True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-11-27

Splend'd Opera House.-F-om the folIowno
citizens OF Philadelphia the Oh instant, IT will
he seen that the inhabitants of that sad city. are
determined to suipass all its sister cities in m,c.
nifcent theatre.
q lie lot Of ground selected for tho pro,ovcd
opera House is at The S. r. corner of 9th and
thesnut street, having front on 9th street and
bounded on The south by the street adj cent to the
Museum, and ON the ,mrth by CheSrut street Ac
c'rdng to the plans drawn hy Mr.. Unviland, this
nn1'dg VIII cover an area Of li7 feet on OH
street by 240 on Chcsnut street lis cx,nr;or 10
IN The form "t apirallr"grn, its hnr z,n,ol lines
extending the entire length Of the + ,c,dcs with
OUT any Pr"lprti"ns "r rcc"sscs l. rests on 4 MR.
ne d s"men l. feet high. suhlivi,Iri into s,,r.s
carh ~ by 80 feet. rendered fire proof han,,somr,v
hn'Shed with plate z ass win'nwS, cellars, AMI
other cohVchinnc"s, sur!nounted by a propor,irn,l
en'a"n'n.r, on which rests range Of Larry; Gro
can windows richly dressed; ter of so,ar, n,nrs
Is "'Sp"s'd over these windows, and the who,c
crowned by chaslc and justly proportional cor
nIco and roof, the trrmina'ioris Of VIII ch farm
acctnl prdment enriched with all appyo ,rate
Tyre in IFS Tympan.
The principal en- rance to the first o,1 s.oa,,,
tiers OF Boxes and Parqlcl,c is on Ninth street.
under porch 60 by 90 feet, raised one stem only
from The pavement into lobby 60 bv 20 feet nj
either end OF which the Box and Parou,1tc ,;r,,ot
ON 'es are situated. From this lobby three larne
ioh'hg Goors open into spacious vcstibu,c 20 Inv
1ret, where two large ard easy fl gh,s STAIR
ways lead to the Boxes and their contiyu,,,s on,r,
"ens. The Box sarc in tn form Of IA Parabola,
or cr'h'>clrcle, with diverging sides five tiers in
he'gh; the first and second tiers contain scvnn
rows OF seats cach-the third and fourth ninc
ana The nth, five rows; each tier is subdividcd
."'o nineteen compartments or boxes. Every scat
III tho house will be large and comfortable cash
ioned arm chair; the total number of which chairs
Will be hive thousand and seventy. The PASSAGES
behind the Boxes are IL feet inches wide and can
ventilated. 0''
he lfSt and second tiers Of boxes are provided
WIN magnificent sal on 80 feet BY lO) and 81
rect nigh, cmhel,lshcd with Schgliula col ms and
ln'lr AhtH supporting Il Cornthlan eutabIatJro
alordng r"cesses for tn. disposition of sofas OTTO
mans, mirrors and SO FORTH The room is vol,
by five Of the windows each 90 fee,
high before described on Tic exterior: At c,hor
md oil thus saloon ar" two an.c rooms, each 40 hv
~ f"et, furnished similarly to it, with i private
passage ct tntranc" ant staircase aa,iing to cloak
ana nat rooms. A sa Don, ante-,noms &c of the
same dimensions as those Just described. arc pro-
vled Tor the use OF the third and fourth ,irr Of
""xe>; The whole il" armed by sufficient hot air G,r
Noes placed il the cellar. a
The Pniqno'lc is 90 by s. feet, and has onr
door oi cntta"rc aud !hrcr Of exit The orchestra
cehta'ns 90 SUP, 'tclll feet. sufficient for III. ,r
c"''''h"hht'on OF IS mu.iclluS. The Slave i. 1Oi
lret deep and DO feet "ult: wide at tho dro, cur
taln; ana The wings oi the prnccnium SIS feet hIrl
are so constructed as to be thrown back nr,scu,
ing III fnll view OF the audience a stage of lO, 800
square feet.
q" each side of the sl,gc are disposed as fol-