The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-16
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During st year Mr.. Henry Wsod. or GoSe Ohrisy aps
Woods Alnsuels, purchased the lots Nos SOL and so
Broadway, near Prince street, thsa oooupe& by Hsssh
won't Co. xhese lots togsshsr 50 fest on Broad ~
by 100 feet deep and In addition Mr. Wood leAsea the bsu
Of on Prince street, sing him depth OF about l60 FEST
with Broadway front OF so feet On this lana he be-
erected "Wcod's Buidings,D hanasome white msrsss
edince, which contains two ans stores on BoadwHV =
ready occupied; deep and SPACIOUS basement 70 b
caaed for first olass restaurant and spacious ana ee-
CANT theatre with seaS for two thousand auditors ms
whole coat Of the edince ana land SITS co., and vaa
undoubtedly DO ~ profitable IN Investment - IL . fne
ornament TO this part Of Broadway.
The theatre duly inaugurased last night with IN
opening address by Mr. s. Bsecksr, aocncer In wntoh
all the members OF the company who have 10 lonS d.
lighted the public 4a4 oadway, sang an amusing ses
large and delighted audience and even more than II
usr a first night enihusik I'm.
This theaye the twenty eighth place OF public amuss-
nent Will ii has 10 the Unitee satss under the sk
fu hants OF Mr. John n frimbe, and In respects Il
an Improvement upon bis previous efforts. the entrance
hand stsrcaso leading to spacIous corridor from
which may be hal foil view OF the auditorium ard
for ads, furnished with oil the modern Improvement
Tho stairs and sacons covered With ingram Carpet
ing Ne aSos. Q, ,Ss oordSrs are laid in white marble
Thick natpe, that football disturb the sudieuoe
From the main corridor sAtrcAxe leads 10 the grand Nor
where tsere 10 sri ndd saioon Afe the fashion Of
foyer In the French theatres whs 70 all the people retre
between the acts to promenads chat, hr an ios,
or other sise amwD themselves. Thcy have some.
tang II this kind ~ the Academy but Opera xoers are
sfrad that they may meet who does mol belong
10 their ses II they 60 In IT, 10 II summed ~ II were
smallpox hospital They say that MAuArd 70 furniuA
the nice things for the ladies at Woods foyer and thsrs
are 70 be pianos, bIocais sofas, easy chairs, magnaosas
mirrors. and o. her luxurious apphAnocs.
rbe auditorium has psrque6e and galleries. capabs
Of two thousand porrons The seats are covered
win imson velvet, ani are so and comfasssle, ~ ina
hrn red and ATTY feet In depth, and forty feel IN
height There neat stage, forty py any feet In Tie
main plan the house resembles Laura Keene's theatre,
and Of about same capsoisy but IL not 10 eaAbo-
raey decorated. yhe decorations In tho prevailing
aahion Of hi'e and gold, relieved By panneng or ns.
trail TINT The house lighted by three tasteful light oaa-
deebrcs suspended from she gallery fronts, and beswsn
each o. tho panels which ciyde she gallery fronts
medallion female head, The prcscenum IL neatly
decorated, and contains four private bores, luxu-
rorsy appointed and hung with curtains Of pale ysi.
ora ncnted. II II susreus ed from bsiustrade WhAon
gives house wioe and clear APPEARANCE The slGo
is ntcd with pretty sc Of scenery, painted by Mr. Amy,
and the curtain, by The srkt II lgti and plsssG
ed the house IL quite successful, and glad haa
the builders have oousderei poiEt uEion has beea on
urged In these columns 70 vii, that q ventilation. n
gemcnis for this mos Important matter ere quo
equal TO any that have seen, better than many
Tho ea mef Of this house vii be found IL spacious
sarcases saloons, corridors and sisios Mr.. Wood
make his srdieIcs feel PERFECTLY con,fortabi We sss
sure hal The ladies will be enrap<ured with The houoo,
AID indeed they apreased last night Their favor
secured, that OF bo mer-poor things i-comn mAsaR
OF course.
We wsh the skful manager svery success IN his nsw
undertaking In srite Of terrible crisis In financial q.
fairs he has carried out all his plans smalest d.
tails sucn energy ind perseverance, must have thsk