The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-13
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NEW rnEATnB ON DhyADwAY.

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NEW rnxAynB ON BROADWAY. lA"t
Mr.. Henry Weed b sboss V erect new theatre |,
Broadway, near Psss STRESS On The site formerly ossupe
by Hsuehwosu's glass ware establishments TIE soastru<
aos sfths place of wiz be peculiar and a.
Ike say,hipg Of the kind nsw IN tbs city.
1Ae ~ has wAA Of any feet and depth or 80 has
dred aaA thirty seven fsss, and sufficiently hSge 4
sssss go Hssd theatre, ~ Ne plans have Ssss y
raaseA hat every available fsos ground WIN b uss<
IN The csassrusasa II Ne b~ilAing
IAs Trent n y BE- Of Wsstshssssy white nbs elsbor
siely aAd neatly carved and ssHamsuted the kalias
s,yb.
Property on broadway ~ valuable 70 DO Used cntra3
theatre, and benos the prswe.ors have found Is u
heir sava1tago 70 build IN The with entrance On
Broadway. Burtsa's, laura Kseper, Nibos and indeed
al the theatres IN Broadway with tho exception OF M
Var halls are cs0sxucted In this manner.
Mr.. Wood, order 10 make the bnildug pay for Ase
intends 70 divide The lever fsor into stores
occupying half the entire size Of The ot bs shed
durisg the day BY peculiar arrangement % be detaet
Midway between tho trent OF these stores win be ha
~sy with winding stairs leading to the yestibue OF h
heatre which occupies all the building above the stores
tie stairway and vesuhus are 70 be Of marble with tase
On the right lido Of tho vestbuIe w,n be situated tn
nd'ee retiring rooms and on the ef the necessry oce
u" the sale Of tickets &c The parquel VII he seventy
ave feet deep, but the galleries. OF which here Will D.
tive, will DO unlike thing oi tho knd ts country
The trt gallery viii extend back from The psrqaet In
rad VI project over II, and the second pnryi, like
ner VIII extend to tho frcn OF the bu ewing the IN
"' 0i he hcstre the appearance Of being efracodthc
-cond gallery being the &r,hcst the house froir
HE stago. splendid dome OF g4's viii surmsun, ,hs
'ste, 70 arranged that thirty vsnuntors can be on
INTO H. thereby making ths place Of sncneu, OF tn
reoert II TIC city during the summsr time This doms
y Also rive the buiidug the sbapc necessary 20
the accurate tran miss ION nj sound. II - veil know
fact sonR cts at tho be ACC effects are pr,
IN hutse ba I'd 10 n Mt
This theatre will seat two thousand pecsops, about III
zane number that aura Kecnes cat coufortabiy hold
Tie interior will be Of white and god aud le decoration
y the Boat btaufn character Tho rOceDeur
10 be light asd giacefo and In fact the whole 'ntero
sii be gotten ny with an eye TO ,he mot pleasing ene
The aisles the psrguet l. be- Of plqe ass b Civ
light 10 he ftorea beneath, during the day time, bat whic
II night win he covered with mating The cost Of tbl
htjoti theatre will be nearly sec, 00v II Will no used w
Ihfiay Woods Ministries.
NEW Bull DIres--THE OLD sa Antics IN CHATHAM
srRKsr--srEeULATING ~ RENTS
Az length there 70 be prUpsc' TIA, Tho old o'
story wo0aen shan,es extending from No 10 to No I91
Chatham stree, viii be torn down aud reHseed by build
urs more credable 10 tina, great business .horoughs
indeed strsng. that no,wthssabdAg the high pr'r.
e down town property these tumble down concsrm
should have long disrsood the street when teltn
sbss of homes would hsvo paid gch better Interest
There cid shaDtes have history OF lbcis own, which
becomes our duty chroniccrs OF passing events
relate Their poverty stricken appearance 80 vauab
lite Of ground he's rosdereA them notorious and mor
talked about and wondered at than II they we're ar
Clasa stores.
