, 1872-10-09

sc5pEons ef Mezre. P..m.r, Hcnore, esge, Mcyicte,
LsNoJne snd Others, ahord a111,s guaranty that III
ISejee: xtl he pushed eoznEistica with sktu N
+ the pi7zre ~assss disposaon docs docs no: ssl
S assa b. v5.e e., s to xses era .ass 2s9:sss h
worthy q tbs fame Of tte brave Little ssngc:, who lei
fubhed with lie conquest Of every capital /,
Europe, aud allied to ali the great naines IN song
,cv1czE's uEArnE.
1IcflckeT' hes ueret been q vEO has allowed
E7Es to grow under his feet The oid theatre ~
Dedicated to tie dra1ca The GA Of September 1857
oe 20 fSe ersesn 81
House II Ind subsecd the purposes ct the latter
some Of the greatest opcrac singers had been heard
Gozdier Pasod 5ohannsen, Ralter An,aeeo Qhe elder
fornsa, Juncs, Sus5ni, Bfignol. and others cea,-
be ssd 70 have p butt neW thsas as IN M to nd ha
mouths 9or, with the exception al portion Of the out
80 xa,; he ent5re bu:;SinE vas nov: The in,er:os
II design. It was re~ded:catcd Aug IS, and lad been
IN operation but two months when It etarcd the
tho South Di7ision- But NcvlcAer was equal to the
saerfeaey, and 7ss scsn OF his 1ay Eastward where
ns ENLISTED tea syona.hy aad material assistance Of
phrase, Ind come to him ms:5 tines II the pas.
Wh mutual profit, and desired 10 to hin in the
sx; s9s Is Of April 1s72 the woFs commenced III:
Acsicker gave 1t h:s personal saeerE!son day and
sag & e q Ts us OF e. e "a e r
the largest crowds that ever attended IN opening
n1EEt betora IN tie history af the city Doughs Jer-
ply OF tho eEsi1g-a 1nos+ appropriate aaa egn!E-
can't one In title at least for time hal worked won-
faS = a seo sesn a & e fsw | and sas theatre
bad covered tie spot only for months before Il Is
unnecessary n this connection to preeeat detailed
Is familiar with it. AS compared with the old
theatre, mach more ehowy aud brilliant
md comfort md all that could be dceired IN the mat
teS Of Ventilation, acoustics, and sight The orna-
aneatztloa of ns exterior, in respect TO srosesare
ct xtces, the windowps of the entire front bearing
heads 10th human and animal, fouc se-c.1c figures
representing the seesons Hurraountns the entrance to
the Ealn Ttstihue, Tragedy and Comedy fauknE the
entrance ahafspeare himself towering above the ticket
s 6se and Gssng yiE:foi g4nces at Tie cssh drawer
wings frt1 the ccntre Of the cornce L nedtsting
Aghs Without even considering the shcrt time de-
good tasse and enterprise ci tia indcfaeabs prorr-
LOT md snaeer md although no str has get sboae
npo9 s5s nav boards the season thus faS LES bccn
0@[1ed py very rcnroerahve business.
