New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-14
TIE BROOKLYN ACADEMY or MUSIC,

proudly in air on the opposite side Of the East River,
e probably the only town Of ia sze in the world that
has never had theaier. II IL the third city in Amer-
ca, having greater population than either Boston,
Baltimore, New-Orlesns, Chicago. Cincinnati, ".
Louis, Rio de Janeiro, or Lima. The Brooklyn Me-
dci to atone for their past dramatic Deficiencies have
built one that will challenge comparison, for COM
pIeteness and beauty, with any other in the weird.
Our circumspect neighbOrs having strong mission OF
the puritanica element among them entertain radi-
tional aversion to the word theater even when 1t is
SPELLED after DIR. Webster's improved method, and
therefore they choose to call their tbeater an Academy
Of Musie-a name with which we have no other fault
TO find than that il ia an absurd misnomer. The Acad-
envy was begun about year since, and wo have made
occaaonal reports Of lie progress since then. 1t ia now
completed, and Friday night lat, it was lighted up
for tho irs time, when the stockholders and few OF
Aheir fricuds were invited to examine it, Great was
tire delight express ed on the occasion, and "a the
gas was turned on, the sudden surprise created
by the brilliant effect, startled tho spectators
into three hearty rounds Of appliance, and
- tiger" Theaters have generally been
built by reckless speculalors, and managed BY
adycnturerp, who aimed at nothing more than the
realization Of IN immediate profit But in the case of
immediate profit was entertained by the stockholders
They Eel, that their city was entitled to establish
ment Of the kind, and they subscribed their money
literally for the purpoe, purchased suitable peeo
Of ground, selected an architect in whom they bad
confidence ard very wisely permitted him to
have bis own way. The rfult is splendid
and perfectly CONSTANT work Ct ar, its exterior
and interior being entirely harmonious, and
& ,I;E G.i.b .,I
sday4ednc-s being visible in all parts of the vast struc
turc Tho architect Dir. Eidliz, had heretofore but
nothing but bank inqbousas and churches, Of the
fno-t examples Of those oliiices in New-fork being
FROM HE designs. But hc has proved himself equal TO
The demands upon bis gouus and has produced work
at unique and perfect. Wi.h his ea,hctc bcsom
10 has sweep, away all The traditional elements of the
arical doooIa;ion, and invented his Academy 0b oro
TIE building is situated At The UPPER end Of Montague
place, on the Hights, near the City Hall, aud oc-
cupies lot with frontage on the street of
80 feet. and 100 feet in tho rear, being thirty
five feet deeper than the Academy OF Music
in Fourteenth street. Externally il has very impos-
ing aprcannce il is irregular in design and IL divided
into four unequal para il l. built Of dark red brick,
with ornamental drawings, slls c,rnicos, and porco
Of dark olivecoorcl stone. Those who knew not for
Ni.U llilsNf IT WIS u'rlgifh Wnuti h'fNE iAitS AZ
war meant for theater; but when the scope of the
mslitccts invention has been mastered, il does not
appear ct oil homogeneous The main entrance to the
auditorium i in Montague place. n, the lower end, by
a very elegant porch, and, instead Of stepping
iDto a Isssagc-way, yon lind yonrsou IN
very aac.ous biillfuity-liphted AMI splendy-
Seoon,tcd veslbnle, in which are placed the
Ticket oifccs Over this vosibuc Is asAemblyroom,
IA fee, long by ~ wide, and * feet high. II comma
neaes with the basement in which are Announcements
FER a spacious cu,ne snd Il intended ~ 10 usei for
buqulls and other festive purposes. The thoater
proper viii eeat 2C00 persons, and the seats are 50 ar
tansed that there none in any part Of :ho auditorium
>yb,st docs not command good Wow Of the stage.
There ale ,Irta riru.e. and an amphheeteN The 80
que, win scst no persons. In the second gallory,
which commando the best view Of the STAGE part u
yai;itioned or with little pen-Le private boxes, for
the enjoyment Of the exclusive fow who
think t q fine thing 10 be cooped up in
separate packages by Themselves A. there such
people in the w.rd, We know Of 10 reason why they
should not be ra,ifed in fes tastcs On each lido Of
the stage there three large prcscenum boxes better
calculated for viewing the audience than the perform
snte The general style Of the architecture and orna'
men,a,ion being the German Gcilc, with an utter
aLsence o. Classical elemonts NOT even an aes.n-
uus leaf, ydsu.e tisIyph, honeysuckie, anchor or
eQgslell being anywhere yisble, the prOecouiun df'
fer. from that Of any other lAeacr Above the prosc
neum ID gallery with open arcade, extending from
one side Of the honse 10 the CHER, AMI COM
nunicaiing 1t ono end by winding stairway
with the stage The view OF the interior OF the house
from this gallery extremely n0yelsnd beautiful Tho
ceiling l. perfectly fiat, with spacious bat invisible
yentiator in tho center The hight Of ,he proscenium
is % feet tho stage ia 70 feet deep and IS feet wide
while the hight from tho floor to tho roof ID 20 feet
afording sufficient room TO draw up tie drop scenes
without folding or the OF rollers. What will first
strike the spectator entering the Academy is the
novelty and beauty of the orramentaton. and the |
entire Absence Of everything 10 which the eye has
been accustomed in similar places. II IL Like
turning over the pegrs Of richly-lllumina,ed |
nissal, except that there aro no gmboical |
figures and 10 limited An amount OF gliding "a 10 be
hardly perceptible. There 10 no moldng, no scroll |
work no plaster images little cupdous with dumpy
bodies no muses. nor sprswling figures Of lying women
blowing long irumpets, which have hitherto been |
deemed indispensable in operl-houses and concert
rooms nor even the sembnnce Of harp, nor any other
musical instrument. Mr.. EidKtz has given the cot di
rect TO Mount Olympus and the pagan mythology, and
soorned TO borrow anything whatever from the Latin
races. His academy u purely Scandinavian creation
Of aIt, Though but three colors--red, yell |
low ard blne--are used in decorating the |
hou,e, there Ia IN infinite variety of tln:s |
and an infinite variety OF combinations of forms and
oolors which produce the iveHert effects imaginable
and are "a gracious to the eye IA are our gorscoasy
tinted woods in the Autumn There are no pendant |
xaseliers in the auditorium II being lighted by congo
ries Of burners with ground gliss shades except IN the