TIE shantes originally neat little cottages III
out kirs OF tho thon crossing t,wp OF New Yock. Do
we're in all probability the Grsl houses smt I'll
ground, ard in their day doustees had their ,dnrers
Nos. ID, 15 II AID Tx Bought at the beginning
of the present century bys Mr. Wilson, conioctoner
,person well to the young New yoiSers of thos
days, who had what Is sometimes known "a e "swea
Ioo,h" He kept bis shop at No H. where no ckpepse
candies and all kinds OF traits for nearly thirty year,
Became fsnoas well comfortably rich his day
generation Mr.. Wilsoo particularly uesed Tor the
ce.nce q his cocoa puts, or which he largo III
Porter, and sold great number. lie ciQi at good oil
.ee about If years snce, when The prorcy was sold n
The beneni Of his heirs
II. ~ Har bought tho property Me-. ls and IL, Va
~ feet sy III feet which has sine bsss occupied
~o hing s,me One Of the M~srs. Hrt s'iies thai the
raa $50 200 for the property ges'emon he respons
be Tor hot for the rsth OF which cirD't couch.
The property Nos II and II lot - feet NY 10 roe
was borpht about the same time by Walter stephens,
sos ea and has beer occupied A .egar store,
| Thoioss Wsvne, for many Years.
kor. 10 ami TO- known as tho ties 3stae, bs.r
csIed after Mr.. Giles, lawyer, who bus, tbs house o
his sts previous 10 the osmmrboemsni Of the prese
c,btuIy. Ne lived In the house c,se, d occupied n
| over corner OF II az Law Office. Il. too Wa VIC
.sown 10 our oaer citizens, and diei 80 good Old az
| about twelve years since the mopcr,y iazsef mo y
1 lossss'n " Mr. Sephenson, since which time II b
been rented by John b simpson, the ~ sncroker, WI
hes been "uDcle' 10 10 fsi young men abo
town
Neither this house the shaniy o. ,ts Nos II an
rs n IN be torn dows this yesr The Hart Brothsrs So
thai they intend 10 build an iron front Oting next year
sruahe for hotel John H. SimpsOn. aiip q No No. In
recently bought the premises he occnpe for % long
psrod, for the or see, $50 and Inmates lba, h
will cree. ron front ediace next year. for
of.ces.
Mrs.. Jacob Chi, propretrsps OF the H-o PORTER stao,
Lsay stirring, active, business woman, has recently
bought oi No ~ and " for $50 tor shch lh1
ing, for the use Of her newspaper. The Hiding viii coz
about so 90 aud will be that pat Of fhs
city Chatham sce., for 20 fine 6asincss thoroughfars
rather bohadhHn1 Va nne stores, and he Of pro
psrty would do well 90 81 them elves AID give rs some
thu tx worth looking IT
MISCELLANEOUS BUILDINGS.
The buildings Nos 90 and 6; Wall stree, W &c ~
novc~, to give place TO splendid i,n Building with :
marble front Tho LOT 10 80 feet front ~ 40 Deep anc
belongs 10 Ger, Jonc8 Tho building T. for Offices, anc
will be croc,cd With especial reference 10 convenience
ycnuln,on and light ia. building viii probably cos
stc $40.
OF sr marble frea, win soon be- erected 4
Walker street, bear Broadway in the Fth ward. ToeJ
will ect about $1,000 This Ia a Significant E4r. xuf
Shoes that busnefs rapidy spproprisig IL. uses q.
ihc wet sido OF Ito city below Canal street Gss s.ors
be bull, the oA n tbe corner az Broadway anr
t1urih street. The building IL 70 be Of pressed erscx via
marble irnmuys, and will cot about s,6 The lot
81 feet front by l3o deep aud belongs Mr. fenry Msoi
sp-culsng n lsases Is becoming qui'c ftequera II
lated that ntimcnco eaersd 10000 o- his lea ro-
year. OF the building At the ~ Broadway and
Chambers srett and that ticoo has odersd Mr..
Haughvoot for long lease OF bis building. NJ.
renl WOOL OF broadway and Grand street, foe
aecn years fi2 900 year, and has ceaty Spd his
lease 70 singer OF sewing nschinc notorcty for t2oO9