, 1877-01-28


wide. Each Of he doorways into the side ale
should be made at least four feet wide !
stairway should be placed in each of the in
tlosed courts, SO TINT people could escape tina
~ay in case OF Ere near the north side of ths
hal. The door from the gallery into the secon(
story hallway should be made at least five feet
sl1 inches wide. There should be stairways pu1
N at each end OF the gallery, near the stage
leaalng to the main floor each stairway to be
not less than four feet wide. The general rec.
osIa osmmendattons made in my report on theatres
! should be carried out.
| THE TOLEDO.
This hall Is Situated in the rear OF the build
] lngs Nos. l35 to 141 Madison street The main
Hoor IS On the 1irst story, about ten feet above
t!le grade Of the street. There is an alley on
the north side, snd an lncloscd court on the
So1 SoTth side side Of the building Tne ends Of the
store, from Madison street. This hslI-
way or cigar store IS 100 feet long
and seventeen feet vide, with stairs at the end
the al1ey} four feet vide in the northeast corner
of the hall, and opens through q doorway four
feet wide into the alley. This serves as u stage
entrance, There is gallery across the west
end OF the hall. having stairway four feet six
inches wide, leading to the main floor near the
! southwest corner Of the hall. The main floor
would seat SOD, and the gallery 200 persons.
There is no frc-extinguishing apparatus. The
nall M Is heated bY stoves. This ball paItakes Of
aao,a1 aus .hiute u tnsatref naSlns s1na1 sLag
movable scenery, ctc. There should oe stair
WY and eA1t, not less than hye teet VIDE: from
near near the northwest corner OF the ball to the
alley. and should be separate and distinct from
The stage entrance.
WEsTsDE TuRSER-nALL.
This hall is situated on West Twelfth street,
near Ualsted street. It is a frame building,
with Twelfth street in front, public alley IL
the rear, and vacant property on each side, The
basement is occupied as q gymnasium, kitchen,
and cellar. The first story is occupied bY bar
billiard, meetine.Eoo1ns, gymnasium, aud some
smaller rooms. The main floor Of the hall is on
the second story OF the building, and will seat
500 persons. There is q gallery running on each
side aud across the front end OF the
hall, which will scat 800 persons There
arc two stairways, each three feet
opening into the same stairway-ha1l on the
main floor. There are two stuirways, each six
1eet wide. leading from the main floor, but
These two unite aud form but one eight tect
nine inches wide through which all people
ehep from the ~ 46 m9It to gt
way from the stage to the Gymnasium in the
basement with o door opening OH the main
moor. Inc hall is heated by furnaces In the
basement There is no f1te-extinguishiug ap-
curtains, scenery, etc: There should be a stair
way on each side OF the main floor nearthe stage
leading down to the ground aud out Of
fe a Me eas o to be not 20 LESS than
leading from the gallery at the same PLACE.
HA1sTED STREET oPERA-HousE
This is frame building, aud is situated on
the northwest corner Of Halsted and Harrison
streets. The first story is occupied with stores.
The main moor Of thc hall is on the second story
OF the building There is a gallery across the
eastern end. The hall will seat 500 persons,
There is but one entrance and exit to the hall,
and that is By means OF a stairway six feet ten
inches wide, in the northeast corner Of the build
lead to this one entrancc There IS a stase in
the western part of the hail, with movable seem
cry, So that it is really a theatre. There is no
cxtinguishing apparatus The hall is heated
than seven let vide constructed fxom tie main
vast co corner 1 or Of the a1,Itorium A' VII ''u
sT,xn,pn W.,
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of Mich@an 20 arenne and ~ Thirteeuth strcet as md
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tn fha hall m tho second iIoor There is one
stairwar fiyc fret wide the hall near the west
crn end Of the SAME. This stairway is fifty feet
from the Thirteenth street entrance, aud eighty
teet from the Michigan avenue entrance. The
hall contains stage and some scenery. It is
heated by furnaces. There is no fire -cxtinguisf-
ing apparatus visible The hall has room
enough to seat $40 persons. There should be
another exit made By q stairway not less than
i've tcet wide near the eastern end OF the ball. |
GROWS opERA-HoCsE.
This hall is in the Bishop Court Hotel build !
ng, No 5l7 West Madison street. The first I
tory OF the building is occupied by stores. The
'ail occupies the second md third stories Of the
'uildfng. The fourth story OF the building is
ounceted with the hotel entrance and is divided
hto chambers. The main floor OF the hall is on
he second story OF the building. There
one gallery. Tho hall is reached by
- stairway seven fcct five inches
'ldc from Madison street. From this
ntrance door nye feet wide opens into the
az. 4 sta'rwar three feet nine inches wide
lads from the main floor to the gallery. The
,aia floor has seating capacity for $50 people,
nd the gallery for go. There is no hre-eztin-
ulsh!ng apparatus visible. There should be
10 stairs placed near tue rear end of the hall,
nc on each side, from the gallery to the main
oor* There should be q stairway not less than
We feet wide from the nain floor to the ground,
:, what would be better, there might be two
airway5 put In, each not less than three feet :
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