The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-25
BROUGHAMS THEA TIRE.
Description OF the New Ediace.

Brougham's Theatre, on TWent y-fourth street
adjoining the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York
which Is to be opened tonight, Is probably the
finest, although the smallest, with one excep-
tiOn, OF any in the city,
Three entrances lead to small lobby with
tesselated pavement, at the right and left OF
which are stairways OF black walnut four feet
In width, which lead to the two balconies.
The entrance to the parquette is almost level
with that OF the lobby. The auditorium is semi
circular in form, aud the prevailing colors OF
the ornamentation are white and gold. ALI
through the house iron chairs are used for the
seats, except few upholstered benches in the
upper tier. The carpet OF the parquette and
dress circle is Brussels, of sheeny color, and
that of the private boxes dark blue, with light
figure.
are highly ornamental, and when the house is
lighted at night and filled with q fashionable
audience, the effect will be charming. The
balcony fronts are of metal castings in the form
of vine or fretwork, painted white, with a red
ground, and at intervals there are brackets with
glass pendants. A large chandelier, also with
glass pendants, depends from the auditorium,
and throws brilliant light upon the objects
beneath.
The frescoing of the ceiling represents the
MUSES., and the proscenium is free from the
usual gaudy decoration. Next TO the pros
cenium are six private boxes, which are models
of elegance. They are lined with fancy reps,
and the sliding curtains at the sides are of silk
Cateline, with crimson and gold borders.
The side walls OF the auditorium are wains
coted for three feet in grained oak, and from
that point to the ceiling, throughout the house,
there are mirrors. The theatre will seat twelve
hundred persons.
All the doors leading to the auditorium are of
red baiZe, and the three lobbies are lighted by
chandeliers of light and graceful form. The
starways are covered with mating, and as the
entire house is carpeted, tide audience or actors
will not be disturbed by the noise incident to the
entrance or exit of persons.
The stage is forty-hve by fifty feet, and all the
scenery will be either sunk or holsted out of
sight. The stage has the greatest incline of any
theatre in New York. The drop curtain is on
Gobelin reps and cost $4,000. The act drop is
very handsome, and represents the Hudson at
its source.
The dressing-rooms aud green-room are
beneath the stage, the entrance to which is
The cost OF rebuilding the theatre was one hun
dred thousand dollars. A large part of this
outlay was in blasting and removing the rock
under the building, which in many places was
twenty feet In depth.
The ventilation of the house is good, and the
acoustic features very nearly perfect.
The front of the building is OF white marble,
and the sidewalk is covered by roofeXtending
from the building to the curb, which will serve
as protection to persons while waiting for
their carriages.
The building was erected by Mr.. Gallaher
about four years ago, for the purpose OF an even
directed against nightly stock operations the
building was closed, and afterwards opened by
George Christy as minstrel hall. Since then IT
has been used as variety theatre, until about
six months ago it was purchased by James Fisk,
Jr,, and rebuilt as q theatre Tor Mr.. Brougham,
1t will take rank at onLe as one OF the most
fashionable resorts in the city.