Evening star., 1866-10-30
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
AMusEMFSTs Ac TONIGHT


NATIONAL 1HEATER.-The first pert 1rm ince
OF the Ricbings English Opera troupe last
evening vas a decIded success This evening
VIII be prrsented Balfe's beautiful opera Of
The Bohemian GIrl," with fine cast, Miss
RichinSs in the character Of Airline
FOUNDRY NJ. l. CHURCH.-Grand organ con.
cert thIs evening. George W. MoTgaa. organ
lst of Grace Church, ". Y, will preside al tha
organ, assisted by the most eminent uuslcal
talent of this city-Dr. Caulffeld M,dama
kretschmar, Mrs. Butts, Mr.. w. Burnett and
Others
FoRDs THEATRR-The Surgeon Generals Of
.toe.zEor several months the Quartermastef,s
department. has been engaged in fitting mn the
building formerly known as Ford's Tns,tsr
and II is now being rapidly prepared for uss
As the office of the Surgeon General the rec
ords OF which office will, it Is thought be re-
moved there on the 1st of November II viii
be recollected that the first work done ON tha
bulIdlng when the Government decided 10
tease or purchase IL, was to place three floors
IN 10 aud make II fire. proof. This was done hv
piacfng IRON beams in it resting ON columns
And sprIngIng arches for the floors In the
center OF the building or the second and third
HoOrs an opening OF 20 by IL feet was made
around which was placed an iron railing and
above this, IN the root, is the skylght in which
II is'pTopOsed 10 place frosted and stained
glass. In the southwest corner of the building
there II a spacious iron stairway with doors
opening on each floor, and also opening into
ihe adjoining three story, brick building, which
was lnclHded IN the purchase. The lower
bUOF OF thus building, on the south OF the thea
Ter, II TO be used as medical laboratory, the
second story by the Surgeon General and the
ihlrd story by The attaches OF his Office The
HTSt and second stores of the theater building
VIII be occupied by the clerks of the Surgeon
Generals office. while the upper story will be
used as the e. y Army MEDICAL Museum. The
building on the north has also been fitted up
and VIII be assigned exclusively to the use OF
The photographers attached 10 the office. In
tins building line skylight has been erected.
and the rooms have been fitted up III a very
Convenient manner for the purposes for which
tney are intended. In the upper srory cases
Tor the exhibition of the speCimeo<of the mU-
scum are being rapidly fitted mp, while on the
other floors bookcases. desks. &c. are being
made and put ia place.
" heu the Government took pos session of the
building. ~ WAS found that the front wall was
insecure. and the q uartermaster General. after
giving II an examination, ordered il 10 be torn
down and rebuilt The wall Is surmounted by
= handsome cOrnICe, and the front is being IaId
OF 10 initiate stone work. The entire suild- :
heated by steam apparatus. An immense
complete IL Will be fine building The work
has been done under the immediate supervision
OF ETevet Brig. General e.. II. Tompkins
assisted by Mr.. II r. GIlberr, general superin-
tendeHt Mr.. Edward Clark being the architect
The various bran ches of the work were super
intended as follows john A. FOos, masonry.
= Frees. carpentering; A. GlascO. painting.
and John r Lincoln, plum bing and gas fitting
The heating apparatus was erected by Messrs
Hagan Blake, OF New York.