New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-12
THE NEW-YORK THEATER-A DESCRIP-
TION or THE BUILDING.


noli,an Hail. the want of place Of amusement has been
severely felt in that part of the City, and Mr. John La
FARCE the owner Of the site has, within recent period
commenced the erection thereon of an elegant building TO
be known as "The NewYork Theater." The design and
plan of the building made by John NJ Trimble, the
wel.known architect, and under his immediate direction
and supentendence it will be completed by the middle of
September n x When completed the building alone will
cost This will have seats for persons
and there will be sanding room for 400 more.
The building fronts on Mercers between Blocker and
Amtyss and is $50 feet in length by 100 feet in width,
and lis hight from the level Of the sidewalk will be 10 feet
The foundation walls of blue stone are laid IL feet below
the sidewalk and are three feet thick the upper walls are
of brick and two feet thick.
The exterior of the structure on Mercers will be ex-
ceedipcly plan the brick wall being painted and sanded
in representation of brown stone.
The body of the interior the space appropriated to the
SPECTATORS consists Of the parquette and three tiers OF
boxes The of egress are sufficient 10 prevent any
serious consequences tie event OF the occurrence oi
fire. There are nine entrances the ground floor, ncu-
ding the main entrance on Broadway adjoining the Bond
St House which will be twenty-five feet in width by one
hundred feet in length Eight of these entrances
Mercers two being for the stage and the residue for the
house Near the front Of the parquette is large door
leading to the street to be used in case oil emergency
The various tiers will be supported on richly ornamented
iron columns five inches in diameter. These columns
na TO each ter) will commence foundation of stone
and be continued to the top of the house. the caps being
placed betw cen the joints.
The first tier divided from the main lobby and the IN
side of the house by twelve inch brick wall The lobby
connects with the main entrance and averages ~ iee In
width by 100 feet in length Connecting with this lobby
ia n toilet room for the accommodation Of ladies.
Tho second tier rests on the brick wall above referred
n and erected ON said wall are columns and arches sup
nor,in the third tier On the second tier will be nine
rows of sofas resting raised platforms feet inches
wide In the rear of these sofas will be promenade plat
form averaging 30 feet in width This promenade con-
necs with grand saloon in the front building, SO feet
wide by 100 long.
The third tier arranged in the same manner as the
second with promenade and saloon
The upper part Of the house will be reached by two
star, vs from each tier 10 feet wide and inclosed with
arches There will be two separate starcases IRON 'ne
first tier passing under the proscenum to the parquette
and also two other saircases on each side leading to the
private boxes.
The proscenium, which will be els' rately decorated
will be 22 feet in width and eithers will have ten
pryate boxes each containing seatsfor persons Inc
stage itself will be IS feet deep and s6 feet wide The cur
tain will be 60 feet wide with drop of so feet.
Arranged in front of the 6rs and second tiers are
r.pveht slips or private boxes each Of which Is capa
BILE of scsting ten persons.
Over the parquette will be a dome fortynve ieet In
Hamo,cr resting upon rich balustrade Of epen work.
The roof will be arched roof formed Of wood and
and constructed in the same style that formerly on
Metropolitan Hsll. r,,. . ,ho
Due attention has been PAID oy M iiinio'o " '"S
proper ventilation of the house.
Frequent and just complaints have been made agalns'
the wre,ched system or rather want Of system of vents
laon in nearly every place Of amusement or pusns ns
in tho Ctv With one or two exceptions we do not know
., ss,.r in which this great desdersum has met with
that attention to which its Importance entities it. In me
"New.York Theater" however, there VIII DC no i.sH
OF fresh air if the present plan is carried out In i'd
ditiOn to the open work around the dome "nsn ,v
FIVE feet in diameter there fourteen large oora
dows in the roof with fixed blinds On the MsrcersI sde
are twenty windows twelve feet in length BY SIX feel w,ae
and the same number on the opposite side Of the ouans
The space between the wall Of the rom ounans ~.
the inner theater wall is fifteen feet The impure or in '
accent will pass through the ells work about the dome
while its place VIII be supped with constant stream OIL