The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-28
IN BROOKLYN.


The main entrance to this building Is on Court
street, from which the parquet, orchestra stalls
and family circle are reached by two Nights OF
stairs about Jour ieet wide. Tho only
exit from the gallery is by this staircase.
The people In the parquet can always
pass out by the man stairways. or by staircase
on the opposite side leading TO Remsen street.
There Is also another exit BY way OF the stage
through the dressing rooms on level with the
ground on Remsen street. The capacity OF the
house ID about 1900, and this number OF people
usually can leave the theatre inside Of i've
minutes.
THE PARK rBEATR1
The main entrance, which Is about thirteen feet
wide, Is on Fulton street, and leads to the par
quet orchestra ana dress circle Dy means OF .
staircase over six feet wide. The gallery entrance
Is also on Fulton street. Exit can also be made
through stage door in Adams street, which Is level
with the ground. There are besides two others.
one leading from the orchestra stalls and one
from the dress circle The people from the gallery
can also pass n out ~ q n.e the main
1,sOO aud 1t is calculated that this number can be
let out within three minutes
MRS. CONwAY'S BROOKLYN THEATRE
The exits from this pubic resort are peculiarly
favorable. There are two exits on Johnson street
into the alley way on the east side OF the theatre.
which opens on Johnson street. These
are 70 the
orchestra chairs. In addition to these there IL
the main entrance lobby opening right from the
main staircase from the dress circle descends.
The staircases are all about ten ect wide. and it's
calculated that q full audience could leave the
theatre within five minutes.
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
In Montague street. Is admirably provided
on both sides OF the building. through which
In nfSvnf in oorn al N f-V nj
other oOOrwavs, Two OF which open directly from
the auditorium to the street, and one OF which
circle there are two flights OF stars, one on
either side OF the house, which descend 10 the
dress circle floor, from which in turn there are
again two flights OF stairs leading to the main
lobby. There is also a passage from rhe dress
circle door through the Assembly Rooms to the
street by separate, wide staircase. stu! another
passage can be mad into the Art Gallery, from
winch another staircase nIoe feet VIDE. leads
THE OLYMPIC THEATRE,
on Fulton, near HOyt street, was formerly
church. TIE exit Is through passage way from
Fulton street sixteen or eighteen feet In width.
There Is no gallery. ON both sides there are large
windows opening upon open lots, which could be
usea luz escape THE .ru,x.prx
on Atlantic and CLINTON streets, has an exit on
sma oofw rom nne sns 10 ama Tse
main staircase Is wide. The outer doors open
wide against the wall and are always so kept.
The inner ones swing botn ways.
This arrangement appears to be the rule in all
the above mentioned theatres.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH
fronts on orange street. and mas three entrances
on this street. The outer doors here open in
ward and are at all times during service Kept
wide open. There Is then spacious lobby. which
from the auditorium OF the church is reached
through four double swinging doors. There are
also two doors Leading through the lecture room
into Cranberry street and one into an
aileyway which extends to both streets. The Cram
upon the alley swings out. The inside doors are
hung on SWING hinges and can be opened either
way There is gallery on each SIDE OF the church.
which Is reached from the main lobby on orange
street by starcases on either side. and by two
stairways from the rear LOBBY. rhe capacity OF
Plymouth church Is about three thousand people,
and this numDer can be cleared out Ia less tnan
ten minutes.
TALMAGE's TABERNACLE,
situate on echermerh0rn street, has no back en-
trance whatever. fhe only way by winch people
can leave tue building Is tnrough the three doors
sons VINO can be accommodated IN the bul ding is
estimated at 5000. In case OF fire or panic there
would be danger OF loss Of lie from cr0wdlng.
DIR. sCUDDBRs TABERNACLE,
front, the outer doors being. as In an Brooklyn
churches, KEEP always open. Phe inner doors,
leading from the LOBBY 10 the church, open both
ways. There are NO galleries In thus church.
ST. AIMS,
on the Heights, has only one doorway, which is
doors open inward, while tue inner or lobby doors
are swung on reversible hinges: Ia case OF asud-
den alarm It IL calculated Jnat great loss OF lie
must necessarily be OccasiOned.
THE CHURCH or THE PILGRIMS,
corner Of Henry and Remsen streets. has two
exits by means OF Wide d00rways. The outer
doors during service are kept open. The inner
doors opening into the body OF the church, can be
pushed either way.
OTHER CHURCHES
About the same state OF arfair5 exists so far az
can De learned In regard TO tine other churches II
Brooklyn. In none OF them visited yesterday was
there found to be any difficulty likely to result
from sudden emergency. the arrangements
that are maze appear to be the best that could bt
adopted under existing circumstances except II
the cases previously noted.