Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-01
HAGEN'S OPERA HOUSE.

| The Intalhrencer has taken great interes
In the building Of the Opera House, and BIO
poses still to Il" all IN 1t, power to make 1t
"a success Without some >uiaBIr pInc, in
| whichipur am ,teur musicians and elvrutInn
| ISIS, ami lIterau can n"in,n good audiences
| In acomfOrtaDie room. there eau be but little
encouragement extended them. Without a
! cpmInOhiou> hail of reasonably large CA
| pacity We cannot expect to haze first class
| lecturers, theatrical or other travelling en-
itFtalnmcHts visit our town. For these
reasons We have encouraged the erection of
| the Opera House. and we hon. to STE IL
| succeed. That those who have, no, seen il
may thoroughly understand what 1t i, to be,
we VIII again briefly describe it. rhe buil,,-
Ing j. situated al the corner of Franklin and
Laurel streets; iS nine'y iert In depth and
forty feet i'll widt!; ono story high. unI
entirely devoted tn the purpose OF an Oprra
| House OF public hall. The stage IS ampie In
| Its pr"porton>, The seen .ry. which Is being
painted hy Mr. WIN. BUothInan, VIII b.
superior 10 anything OF the kind which
| Lexington has ever had. The traps lights,
| dressing room, aud general stage parapher-
| h''la VIII he or tue most modern and ap-
| proved description; the main floor Of the
hall will seat five hundred people. aud the
galleries VIII seat three hundred more, 2ui
| one Thousand persons my he accommodate
| In II without undue cTOwdlug. Tue arcLeu
crliins promises good acoustic properties
| Tor tnr rnouh, aud the manner In which the
audience Will D4 seated will bring them a.
nearly face 10 face with the speaker on the
stage as Is practcabe. The means 4
.cntrancr and "sre-s from the hall are uuu-
>Gay good, there being three doors It the
front, ,hrr" n the rear. and number of
rln'i"w- on Zach site. AT bat sIiyilt e'eva-
ton from III" gruuni--thr front door, being
SWING 20 open cithrr way. The bulk of the
autiruce--on the main iOor--nrr to be
ses'ed IN substantial, roomy, comfortable
Chairs, with good back: the galleries " III
be provided With elevated benches Take
1t all III all the room i fully as good as Len
ingt"n could rNpart a private jndivdIa! to
build a. hi, own risk; and he deserves the
assistance and encouragement of the amuse-
ment ioviig public. one or TWO Things re-
| saTding II we regret TO learn. First. that
Mr. Hagen proposes deferung plasterin:
until next summer. Second that he con,sm
plates heating the hall with stoves instead
of furnaces. A. 10 the first we think IT
would be wiser and more economical to
plaster the room before the winters enter
tRinmrn nt- set in han 10 neglect II. even II II
bsCaIue necessary to tear the pla>tsrIng off
again. tir,t impressions are everything :
anu ladies and gentlemen OF aesthetic tastes
are not apt TO enjoy entertainments, even
when good between bare aud barn-llke
! walls. ono. unfsvoT,utv impressed with
.hs room Il viii be difficult t. INDUCE them
to visit II ag4lu. and hundreds of dOtlars " III
be lost 10 Eonum.Zt "A few score. There
should hy al means be coat or two of
plssterlEg placed upon the walls before the
/ house Is thrown open 10 the public. As to
tnn hrttIng arrangrmeni- we can scarcely
believe that Mr. Hagen VIII Introduce
| stoves. All or large churches are >ucr->,-
| tuliy heated with furnaces. out of which thr
/ stoves havr been removed. never to return
/ stoves ate nuisance Al test, ana especially
So IN public halt where they occupy the
/ 70 III which would ofBsrwise hr tiiirL by pay
! ing seats. cook those near them, and permit
! th"-r at distance to freeze. We Understand
thai NJ. James Ze.I"r has proposed to put
two furnaces into the house. with all the
! necessary PIPE. tor one nuntrrd and -erenty-
! i've dollars. which is very cheap. about nifty
/ per cent. Of what It would hatr cost few
years ago. We believe that Mr.. Hsgen Is
/ too gallant gentlemen to att.ct the ladies
! Of Lexington witl, the dust and noise Of
stoves during tn" entertainments winch they
ere expected To patronize. The lntelligeA-
cor has freely given Mr.. Hagen mucI vaiu-
sh!e advertising already. 1t originated the
idea Of giving him = grand benefit, hy the
! amateur talent Of the city. II proposes IN
the future to give him many hundred dollars
WORTH OF gratultous notices, and we have no
/ Goubs the Lexington people VIII come for
ward literally to hi. support. In return we
ash that our first winters enjoyment in the
/ halt may h" between plastercd walls IN n
room evenly and comfortably heated BY
/ modern means.