Michigan Theater restores The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 5, 1986 -Pane 7 its vaudeville style (Continued from Page 1) do not, the restoration project, slated to be completed by around January, may be delayed. "We can only think in a very positive sense. But we'll definitely be singing the blues and crying in our beers if we don't get the grant," Collins said. "It would be a tragic loss. All that we've accomplished so far in our fundraising will, be diminished," he said. The theater began its fundraising campaign two years ago. BUT COLLINS said he expects theater-goers in the area to come through, since donations from Ann Arbor citizens have allowed the 1800-seat establishment to survive despite an industry-wide downsizing in the 1970s. Large theaters like the Michigan grew obsolete as new theaters sought to provide more variety with multiple viewing spaces. In 1982, Collins pointed out, Ann Arbor voters approved a tax millage for the city to buy the theater and bring the theater up to safety codes. To meet the Oct. 1 deadline, the theater has stepped up its solicitation efforts with a "seat sale." Community members may "purchase" a seat in the theater for $500, or $125 for each of four years. In return, a plaque with the donor's name is mounted on one of the theater's seats. THE THEATER staff wants to make the theater look as it did in the '20s, rather than adapt it to fit the tastes of today. "This is intended to be an accurate representation of the original appearance, not just a redecoration. There will be few differences from the original theater," said Roger Hewitt, director of operations. Much of the renovation undoes the changes that were made during a previous renovation in1956, when much of the original vaudeville grandeur was replaced with contemporary decor. Much of the gaudy interior was covered over or replaced with styles and colors popular in the '50s. THE ORNATELY carved ceilings inside the theater and the main foyer were painted over during the 1956 renovation with blue, ivory, orange and grey. The ceilings are now being repainted in the elaborate color scheme used originally, which included much metallic gold. Even the seats are being painted and reupolstered from orange to blue, the color of the originals. And an ornate bronze drinking fountain, removed from the Grand Foyer during the 1956 restoration, has been reinstalled. Workers have also made improvements in the electrical system and the structure of the building. The floor of the theater has been heightened, and its slope has been increased to improve viewing. >. :: Daily Photo by ANDI SCHREIBER Work continues on the renovation of the Michigan Theater this week. The restoration of the Ann Arbor lan- dmark began last spring. Daily Photo by ANDI SCHREIBER The theater still needs more money to qualify for a matching grant to pay for the renovation. More Pell Grant funds Sa ilable for 'U students 'U'nears (Continued from Page 1) the campaign's earnings are earmarked for specific projects, such as building the hospital, much of the money will also go towards faculty salaries and student aid programs. The phone bank is itself an indication of the campaign's success. According to Muir, campaign leaders were able to. begin the "third phase" this-year after developing what they consider the effort's base - the larger "special" and "major" gifts. These gifts generally total at least $100,000. With a relatively limited pool of potential givers - about 225,000 alumni compared with the millions of targets some relief agencies have - the campaign goalof-$J concentrated on procuring the large gifts instead of the $5 contributions some groups ask for on television. THE KEYS to obtaining these large gifts, Muir said, are a number of prestigious volunteers across the country who personally visit potential donors. For example, he said, former University Regent Robert Nederlander this summer was partly responsible for a $2 million gift from the Upjohn Corp, after meeting personally with executives., Much of Upjohn's gift went towards improving chemistry and pharmacy facilities on campus. Nederlander, reached in New York on Wednesday, said corporations have been receptive to giving gifts in order to maintain the quality of University graduates they hire. Individual alumni, however, often give because of the debt they feel toward the University. "Many of our alumni feel that without the quality of education the University gave them, they would not be as successful as they are," Roach said. THE MAJOR reason alumni give money, said Robin Meyer and Diane Necci, supervisors of the phone bank, is that they're asked. "They're really glad to hear from the school. Some of the people we call are in their '80s and haven't even seen the school since the '20s," Necci said. ! 60 million in gifts By TIM DALY Approximately 900 University dtudents will receive an increase i their Pell Grants this fall thanks to an appropriations act signed by President Reagan in July. An additional 250 students will be awarded Pell Grants also cue to the increase in federal Biunding. "We were pleased that the act went through," said Tom Butts, tjhe University's Washington lpbbyist, "but it only restored half f the reduction made last year." FINANCIAL aid director * Iarvey Grotrian said he was pleased with the increase. "This i ncrease will help students that ave the greatest need," he said. Students from families with i icomes under $24,000 are most 1 kely to be awarded a Pell Grant r receive an increase. 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