The New York herald., 1867-04-07

New York Museum and Pixies Opera House-
Precautions Against Fire-The Catacombs
Of Fourteenth street Supplanted-The P0pu-
lar Demands Satisfied, &c.
The friends Of music and the drama In the metropolis
will doubtless be atsd 10 learn that there will shortly
be two places Of amusement above Union square sup
ply want long felt In this city, At present tho various
places Of amusement with the exception Of the French
theatre are below Fourteenth street, and the up town
distrcss where the majority Of theatre goers reside
without any. Theatres erected in favorable iocali-
ties In the midst OF private residences will
no doubt have better chance Of securing both
large and steady patronage than those located amid
the dust and hustle Of Broadway. Hence we may look
for al places Of amusement for the future not bong
far removed from the residences Of the families Of this
and want Of prscsuiIon against 1rs, and the psrsI.
monous management which have hitherto prevailed In
oI 70 ns %any 3, Ous 0.sdy IN Of
completion and In contemplation. Judging from the
prospectus from actual inspection Of the nearly CON-
establishment proposed BY the managing associa-
tion, fsmilies will undoubtedly have M last re-
specsabls museum on Brosdway and Thrtlsth street
Broadway shove Madison square, win be thrown open TO
the public about the middle Of next month Tho theatre
and il many & ns srrangemsn,s, very novel appear
ance BY new arrangement Of scenery the stage viii
present scenic plane or picture Of sxt fest n widh
the rest Of the scenery k entirely novel The depth
below ne :.ss e sxsasynvs fsss me snsrs0y ,,os. sa
extent Gas and waasr pipes Of unusual volume
sz.snd through ever; part q u: ou',dss Ins ne foot .S
n Sudsnos The management viii sdcps the sscsilsns
French Law Of having constantly In attendance during
e S,, q ,s q ' ,ns m.d q
sSs sudsncs fhs decorations and ornsmsntasion Of
the theatre Of the richest kind, no sss than ten
thousand is' gold %Sad,ps ,.@ being so. Ss'd vss sSs
feature in the decorations Ample aisle room be-
tween ss ';ss sns a;Fs =. in ns ana
SEATING capacity Of between two and three thousand
are the principal features Of the auditorium. The
h. been painted q with nsT sNd
70 fame, and consequently re proof The plays admit
ssd on shs stage win BE- of instructive character and
VII tend % me sl:vson q snc orcTc - cu,o1.s. s,o
all parts Of the world, and . veritabie : lee.
iurs room for scientific experiment A hal Of
4: s adS g n' ~ no Be-
attraction TO families In the city and visitors from tbs
country a. the want Of respectable establishment Of
this kind In IN the city has BEEN ls rns Nv 9on
harvard 70 exclude those Objectionable characters who
IN similar establishments often deter ladies and chill
Another new theatre h being erected by Mr.. Pike
on Eighth avenue, occupying nearly the entire block
between Twenty third and Twenty fourth streets II Is
buis on the site OF the old Knickerbocker stables Mr.
Pike is wcl known in connection with Pixies Opera
House, Cincinnati, aud he purposes having temple OF
music and the drama in this city which will fully equal
that building u will DO completed 10 time Tor % .ne
place Of amusement In the city. The stage will be
nesry eighty feet 10 width and the seating capacity oi
the AUDITOR nearly three thousand AZ the work Is
now only In an ncipent state we shalt defer further
particuisrs TO q later date. 4.@MaM MMH.M