The New York herald., 1876-12-08
10. Outward.
GERMANfA THEATRE.

Mr.. Dornbrach the stage manager OF thc 6ermania
Theatre Fourteenth street, SAID IN reply 10 the inter-
rogaiions:
l. Tin shades; no exposed wing lights tho Jets arc
all provided with shades.
. Five border or stage lights
j One a during the performance, and ten
carpenters present. OF whose duty II TO be
on watch for any unusual contingency.
Three with extra exit To Tamrnanv Hail grand
stairway: two side stairs each and halt ieet
wide, three other exits, each more than seven ieet
wide. leading TO the root OF Nelson Hail.
a By s,dc Of Stage Two doors one below and one
above ON Iet side, nush with noor oil main entrance
In OF accioent actors could go through The hre
escape into the yard or through tue WINDOW OF tne
building on to IL
:. Three minutes ~hcn iull.
Two openings on the street. There are no lob
bes as thcalr,cay Understood. There are two stair
ways each side. leading into roomy space In
OF the balcony circle
o one nine feet SIX inches wide and ono four feet
To- All open outwardly. There are two hre cxtin-
cnishers and thr'y buckets OF water kept IN their APP
propratc places. To be used IN case OF need
nELLEK's WONDER THEATRE.
Mr. Stanley Dust, tne manager OF this establishment,
kindly furnished the following data with regard TO the
means oi egress rum the house,
/. There movable lights hut only "borders''
and noats The class Is protected by wire screens
and the other by globes.
.. None uscd
L. Tho gallery Is shu. up and not used hut the pair
of stairs leading IL four ana hall feet WIDE
The house accommodate 900 spectators.
g For actors there are stage entrances. one on
each side For the audiences there are thrco from the
!. Can be emptled IN two minutes
$. Two outer, hree inner doors. No lobbies prop
cry called
D. The outer doors twelve feet, and tho inner nine
feet Wide.
10 Both ways The doors are swung on double act
Mr. Sandcrson the business manager OF this house,
made The following replies 10 the questions asked
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contact the iics" They are covered with wire
netting and backed with perforated sheet tin.
Generally four rows OF border lights in tho nicA
One walchman and fireman, aided by six stage
1 one, with an extra outlet to tho balcony; IL is
set down twelve feet wide.
] q There are for tho audience two exits Broad
way and two on Crosby the actors being
an entrance connecting the Auditorium with the stage
exits. and one passing from the left OF the stage
through the green room to the stage entrance.
! g. Four, communicating with the vestlbue, and at
the back oil this two large double doors, without
O. There are two or ten fec. wide erch. and four
others OF not less than four feet The lobby Is twenty
| Eve feet widc by thirty long.
| 10 Outward all OF them. In the rigging loft there
| is large water tank, with hose anu pipe; also =
couple Si nre ex.ingushcrs always ready for any
| emergency.
Mr. Frank Girard, stage manager OF Tony Pastors,
/. The lights are guarded by a zinc shield and
nothing Is within 1--WE ieet OF them The lights and
| borders all be dropped on tho stage BY the SIM
pie process OF letting go pulley rope.
Three rows CT border lights shaded with gauze
s. one stage hand
4 Two from the gallery, both leading into wide
one at foot of the Is I'VE ieet aud the
other eight feet wide
s. Wood
6 There are three doors for tho stage oxit two
double and single For the audience there are
two WIDE doors opening on Broadway; the one IS
twenty and the other twelve feet wide.
T. Three minutes.
s. Two on Broadway and three Mercer street.
o. one wide double gate on the Broadway side and
two Mercer street The double exit TO Broadway IS
dvc and half feet on each sdo Of the ticket office,
the Mercer street six, aud the other four
fcct wide.
rHEATRg coxoUE
The manager, Mr. NJ W. Haniey, gave the following
Information -
l. BY wirc screens
Q Four sets OF border lights
Two; back door porter ana an engineer
T. Two; one leads TO Crosby street and one TO
Broadway. They are each tour feet wide
For the actors there arc two exits back one from
the stage alley and another from the
or the stage. Yesterday third door was cut from the
passage way near tho reiroshment rooms into the
dressing rooms. communicating with Broadway For
the audience there ~ doors ON Broadway on The
lower floor, large window leading to tho paint alley
and so 10 the main entrance on broadway. There
also three each OF the side walls which car
be used In case OF need
5. One large vestbule entrance, twelve feet wide
and two on obbes, having an exit oy the windows on
the uptown side.
O. SIX feet each door.
10. Outwardly.
The Academy OF Music being closed for the week.
and nobody IN the building excepting watchman, VINO
neither could would afford any information on the
subject, not ascertaincd just what facilities for
exit and precautions against fire have been adopted.
THEATRE
young man In charge OF the treasurcr's box
answered the questions as iolows:-
l. The iuminations called ''cagc lights" are
| guarded by WIRE screens
"A
tho usual footlghts
g. There IS ono at the stage door and night watch-
man in attendance during the performance; also .
gasman, win an assistant
4 There are three galleries that havo a stair on
each side communicating with them. Tho. stars are
about our and half feet wide, and appeared TO the
wrer to DO OF rckety and insecure description.
Those leading 10 the two upper galleries rise from tho
vestbule ard wind up, corkscrew fashion, to the top.
| g. Wood
g. Three large contiguous doors leading 10 the por-
tico the street for the audience For actors door
with flight oil stairs leading from the stage 10 its
door by run OF eighteen or twenty steps.
l. IL is said the place can be empted tn three min-
ues The reporter looks upon this statement as being
very little worthy OF credit The winding stairs to tho
upper galleries would render this almost impossible.
Three; two on tho lobbies and one on each wing
| OF the galleries
o. The doors are six and half feet wide. The lobby
is not more than eight feet wide al part.
10. The doors swing botn ways
The writer called a second time obtain some ad-
ditona information from Tho stage manager treas
| urer. person who gave his name as vanderkin was
In possession OF the ticket Office The Reporter asked
| ior the required data whom Vanderkin replied -
III don't choose 10 gvc any tonighIn
LyCEUx
| John Citu, janitor, answered as follows:-
! /. by new patent tin iont ana wire screen.
2. One hundred and fifty lights
8. Four.
One separate staircase leading TO street hvc feet
wide two starcases the front vcsbulc five feet
wide.
8. Wood.
9. From parquet four double doors TO street. From
dress circle tour doors 10 lobby, and Two doors on
right and left hand side OF family circle TO lobby There
are three large windows opening on balcony, capa-
bic oi holding 800 people. Tho actors go out
the rign and lett OF the parquet and through back
| passageway on Fifteenth street.
| z. Inside OF lvo minutes.
s. Three double doors street. Two double doors
first lobby Two double doors and two single doors
on second lobby and two double doors third lobby.
81 Doors Eve feet wide, lobbics fifteen feet wido.
10. All doors open outward.
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