The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-27

The recess in of the theatres Of the city,
comes to end about the National Holiday. On the
first of July the Rave Family reappear at Nblos Garden
the of their long and brilliant ttiumphs in this
tropc)s On the fourth the Broad say theatre reopens
with Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams and we understand
that the sixth the opera troupe organized
by Madame Sontag make their first appearance in Castle
Garden.
We refer readers to the advertiser Of the
Theatres, Hppodrome and other places Of amusement,
for the particulars of each establishment this evening
scTipti0n OF the Building.
The new Opera House hiss at last been commenced.
The store laid Monday last the Goth inst,
ard already the walls have been raised in parts
several feet above the foundation. The design and paa
Of The building made by Mr. Saetzer the architect
of the Astor Library Under his supeIintendence it will
be finished some time in toe month of December When
completed the building alone will cost two hundred thous
and dollars which has area been raised in thons
and dollar shares The hundred Shareholders besides
the interest they will in the building, will have Ger
tain privileges in the selection of seats &C. We UNDER
stand they have been incorporated into association
under the title Of 1.-The New York Musical Academy. and
have already secured their charter When completed the
Opera House will have seats for 634 PERSONS and
there will be siandee room for $500 more.
The building which will be two stories high has
tent of 204 feet Fourteenth street. and feet
Irving place. and its hegh. from the sve of the side
walk will be 79 feet The style of architecture is the
and the defen of the exterior Is both chaste and
beautiful -Four large pilas.-es, with Corinthan capitals,
at the sings, and six Of smaller sze in the centre, will
support the main cornice and parapet. The mouldings
ornaments snd capitals will be of cast iron, material
which coming into extensive every day in the
construction of buildings magnificent balcony, sixty
feet in length and projecting heen feet over the side
walk will present cool and delightful retreat in the
summer evenings, when the heat becomes oppressive.
Besides this balcony which will overlook Irving place
there will be another seventy feet by five. Fourteenth
street. Both viii be Illuminated by particoored lamps,
deliberately orpamened, ar will form extensive prone.
pade superior TO anything of the kind in the city Thir
teen immense wiDdo twenty Ave feet in height each
surmounted with Roman arch, will open the front
balcony, and four of the dimensions the side
balcony There will also be four inches for statues s
bematca of the character of the building The proec
tons OF the front will be formed by the pastre but will
rot extend more than foot from the main body of the
structure. The whole exterior contrasted with the de
fuDct Astor Place Opera Hou g. will M hit and elegant
and will compare favorab with of the finest struc
lures of The kind in Europe.
The body OF the interiorxor what the Romans would
call the careo the space appropriated to the specto
SoosN VI TWO uerS OF boxes and the gal
ery The means OF egfess sufficient prerent any
serious consequences in case Of fire. There arc min.
doors on The ground floor including the main entrance
Oh bvng place, which will be twenty feet in width
Thee leao TO the paquette and the second tiers
OF boxes but there heides spacious outlst from tho
gallery on tue north side Of the building The gal!ers
stairs will be naoe Of cast ron constructed as to pre-
vent iho portability q sccident in the event of sud
den orm Of IRE or from any other They will be
cylindrical ia form ~ guarded by strong iron rannga
or babhtofs In addition TO the doors Leading into tbs
body Oh the house the is the stage entrance and spa
place.
IL Ia at present designed tn divide The paruuette into
two sections. but IL IL Dot likely that this plan will be adj
httd 10 hen The building les complexion There
u one feature a1out this part of The interior which Ia
particularly de- CRYING Of notcetbe floor can be eeva
Ted to level with the stage b. vs. ana The
whole theatre converted oto magnificent ball room 1a3
itet IN epgth and 20 feet in width In this re pect IL will
be silsr 10 some o the largest theatres In Paris and
Berln Nhisb can. In few MINUTES BIZ transformed int,
70 nsDy ball rooms The parquette may be entered from
he centre OF the first tier in the Broadway Theatre
near the proscenum NA''
The first tier Of boxes will be supported by carvatdes
whicn Will give the interior fine and
ne ftrts r be very cous ne diuenson5 of eacs
peg two feet BY three while the gallery seats will be
egh''en inches ny two feet inches The seats In
al pats Of shs house win b separated by neatly wrought