The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-12
Music and the Drama.

THEATRICAL DEPARTURES ARRIvALS.-Mr. W. T.. Bur-
ton and Mrs Hughes went yesterday TO Mobile where
they commence engagement at Dutieds theatre this
evening. Mr. Charles Walcot went on the Woodford 70
Louisville last evening He has engagements in several
OF the Western cities Mr.. James Anderson returned
from Mobile yesterday and will embark for San Francisco
the Philadelphia which leaves this city for Havana and
New York tomorrow mOrning.-New Orleans Picdyuse,
Dec IA.
New ADEIIm THEATRE, LoNDoN.-The Daily Ne,cs, OF
Dec publishes the following description Of the Adephi
theatre which in its interior much resembles our new
American places of amusement. In q very few evenings
the Adelphi theatre entirely building the old
familiar site will be opened TO the public The build
ing of any of popular theatres always interesting
epoch Of metropolitan world becomes additionally
teresug in the present instance, the alterations which
have been made In the Adeph have transformed the most
tless taseless and theatre London
into of the most admirably arranged and Of the
yet no alteration could be made In the position OF
three of the thanking walls without trespassne upon
interests would not be advisable to disturb there
fore the whole extension Of the building had to be made
by carrying the wall on the right far Bull Inn court
thus gained the structure would naturally require addi-
tona oftness but found impossible TO raise the
roof without mourning actions from the iuabi-
tants surrounding for obstruction Of light and air Mr.
Wyatt therefore, he could not make the higher,
esoved TO attain MS object by making the floor lower
he old building, it will be remembered, stood some ten
Get above the level of the Strand Though these the
My extensions II was found possible make on tho
round plan of the old edce, the whole structure has
been rebuilt from the foundation upwards the into
rior transformed and altered assume perfectly
different aspect. The stage Is spacious indeed nearly
double its former area and the of both
oftv wide proportion The depth of the audience
portion Of the house. from the front of the boxes tho
proscenium precisely the In the old buildings but
segment of the circle described by the boxes
is much widened that from almost every house
complete view Of the whole stage obtained But
of the principal and important alterations which have
been made in the plan Of the old building greatly in
height between the of boxes by which that
sense of sufocaton and oppression commonly felt in
theatres W be IN great measure oovsea both by the
ed will give There will be at least IL feet clear
tween the pit and the dress CIRCLE and equal height
tween the two tiers above the dress circle and
the gallery and the roof This great oness combined
with the broadness and width of the boxes gives an as
pect Of freedom and elegance tho whole Interior far
SURPRISING any existing theatre In London The 'pit
which Of course enlarged in proportion the rest OF
the house, is portoned into three divisions The first
comprises the orchestra stalls the second the pit stalls
and the third the ordinary pit seats. The orchestra
stalls, of which there are four placed feet
apart, will accommodate seventy -four persons but would
noio a great many more were not each seat con-
struced like spacious armchair, two feet wde and ono
foot four inches deep The remainder of the pit
placed two feet one inch apart and the individual
foot eight inches wdc the accommodation being con-
sideraby greater than that of any other theatre in Ion
DON The whole area, inclusive of the stalls will
modate $40 persons The dress circle in construction
differs very much FROM but at the time is great
Improvement upon, what 10 see In Eng
sh theatres What is usually the dress circle is occu
pied by mprivate boxes, to hold four while in front
q them at slightly lower level extending over tho
pit wide open balcony fitted up every respect like
the orchestra stalls II is rontcd with open work balu
srade which, together with the ghtness OF the other
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cumber the body the house This of course will be the
real dress CIRCLE for the occupants have an unner
ruped view a every part OF the house, well tho
STAGE and consequently equally well situated being
observed The idea Ia evidently entirely taken the
ranged much after the style of the below there be-
ing three rows Of seats and for 1876 persons Tho
useless partition between the old boxes which Ger
taDy cectual in nothing but taking space and obstruc
ing the vicw are on this tier entirely done away with
In the front Of the gallery ter Immediately the up
per boxes, there arc two rows of stalls The whole
pnrao
though, what is called crowded night at least OO0
persons could obtain fair view Of the performances.
one OF the great advantages of having gallery Of such
shallow depth is, that allows nearly Hat roof Tho
ceiling Is composed of very shallow dome, though the
Italian style Of its ornamenation makes look in reality
deep. II Is decorated by four aegorical figures
Of the seasons, and the portraits Of nearly all
the celebrated dramatic authors who have written for the
Adephi Tho remainder of the decoration Of the thea
ire will be entirely of white and gold arranged in what
is called the French Renaissance STYLE which well accords
with the general ghtness Of the structure There
continuance which is borrowed from the French theatres
which, Though apparently rifng, is not without its i'm
portance giving protection those in the pit and stalls
from the risk to which, in all English theatres they
exposed from carclessly handled opera glasses Tho
I ike any If tSc prncoe CHM roo w 90
sunlight manufactured by Spode. This, placed in tho
entral opening Of the ceiling, sheds brilliant light,
cries ocut glass prsmac feathers which ntersperscd
by gracefully arranged fsoons Of cut glass drops and
er Messrs. j. Deifies 4 Son are tho manufac.
turcrs The spaces next the proscenIum each aldo
of the house, for fourteen feet, occupied by tho
private boxes, each o which is provided with a
small ante room. Her Majostys box Is the level or
the grand tier the left hand side of the house. and 10
certainly larger and moro astefuy decorated than those
granted for her in any other theatre London has
fourteen feet audience frontage and eleven feet high
The bausradc in front entirely Of cut glassa novel
and tasteful kind Of decoration Tho Queens box ia Of
course reached by private entrance and staircase dis
tnct from the rest OF tho building An the passages and
starcases in all theatres recently constructed fire.
proof and there ample means Of cgrcss provided for
the audience IN case Of any sudden pressure occurring
by additional doors opening outwards which placed
at the side Of the house. Though the theatre positively
announced TO be opened upon Boxing night much vet
remains TO be done TO the interior, but the rapidly with
which the decoration progresses, leaves very little doubt
that Mr. Wcbsters engagement with tho public will be
performed
RESCUED FROM DRowSSG-An Irishman named Hector
Mcintosh, residing In BROOKLYN while ntoxioated NJ half