The New York herald., 1876-12-13

From The parques likewise, there h only one msaaa
regular exit 70 the vessbuis leading 70 the street.
Inc seats IN the gallery and dress circle admit OF am
pie room between the and little danger m appre
nonded from crushing in cases Of suddsn alarm and
pants Of the gallery dress circle and parouet have
only the one means OF regular exit inso the street.
ceptng the extra stairs which the gallery affords, the
inspectors viii recommend that additional means Of
egress from the gallery and first tiers DO provided
are two wnGo~s @ ons e.eS @ hsalfs sor loonss ses
toward Twenty hrst street, and here all probability
Thoughts viii afford ample facility for The rapid ei.py
ing OF the house lf the right Of way cannot had
IN the direction indicated. thea other location
for the doors will be determined upon. So that the
upper tiers will have two exits each instead Of
one as al present The iacll.y FOR getting from the
stage IL all that could be desired There are three
large DOORS tho eight In width and ONE
either side four feot wide each, opening on the
sidewalk In Twenty-second street The Stage was
found comparatively free all the scenes not
used in the business OF the piece during per-
iormances being stored in the scene pit located un-
derneath the stage In addition the three doors mem
toned, there are ten windows looking INTO Twenty.
second street besides Two doors leading 10 the actors
quarters. The dressing all underneath the
stage, and most of them have windows looking into
below tho sidewalk. The inspectors considered
the opportunities Tor escape from tho stage coua not
be much better, and Inspector McGinnis remarked
that the best arranged stage in that respect that
rnE NEW BROADWAY THEATRE
After leaving the PARK the inspectors directed thcls
ing formerly known as Woods Museum, Was put up
tor Mr. John Banvard. He conducted IL successfully
for time. but 1t subsequently changed hands, ana
now, after various changes Of fortune II comes
into the possession OF its original lessee Both Mr..
Banvard and Mr. Ferdinand Unger, his business
ger at the theatre when the inspectors called The
place Is undergoing complete change The gallery.
capable Of 500 people, rst inspected.
From this place there door, eight ieot wide.
stairs Ater leaving tho gallery door there only
one passage the stairs The inspectors did con.
slider this sufficient and will recommend the removal
o. partition which, when taken away will afford
chance for rapid escape enable the habifxes
Of this part Of the house TO avail themselves Of two
wide stairs and capacious corridors There three
windows in the gallery from Of which the root Of
adjoining building could readily be reached
OF extreme necessity. In tho nrst
tier dress circle 1t found that only
door opened tho corridors Tho corridors, by
tho way separated from the theatre proper BY .
brick wall Tho inspectors will recommend that Two
additional doors leading into them be c0s through.
From this tier. which will seat about 400 there
exit TO the street. apart from the main entrance,
which Is also intended for tho of those
In the gallery. The parquet has 1vo doors
opening into the first corridor, which 10
reached by broad steps, one at each side
and ono in the centre 10 the nrst corridor. These
doors Will be thrown open every night The means Of
egress from the parquet the inspectors considered
very complete. Tho dressing rooms are all located
unuer the stage, and a large room, immediately
kept The people engaged ON the stage have
way There besides exit to Ih.rtieth street. aud
from window ct tho back OF the s.agc the roof Of
stable be reached by stationary iron ladders plsccd
aome