The New York herald., 1876-12-08

was very sligh, attendance. either above below
the whole number not exceeding 800 any time. and
the whole number not exceeding 800 at any time, and
about 275 wncn the curtain went down. The time
81 the close OF the performance haii-past ten
r. NJ and three minutes and halt thereafter there
no one inside the ticket gate
BsENpA'a
At Barnums Circus last evening about $50 persons
witnessed The performance most OF whom visited the
menagcrie at the close and then departed eisurcly IL
TOOK them just two and halt by the watch 10
clear room and had there any excite
ment they would have left n less than minute prob
ably.
There were 500 people IN the theatre, distributed
foilows:-Three hundred and fifty gallery 500 in
parquet seats. The curtain was dropped on inc
''shaughraun" at forty-sx minutes past tcn and 10
SIX minutes the audience was outside the door and
gates closed The ordinary time with fnil house. ~
clearing the building is about seven minutes
FRANCISCO xSsrRkLS
There we're about $50 people IN the house, 100 In the
galleries. The fell 90 80 and the house WAS
empty and lights turned down at 80 J0threc minutes
and half Upon test OF capacity OF The theatre, as
Thanksgiving when the antire mouse was nod, Inc
roxY PASTORS TngArRE
Last night the attendance was but slight NJ TINS
house aud but twenty live were among the au-
aence. Owing the peculiar construction of The
theatre and II: ample facilities lor eg,ess; s: was m
extraordinarily short space OF time. Al seventeen
minutes and twenty-eleht seconds TO eleven CLOCK
the rolling pin OF the curtain struck the stage loor,
and at fifteen minutes and eleven seconds to eleven
o'clock the lights IN the house were extinguished
fhus the house was emptsd in two minutes and sew
eptecn seconds varons computations as To the num-
bcr OF people tho house have been made. hut II Is
safe TO say that not over 300 persons were present
TuEArRH CoMIQUE
Last night the audience nj Ibis house was rather
above the average The curtain dropped at twenty
three minutes past ten y. NJ. and before twenty-five
minutes past y. NJ. tho last spectator was In the
vestibuIe This would hardly be credited had not the
warn e,s II naao n,o and csosby
street, tncrc six large old church
windows which communicate with tho roofs
Of adjacent bn lngs How easy II would be- when here,
10 save ones self may be gathered from the tact that
the urchins from the street steal thor way on 10
thcso roofs and thence into the Gaery. When the
house is packed the audience have usually dispersed
before ordinary march be played once through
The best judges that there is not IN Tho whole
country theatre more completely provided with oxits
basy OF access than the theatre Comiqne
rPrH AVENUE THEATRE.
Tho pnrquct Was occupied 70 about three.fourths OF
its capacity, aud the balcony and galleries contaned
about half tho humber they can comfortably accom-
modatc. As the curtain went down on the last ac.
The reporter took his stand at tho railing surrounding
the orchestra and timed tho departure of the an-
dienco In just one minute and half the balcony
and gallery entirely cleared, ana at the expra
tion OF three minutes and half the last person passed
out oil the vestibule door
HELLxR's WONDER rHEArRS
At Hcer's Wonder Theatre the time occupied
during the exit OF audience last night less than
two minutes.
The curtain fell Richard II. last night ~ quar-
ter to eleven O'Clock. Two minutes ana a half later
the theatre was void
AT THE PARK THEATRE.
The Park Theatre parquet was emptied IN
exactly four minutes while the inmates Of the dress
circle aud the gallery cleared the upper part Oh the
theatre in and half minutes. The lobby was en-
trey empty four and half minutes after she close
Of the play.
Al the Bcwery Theatre but third OF an audience
assembled To lower tho curtain ten seconds were
consumed and, from the time the drop curtain came
nown until the last person OF the small assembage
passed the inner doors It took thrco minutes ana iory
Beconds.
On the fall OF the curtain in two minutes and
half the auditorium was deserted, and few seconds
later the last Of the gods'' was catering down the
gallery stairs.
ARE OUR THEATRES SAFE?
In order to ascertain the manner In which our Now
York theatres provided against such caamites az
that Tuesday corps of HERALD reporters were sent
ont yesterday, with tho series OF questions given
below The answers by the managers of the various
theatres are given for convenience sake opposite the
number OF the respective questions.
QUESTIONS.
l. How are the stage lights guardedf
2. How many stage lights are used during per.
formance1
g. How many watchmen are in attendance during
pcrormancef
4. How many gallery staircases are there and wha
is tho width OF each
s. Arc they OF wood or irons
a What are the means Of exit for actors and what
for audiencef
7. How soon can the house be empsied into the
streeis
s. How many doors there opening on the street
and how many the lobbiess
o What is the size of the doors and OF the front
and side iobbiesY
10 Do the doors open inward or outward
wALLAcK's
Mr.. Theodore Moss answers followA
l. With wire screens
q Two hundred and hfty lights
8. Twenty-Five.
4. Two ten feet
8. For the audience. three doors from the psrques.
three from dress circle and two from family circle.
Ten windowg near ground for the nctors one door
on Fourth avenue aud two passages underground
Z. Three minutes.
s. Four doors.
O. Twenty feet vestibule leading TO Broadway and
Fourth avenue, large enough to hold the entire
audience
10. Outward.
UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
Mr. A. NJ Palmer answers as follows:-
. Very lew border lights, as box scenes are gener-
ally used.
4. Two, twelve feet wide, bosides . bridge 70 the
roof OF the next house.
D. Wood.
few steps will bring from the auditorium 10 the
street. both being the Same Icve Vestibue twenty
feet wide. For the actors, door on Fourth avenue,
door behind proscenium box leading TO Broadway,
three large windows ground floor.
Z. Four minutes
s. one from each circle.
o. Main entrance twenty feet wide; doors from par
uuet dress and family circles tho saiuo.
10. Both ways
FIYIH AvENUK THEATRE.
Mr.. Stephen Fisks answers as foliows:-
]. Wire globes
. Three hundred
3 -Four.
T. TWO. eight feet wide.
6. Wood
@ Seven doors on Twenty eighth street, one on
Twenty ninth street aud three on Broadway.
Z. Three minutes.
s. Eleven on lobby, seven street.
g. Ten feet ve5tbulo
10 Outward.
rIBLo's
Mr. Bensen Sherwood answers az folows:-