New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-02

;hea,er 60 hold the vast Hurabor 4 ncxrlv Oes -
sors al comfortably seaicd--a thing s.nsi, Ia
possible upor lo' ol -1ch ssile. Tho rt b. h,,..
constructed ursa The az pan q, 10 shscs-la.rS,
the horsc..hoe Ehi-h hs- nohing % ruc1nn.ai,
and everyuirg Co. Suu3rmr '--shicl ff-tris - n,
science q radu great portion o. the sv,tst,-.
lsicisl,y placed fIon stelng Ire stfgc. Al a. "a,
tsac tine by i-s extcu,-d pcriPlefy drives h,.s 80.
curying the front scats in the aii'ar.u rvhirh
sload be smcng the Boz in the eou-o--i, an NJ
rea.e-abe and unnecessary distance f'.n the alto-.
To ths defect may be adde,. shcr n q while htf
Of tle rpecta.ors cannot scc tue sisrc, the other
haf have diminished com brts ouag % tho
crowded state Il the whole. Bssii~ =.
the squeezing, corrct-likc. process Which
marks the nerier ~ the AGA, ny. has resulted "a
The MINOR defect OF the coa'r1c ion II the saloons
and the nbsence IT central a.s.e o. tie pa-luet.
All the chairs IA the plrque $50 in nbcr 81 c1Hrs,
command a good view they have n CON non With
those ia the hcEes, certain comforts. among Witch
we nav name that they arr coosiru si - that the
seat closes up by sprung vhcn Il u usoccuPot AMI
leaves a space for she auditor % stand ~ ~ ani let
fny one pass with ease The uniform spaee allotted
10 each seat IS enc foot seven inches bl two ioet
eirbt had this space been wo ieci by thnoe &c w'ci
have admitted of comfortable arms TO each chair,
sud been in every oiher respect the elaAs OF the
best armchair al The froside. An object ct the the
alter is to draw peopL from the comforts ol homei
ard up TO this time Tar ~ the seats OF our theaers
are concerned they have boea constructed a. with
the espc,al object of rePeing spectators The inst
tier Of boxes Of the Academy contains 100 chaNi
and even II this elevation there some sPoc.iors
who viii have 70 twist themselves 10 see the stage.
owing 10 the vicious iOrn Of the house before alluded
TO- The second tier contains 200 chairs some DIS
posed in private open boxes ia the rear; n this tier
about uelourh of the seats are cut OF from per
feet view of the stage The third ter has 90 chairs
ana Of th,se one-thinl cut OIL from any vie" Of
the stage. The fourth tier or amph.t'oaier. ooa-
tains l. go seats, all benches; out Of these s0o-
namely all the lateral seats-are entirely deprived OK
any view of any pc ton of the stage nnt the spec
tators therein can nothing Of the auditorium cS-
cept the dome and the occupants OF the benches On
the opposite side OF the same tier or the remaining
$50 places in this las, tier about one-haf havea
partial and the other good view Of the stage. he
side these open seats there are fourteen proscenu u
boxes, holding $50 persons.
We have now been treating Of sight, of the sound
properties or acoustic acquisitions Of The house, In
d,spcnsable TO such building horc appears, as far
az We could form opinion, every reason to pro
uounce them compile success; tho test however
We rppled was with the building empty. This qucs-
ton can only be determined with the house ful-asn
will be. undoubtedly, tonight. II may be added that
the present imperfect developments of the science Of
acoustics are such that with all architects the sonorOus
success of any Of their buildings must be uncertain
A. To the relative size of this house compared with
the great theaters of Europe and in view Of the alb
surd claim set up for it as the largest in the world
we subioin a tabular statement which we have con-
piled with great care and labor from tho plans Of all
The tbesters OF Europe. From this it will be seen
that there ere at least twelve much larger the lers
some of them covering nearly twice the area con-
tanned within the walls of this establishment
RELATIVE SIZE OF DIFFERENT GREAT rHEATERs.