The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-13
The New Boston Theatre.

The new theatre and opera house in Boston is rapidly
advancing towards completion. The will COM
mence early in September. Annexed give
6ensed description of the establishments
The hall as the French call it, auditorium, is al.
most round the circle cutting six feet behind the
tanin this respect resembling Drury Lane rather than
the opera houses in France Italy, sc. This form dis
plays the audience to great advantage and is in itself
handsomer than the oblong; whether it will be as
favorable for hearing or not remains to be Tha
diameter is 90 eesome Is feet larger than the Acade
mic Royale of ParsaEd to diminish the distance from
the back Of the house the stage is brought
forward IS feet from tho curtain, which ensures
good sight and hearing to all. The ground floor is
arranged as usual of late years-the benches Of
the pit having given place to chairs, sGlles dorcere
the French call them. These and the boxes, which
60 quite round them, win seat 200 persons.
Above this are two Of boxes aud gallery. The
first row. dress CIRCLE called here has appended
light balcony, two seats Deep running round inside
and two feet below, the box fronts which gives
200 seats where most desirable and adds to the
beauty of the house. The gallery is deeper than the
boxes including the corridor the sides and the deep
space the saloon opposite to the stage There will
be altogether for O0o and liberal space al
lowed each The parquetts and boxes will be furnished
with cushioned armchairs the seats Of which will fold up
against the backs rendering entrance and exit easy
The fronts Of the boxes will be gold, white
ground the backs and partitions rich light crimson
background becoming to the ladies and their tolettes
The ceiling will be Handsomely decorated with ara
besque and emblsmatc figures and trophies From its
centre and quite close to it, hangs the great usre the
lights Of which will be reflected in inverted metal
disc the heat and smoke passing of around it through
aperures in the ceiling gentleman who has thought
and written much ventilation has charge of that i'm
huild uvv;ll 1o -
steam pipes.
The stage is quite large 81 feet deep and so to 100
feet vide and amply furnished with scenery and fitted
with all known mechaa ical conrivances
production Of spectacle pantomime. The aecommo-
dations for the actors sufficient and in ali
respects The stage opening 30 feet high and As wde
feet wider than the Academic Royae at Paris, and
about 10 feet wider than Drury Lane The
wall separating the house from the stage il of
brick, and for greater security against fire there
Is curtain of iron wire gauze to be lowered
every night This adopted at the Gait theatre
Paris and several others built since the burning of the
Odeon. AL other precautions of reservoirs hose watch
men, will of course be taken to guard against and ex
tnguish ire The principal entrance to the theatre
from Washington street through vaulted corridor,
twenty feet wide and hundred feet long from the
end OF which starts the grand staircase to the second
and gallery and from its side You the vesti-
bule to the parquette The walls Of the vestbule are
series of blank and arches three the side opening
into the lobby OF the parquete boxes the number
at end OF the corridor and at the opposite into s
loon-the effect Of which, entering the YES
thule through two of arches, is very striking
the length Of the rooms, about hundred and
forty feet, is reflected and doubled in the mir
Of the saloon. From this vestbule a wide
double staircase OF great beauty leads to the vest
bule of the dress circle, whose arcadee and yisas
still more striking than thoee below There is third
saloon about seventy feet by thirty the second row.
30 that all have ample space for promenadng taking
refreshments between plays There are dressing rooms
for ladies and for gentlemen each floor and cloak
closets, water closets &c, Besides this principal
entrance there is another eleven feet wide from WASH
ington street. leading to the second gallery by
second staircase and fourteen feet from street
In first cir Thero al,a
at the ends OF the Hobbies the stage 40 that
in event of accdent the house could be cleared in few
minutes.
Mr. Barry and his coadjutor, Mr.. Wright 1.-THE last
named gentleman is stage manager Of the broadway
theatre,) busy engaged in securing talent for the
theatre, at home and abroad.