the Teatro del Lago. Clive Brook is the leading man. PATRONS . B. F. REYNOLDS &CO. 0 118 W. OHIO ST. CHICAGO, ILL. REYNOLDS MANUFACTURES, ENGINEERS AND INSTALLs ITs OwN EQUIPMENT The Decorations and Furnishings for · T eatro del La go were Designed and Executed by ERNST 8 c. VON AMMON E. HURON STREET CHICAGO.