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The Landmark Theatre will have its balcony inspected in the wake of a complaint that the balcony shook during the Aug. 19 rock 'n' roll concert by Elvis Costello and the Attractions.
Rose Bernthal, the theater's director, said she is convinced the.balcony is safe, but will have the inspection done just to make sure as well as to reassure the public about the theater.
"Our balcony is fine," Mrs. Bernthal said. "Nothing is going to happen to it."
She said the balcony was constructed extremely well. The Landmark is 53 years old.
In a letter in last Friday's Herald-Journal, a Geneseo man said he attended the Costello concert and was concerned about the balcony. "The balcony began to noticeably shake and as the momentum increased the shaking increased in proportion from a quiver to a steady violent motion," according to a portion of the letter, written by Steven F. Pravato.
In addition, a couple of other concert-goers privately voiced their concerns to the newspaper.
Meanwhile, David Young, the city's deputy commissioner in the community development office's Bureau of Buildings and Property Rehabilitation, said his staff might conduct its own inspection or have the Landmark submit a report from an independent engineer on the load capacity of the balcony.
Mrs. Bernthal said there's a chance the balcony's architectural design does allow for some sway or motion, but she wasn't sure.
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