▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Am usement ▁Company , ▁or ▁Columbia ▁Circ uit , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁bur les que ▁circ uits . ▁ ▁The ▁the ater ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁William ▁H . ▁Mc El f atr ick ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 , 3 8 5 . ▁It ▁occupied ▁the ▁ground ▁flo ors ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁office ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁decor ▁was ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁Be aux ▁Arts . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁m ural ▁painted ▁by ▁Arthur ▁Thomas ▁above ▁the ▁pro sc enium ▁arch ▁called ▁" The ▁God d esses ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ." ▁▁ ▁There ▁were ▁two ▁bal con ies , ▁as ▁was ▁common ▁with ▁the aters ▁designed ▁by ▁Mc El f atr ick . ▁The ▁the ater ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁vent ilation ▁system ▁that ▁partially ▁clean ed ▁the ▁air ▁of ▁to b acco ▁smoke . ▁ ▁Open ing ▁ ▁The ▁Columbia ▁Am usement ▁Company ▁opened ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Theatre ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁The ▁opening ▁was ▁well ▁public ized ▁and ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁various ▁dign itar ies . ▁The ▁opening ▁was ▁also ▁attended ▁by ▁actors ▁and ▁man agers ▁from ▁the ▁world s ▁of ▁v au dev ille ▁and ▁legit imate ▁the ater . ▁The ▁Columbia ▁Circ uit ▁was ▁a ▁leader ▁in ▁offering ▁clean ▁bur les que , ▁family - style ▁entertain ment ▁that ▁res emble d ▁v au dev ille . ▁The ▁main ▁difference ▁was ▁that ▁bur les que ▁shows ▁had ▁an ▁overall