, 1870-12-14
HOOEEY's OPERA HOUSE.
Erynn Hall to be Revived wltk Redouhicd
Spfendcr.

Rapidly, silently, mad without attracting any
attention from The dense tarong Of petes-
uians who hourly die past the spot, ono OF
the neatest, most complete aud attractive the2tres
In America has been in process OF construction Ia
the very hears Of the city. 1t 1s on the eaxt side
Of CLARK street, between Washington and Raa-
d. lph, about nld1ay Of the block. 1t used to he
Nown as Bryan Hall, II place Of much histott: tn.
ieiett w Identified with ChicaRo'a earlier remin-
i>ceneer, lot etl5 d. voted 10 mercantile uxes,
the iact Tho;ly lcst Eight ri that t. rzs once
!Le principal assembly room Of The city,. l. re
MATE Tor an Eastern man to epy Ont the neg
man i1 1orner prominence and pop
uanaser ot New Ioff, ZONE n 5ntes ago ls1. pur.
chastu The property, and since that time has been
nsly engaged Ia converting It into theatre.
tiefnlte idea OF whttit u 70 be. TIE maln en-
ttatcc, eighteen feet VIDE and 1tty feet deep,
and olnamentsd ana uxh1e1l in lie most cisbor..
ate manner Towsrt1 the tnterfor and at the Ieit,
Is The parallel with which will b. pair
doors fof 1se more eGeetua exc:nsion 81 q .se
Ess Of these the rtAltor ntds himself 10 Eipns OF
th1sc vide tntEarces. all on the same leSsl, one
Gle. and the thi1d TO the gallery. The auditorium
fess ous By eisei feet II xae soI
/ heitE to secure Width instead ot length,
iae!ebr rende1tn9 evGy seat . good one.
tiosc. sympathy with the performers "a he staee
| 2he Fafquct will contain two hundred, and ihe
uiess cttcIe LEO hundrtd seats. al upholstered IN
nd velsct plush. and Of the NeE York Grand
| tpefa House Pattern, Utilize any Others In Chica-
20. at conceded u be the ane6tin use. Esch seat
sLl be twenty inches In width, or two or three
inches more spsciG1s than tie usual theatre seat
-an arrAt tRenent the comfort ald advantages OF
vhtlh will readily suggest themselves The seats
tGetlng &s each. There Will be but one upper cir
t!e In which TIE baiconJ aud the t4ree front roWs
viii be re.erred. The retnalnocr being held a
| conuon property. This will give the auditorium
y regular eeatuR capacity Of eleven hundred.
vhlcf. IN case at crowd, can he comfortably tn.
cIeased 70 fifteen hundred making 1t the third
Tne stage nas depth Of thtrts.uve and front
opening q thirty teeT, With an unusually large
| iLg und blessing ruoms Oa each eide OF the pro-
scenlum arch arc TWO pirate boxes, one aoove
t.e other: all to be done IN white and gold, with
nsasti most G1santy AZ II the / It 81 the H stage W
| are the lAnies' withdrawing and dressing ROOMS,
shs Ell e q ne naD
und in any oincr theatre in the cisJ. These ale
| 1nr use in case OF nre- The auditorium Ia sur
| moutted by hactisome dome, twenty-five feet IN
.l!aneter, urnataented with heAuttui plate glass
is being f.eto*d s.th appropriate aisezortcal nE-
uret. by Jrvne l. !alrnspi, FROM designs hy Louis
kuitz The woed WORK Of the auditorium win b
gallery t'eng relieved Eith rcd mock in diamond
| thnptd patthfGL
Tue entire arrangement of thr theatre, 10th
| TIC a1sge aud I" ft0nt OF tne house has been ct-
| trusted to NJ Wallace Hume, the weil-known
tetaHe architect Of Chicago, VINO has brought 10
ear all tle fcsuta OF hlh exteEded experience In
| The cor stTLcti0n OF what he claims TO pe the
il Chcaso The srenery Will be produced by NJ.
1t!chafd II. HALEY. whcer specimens Ut the Te,0in
schao in the utst 1srt sceLe and the act drip at
tal:n to prcemlntuce ore II the }ts. artists Of
re coru.cnf. Mr. F. WtcdoHs, 1ate executive
| IcanaKsr for Madame Patepa and Ole Ball, and
s1miilally Known throughout the Northwest as
The "p:one*r aReIt," Will preside at the box
taCe. Hs veil ts havC an CSC to the general man.
ffEent OF matters: TGA tnca:fe viii os read!
the certainty thu. tic entertainment will be thor.
t.uehy uneI' eptot able. and the best that can he
rtpQuced, it, n eclse character has not get beer
I"aae public 1t Will he hnncurccd In due ttme
| however, ard then the Chicago pEn!!c may Pre-
| rart. IN rf.ft a nerff ct prm at A theatre.