AREs's THEA1Rr-
Af. Eranf Aikcn, vino for many years has been
Known IN this city actor, and, for few yca7s
Theatre, Woods Museum, and Rooleyls 0pcza House
has just started af1esh in thea-e, which Le.zs
company with ar. Frank Lewlo- the actor hed jast
installed himself in Hoolev's Opera Ho7se, then on
Sl.sk street. opposite the Gouss House with good
G-a111tlc oon2dny. The seeaon had adrnaced but {
few wee4a when tho new the:ue w.s desto;cd. Tho
f5e gave air+ Aen the opportunity to cauJ or. his
and following the aeof business eouhwu7a be select
ed the northwest cesaer Ct Wabash avenue and Con-
Alkens Theatre Tho vcrk % has been sanidiy pushed
to Naa opened TO the public bT lie Theo5cre Thomas
The bndirg Is il the French renaissance sty1e Of
chitc:tue- Tne r:ain front Wabash avenua IS of
painted to 1ye 1t elegance and uniformity a appeax
ance. The nnin entrance Wabash avenue ffteen
fest vide bs about tho same height and is fanked On
either side By heoT5 plaseers OF brown stone Earg
massive Co-nthian capitals, surmourted By ep.nnz9
N terra Gotta which support handsome arch orna-
arch IS pediment Of galvanized iron upon which
plaeea colossal bust ct Shakspeere modelled by the
Just abuve the first story Windows, is cornce Of Gal
iron, with neatly carved head blocks ether
nd nd The sesoad and thisd stokes are Ct brics
'=ed lrun- The third story is further 12r.ed by q
ae window orns1nented st the sop and supported by
zee, Two columns With neat cap and rich bracket
= the main caraiee, which Is OF cnique design,
=, ,,sugRb1'ed By graceful aodilons. The French
REQ towers, one in the middle the Others ct the cor
IT, which give graceful TazietJ to the SKY
,1ed On each ssde 6y antique nrna, ' and tie nsin
+ by the st.=ucs Of Comedy sna Ttzee,y in !
nr windows are of handsorae deeisn and ela5orste!
The roof has cremg Of iron, which
te tnuEonght the wo1ds, "A1ken1s THEATRE The
,sinted n CHS IN the ssme general style Is he fron
as windows neatly cspped With iron, md between
eaeh staJ b. Stone and brick zn eourses. Taeroai
nd ea1tce will correspond IN style with tie same On
he Wabash avenue front.
Through InEs1Te doors which close the eafance &c.
ess Is gained to spacious yesbule Is feet vide By
let IN length at cne end Of which is the box Office
ron either extremity Of the vestibule broad stair
9aSs with heavy polished r7l q dark wood, rse to
he second circle of seats Tho dooza, Office and Ill
ha willis are frescoed in softysubdued colors ser
hla to tha eye Three doors at the CENTRE and
me at either and of the vezdbule admit The visitor to
Iha auditorium is constructed On generous prin-
nple LOFTY, weAlghted, and thoroughly rentilated.
n sass ns.e ssseui md convenient ehspe and
'at u passing thereon. The great diztsnce between
l.r pieces whe1e 1t Is deai1ata TINT tic eye should
q visF d the entire staee opening. There
olurnns, z5ered to gt7e them E mos szasefu ap- t
earane The rtnss Of these balconies are OF rose
ood, heaE1y Ianeled and moulded, and supported
1er adorned with hescs Of cherubs and Ro.nan INIT
ms, paaoed alternately and surrounded By gi!ded sra
with chairs oS the laie=t style and elegantly uphol
erred tn 01mbon velvet The upper circle has broad
ID with iasurions spess of beaTtsful pstter mn So:h
Is ts wanting that managerial tssta end thoughtful
IS could suggest likely to contribute to the CON-
1t aud 11uvenience Of the public.
The freseang Is by Koer1ns L Schubert, and Is v
edatle to their artistic am acd tasts The ceiling
id Out IN panels of v1Ious chnpes and sizes to SUIT
sne1.1 design The most prominent object Is 3 =
dome, encrcled within by wreath Of hight =
II flowers, and without by band Of el:hcz7te ,
rncil Work Around it. also, at Little greater dis
nee ovs1s surrounded by clusters Of flowers t=ca
n1ainins portrait Of some master q Music or g
drana- Inc poruaitures represent Mozart, Schr- y
It Shakespeare, and schler, and well executed l.
the came reladve poaition, but remote from u
dome, nm four figures re1reseotins Nnsic in fn-
4, the tanbortne, and the oaztanets. Tne niger :,
nels Of the ceEg in SKY hluc the s1naller in y y
own and gray. The biue panels have handsome :.
nt7e-ece md he7e and there In .rg.cs, arl spaces
t otherwise utilized by lines figures, y y
sesues and c1beus suggestive OF znus1c poetry.
,e entabl.tuze thst makes the boundary of tie 5
hng hss Slight hea7iness oe colcr, -
teh is, however, relieved BY light c-eane1sa:ed =
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