The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-11


Ihe Ft=. lGarsdGI Thsctrc tbs cs7v Ea-shsf
IAea re 2737oaanes so near 20 completion that
bTieT notice o. its man poiats Ina.y ot uEinter
eating be old building erected in 1910 WAS burned
down in tbs Gtri Iuss o. 1901 aad ts4 work u rs
sCaCt0g IL vsGs commenced ia the ersnrg Easca bv
XesaEs Joseph Hall inG john 2 Regu.at. under
c51i'.a2t with 10 oEnor, ard has bsSa plocse5ed
van nc3 undeT many d.ssava ntaF6s vet v7ith a
st6.G1Eees that gives assurance thai we shall soon
have the BEST sud most dursbla theatre in the South
ern Couederaey. The building occupies ths whole
OF the lot ccrrer of 7h ard Broad ssreets-a front
or 90 6et NJ S II in depth. Y is eS f. nigh 10 ne
co:-b of the ro0i--52 feet t. the caves The front
Is ai5Taed by four OrinIhtaa colGIns-p..aste:s al
ths corner supporting y r.Essiv3 eorncs, over
which Il 3 NICHE The roof il 3 comb roof, covered
with SiEt6 There are five doors on the fsoRs for en-
trance aud vestibu.e in the centre Of whsch is a
ticket ofce for tbs paTqcs;te and dress circle ard
al 9th3e % each si5s for tue I'd sud Cd circ'e
trom he lobby of the parqueit, tAers are .oo
flights oE sjeps leading tte 0Tess circle
fronting which II lobby 35 by i6 feet,
spioCfdiy furnished. Tie DarQIet.e l. ffty
i5et square and has q c4psely Tor holdiar $50
sersoa5- The dress circle has Seven tiers Of bsp eb
90 il trent, tcd VIII h1td $50 spectators. Sscn seat
IL fop&.atet 5y roa S roll 5yorS On the tcD The
cusb6Ds, back and geat viii be Of crimson dar,asa
snG tbs appearance e eGcn ems lib IA Il chair The
payquete desceads enc inch 10 tae soot and extends
urter tEs asess circle, aua wi. be sate,! by crack
St IL hts io t1e TGUE Tie prpsGepI am II built up
with iJtr private boxes sacl side two with ihs
dro'S circle snd two win the second crca On
HetA q boxes tA9to ar3 C1IDE3 St eGTtn-
ietaa cli;ioS i5-m he d5of oi the dress 1ic.s 70
tha top a th= sounding Soa-t above ths drop cur
IAN. 1Ae b4e5uy IN fcC1i o. iao d76ss citQie and
2TiVase . xea il finished, wish irca -a,l, painted
Tai'3 oI4a @-Itee. The p:4a-s .! she d,oss circle
81 '1s 2 %fA wr.s Es1 vita iCied Ioses The So
cone sna third circles hcve ~ CoIamUalcaton wit,
'no pa-qEa'te lL9r aeo Handsomely decorated with
eaeo- Tue 4ea8Ga tier has six tieys If benches;
y -hs-f Ava The Etsh oE it's 6reSs cise.e
>. e'-y e. -i,s., sscf&d sssT teu seet third! 10
..llnE- sCG FzaI 'ss,. 3l- t1ms is 6ui.Le- "A p.,-
v. 81 Eeaco. q - -I1cal-z 6Gs-5 Is cec7ratei
viva Us arcs OF ErsiI, -ubarsaisa ys:,n cup.ds
sra rosc5- iAe n st o-fdor ta front OF -. curtain
7u4 ba1.-d lLa sotEd1s Uoard Is o. -si-.soa snG
E5ia d-aPery, Sle 6-3t 1uG.asa (f0cuesly hsizsj
w-l 90 Row "a i'm alton u rich C.iuIs11 velvet
ttfapery, decorated @ith cords ana f1laaes III,
aicuy, paia3ed by George Gram wj, be tpa .fMaiu
81 Dream gad ne cGyisn viii aa Il avn ID l.
tie suSf without rolinR o. folding Toe hCls
VII 90 lighted by tocty 5uTLBfs around Tie iren
o-rci" 6eetdes Interior lights The stage > sixt,
feet -eep tr0m The f3otHghtS; ygi61h 81 he cent?
thirty fset at tas ooltgata li1ty-six feat viii
{. c-sscs-s. ci hsii inco - tIe loot U!der tb
sage ideE7 y III ga i Ef-e1 room. t1Tae drea Sins
70 1a2a, ana :. large promenade for stuiy Ehsr,
7j.i be trance 70 the Stage on eFeI side IL,
der he p.t The pant ga!!t., g7iiI ID On IN.
cast, he scene xRecy Ire west zad 10 Tie rsar
A1Iated nesE by Will Also aS additional raoIus To-
w2sGCoba anG dressing purposes Thor IL on,
soor fhB east Of sHs seco9d circle and caa GOo.
eli .hs west Of the .4lt oircis ajso ora on the al
r sUr Legc o. y eater tie iairl circ.a; also on,
% TN s-rs3t, for tLs seue purpose There are
four Gvois 7th street eLG do1y3 C0 cath eide ~
! empty lie parqustie. The saloon il tho base1nens
.rpnts She whole width OF tha house. 50 by II fsst
There saloons II the second acG thiid ti,rs -
iA1 soaas s7e-s private Cfics is * IT, Zee sloon
IL s;io second oiIciO. E7e.y dear on the 5utsi6.
V.anU viii O. Illuminated NTH glass la1gp., pfo-
taeted ~ WIRE netting. 1h5re Ten outside doors
% tbs bii.iag5. Is vii be ready Ie- occcpapcy
- GU, s5e middle o. January.
Uyi.s 80 tue high price OF al bUi ding us. erals
an. ESPECIALLY 5uch as ARA us3j IA ssrac.ures liAs
TIE 1aostre, l33 oo5; icr erection Inust fully
eqfal s'5,oJ2. 70 5igs s3Iae ides # tas soizity
ci 'Lo Z" 'ii3 wa i1@' sJaia that Hr John . Qaar,es
master A'@so'-. 1s5a up two LHtiioI i've 1Jnay-d
Thousand eks in thclc erection anu tais material
fcEl-'' cor gaIatiyey t0s MINOR Item IA tie bill
of costs