Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-01-12
LIBRARY HALL,

LIBRARY HALL,
Which, for the past three months, has
been undergoing extensive repairs, is
now in fair way of being finished at
an early day, when we are to have the
" grandest concert" ever given in this
city. Already are our people excited
on the subject, but before the "open-
ing" takes place. much labor will have
to be performed by carpenter, mason
and painter.
A visit to the hall yesterday revealed
much to our wondering eyes. The en-
tire hall is filed with scaffolding, while
q dozen or more carpenters and STAIR
builders were busily engaged at work
on the stage. AS far up as the eye
could reach, we discovered painters and
artists putting on finishing touches in
gold, purple and crimson velvet, while
underneath the stage, gas-ftters and
other artisans, who seemed to ''feel just
as happy as very large sunfowers.
Four large proscenium boxes two on
either side of the stage) command ex-
cellent views of both stage and hall
particularly the latter, which some peo-
pie think most desirable OPP
portunities being here afforded to "show
off.
A number of dressing rooms are being
nicely arranged under the stage, while
two comfortable rooms are being also
fitted up over the ends of the stage.
The stage will be thirty two feet deep
by fifty two feet wide, with curtain
front of twenty-one by twenty feet.
We understand that iron chairs or
settees are to be fastened to the floor,
which is great desideratum.
Mr.. Thomas B. Budd, builder, is do
ing the work, and we should judge the
association will have little to COM
plain of. so far as he is concerned Mr..
John j. Rittenhouse has the general
superintendent of the work, and most
faithfully and skillfully has he perform
ed the duties committed to his charge.
Messrs. G & B. Tucker are arranging
the stairs, and we all know they never
leave anything undone, for they adver-
tise in the DAILY MONITOR.
The painting, frescoing, ETC., is being
artistically executed by Mr.. Gottfried
Reinhart, who is in the employ of Cap
tain Seth B. Ryder. Mr.. Reinhart for.
merly carried on an extensive business
near Berlin, Germany, and has but few
equals in his line in this country He
has ornamented number of dwellings
and public buildings, churches, etc., in
this city-all of which will long stand
as a monument to his skill and under
standing. But on Library Hall, we
think Mr.. Reinhart has rather capped"
all previous specimens. Around the
dome are eight panels, and eight
representations as follows Music,
poetry, comedy, architecture, astron-
omy, history, sculpture, and painting.
which have been beautifully portrayed
in colors of drab and purple. The pan
els are trimmed in rich crimson velvet,
tinged with gold-presenting the rich
est as well as the strongest contrasts
Directly over the foot lights of the
stage, we find beautiful figure of the
coat-of-arms of New Jersey, with q
scroll on either side of the same, exc
cuted in the highest style of the art. =
Captain Ryder has been fortunate in
securing the services of Mr.. Reinhart
who, we trust, will long be spared to
beautify the public buildings of our
city.
We understand that the Hall will be
capable of seating from 1000 TO 1900
persons, and is TO be thoroughly warm
ed throughout by three large heaters.