, 1877-01-07
changes necessary to be made in the different thea
tres. Very respectfully submitted,
l.. D. CIEAyELAEp.
r,;1i iiy,ra

L. D. CLEAvE1ASn,
Superintendent Of Buildings
| M'yICKEHfS THEATRE.
1 This theatre has an alley each side anu one IN
the rear. There stores and Offices ~ inc iro''
part Of the building. The entrnnce is from ta Mao'
son street by hallway forty feet long ama @ t~en ~
tyfour feet wide, between Two stores Ihese .e ase
starways both sides OF this hallway ~ 1ao' III to e
otses over the stores WHICH seaqse te sEJ
fee in the hall by which the width i stu!
reduced to twelve feet net, but portion o. te an
denee could Set out tar9Gs e
| thence to the street There is corridor on Inc
main noor and also On the dst gs1leFy yporu ',Hf 11
aaSid eaS1Idor and. o1ad ai door % opening lie
Til; t. % sGFfaoF hs slse s,s;ss sGsaas aso naye swe
doors opening INTO the halls OF the Offices In 'front.'
which halls have stairways leading into the hall
sa as 1sa to t q1 tafe ' 4hsss m e
one on each side, opening from the parquet circle
into alleys There two galleries snoye teci the
apoye he Grade Of ea aey Thsre should be
etairways from the galleries tone on eaca slqeI
near the prosccniums, the most suitable pace Ios
Those stairs should not communicate, with M the
main floor, bnt should open out directly on tnt
side alleys. The present doors from the parquc.
circle to the side alley should each be wide1ea @ 70
i've feet Other doors, each side near the 'front.'
should be opened. The doors from the co corridors
TO the side aleys should BE- reserved Tor the 9scn m u
the attic over the auditorium:
This theatre possesses IN electric alarm con- on.
eeted with ths Fire Patrol house. Thers ase 1--WE
under the stage, each side OF the stage, ana
one in each gallery, with hose attached 70 each
aatsde arc o bu
ing to the roof. The theatre IL heated by seven
furnaces, located as shown tn the basement plan.
carpenter-shop over the auditorium. The proscs-
mum partition should BE- plastcred or covered with
iron Generally the improvements 1 mentioned pr n
red out The seating capacity Of the entire build.
ing Is ], 100 main door, 775; first gallery 4ol;
second gallery, 464
This building has the advantage OF being used
exclusively as q theatre. 1t Is surrounded on all
sides by either streets or broad alleys. There Is
corridor across the front end of.the main floor
and also the first gallery, which contains two
stairways to the galleries. 1t hasthrce doors open
ing into the Streets also a door opening from The
lobby into the side alley, which lobby commune
Gates with the parquct~ circle, front cortidor ana,
By means OF stairway, with the bar-room in the
Dearborn street from the parquct-cfrc! The main
foor is shout the same grade Is the street. There
are three galleries above the main foor. The only
stairs to the galleries are the two flights In the
front corridor. There should be four doors, two
on each side of the parquet circle opening street
or alley, Two Of these should be near the pEosce-
il one OF these doors now in an opening on Dear
born street. Stairs should be built next to the
proEcenIum partition, communicating with the gal
leries but not with the nain 1oof and opening out
on street or alley Ihe dressing rooms are III the
basement: their partitions should be OF studs.
lathed and p'asterea on both sides. They are now
floor OF the auditorium should be plastercd. The
theatre is heated BY seyen furnaces and one stove.
located as shown By, tue basement plan.
The carpenter shop Is in the west fly gallery.
There is one f3re-plug with hose attached in the
basement under the stage. two on the stage, and
tSs ans IN the bdns + IT, pa ashaa os saRii!y PIT r
100. Inc proscen!am partitions should be Covered
with plaster or iron4 and generally the improve;
out.
HAvERLY's THEATRE.
This building is situated in rear OF the Fidelity
Safe Depository building. The only exit and
trance to the auditorium is by means OF a hall
seventy feet long and eighteen feet wide, lealing
in from Randolph street. The stairwa5s Leading
which fact reduces the widtht to thirteenfret- pro-
jecttng Office still further reduces the width
se s9g no, o.,9e e5 5 sefs way = T from The The
west side Of the auditorium, md also one In rea-
Of the stage. The main floor Of the auditorium is
only sairyays from the Galleries are in he front
part Of the auditorium and in the entrance hall.
The partitions OF dressing rooms arc OF wood. and
are located underth stage and auditorium; There
IRE two galleries above the main floor. The car
penter- shop is over the auditorium. The defects
Of this theatre s5c it. has but to 9ne e, exit and that
people would come; the stairways are all IN the
front part Of the house: There should be two exits
into tue sas alley from the NUN noor one
near M the OPENING into tSo entrsnce and anoth
near the proscenium, together with tho necessary
stairway from the galleries each side near tho
protceniunl. That On the west sido Of the house
should open. on the side alley. The other one
might open into passage to he made under the
stage into the reaf alley, also into the parquet
circle,
The front stairs to the basement should be closed
up and the space accorded 10 the hallway. In a
panic, persons would be likely to be forced over
the railing into the basement. The stage entrance
Is now In the base1rent. There should be another
eral passage-way. This would increase the safety
of the actors but OF that Of the audience. There
is one Of the columns which catry the galleries,
which does not run down to tue ground but is
ried girdcr. This column should ,e continued
down and rest on solid masonry foundation. The
theatre is heated by five furnaces and three Stoves
plugs in the Building: There arc four ttlre-estin-'
one in the ly-gallcry, and one in Tho auditorium.
There arc seven buckets oiled with wafer In the
eaeat;eE shop Thc sean$ eapasty Of he en-
207; and second gallery, 800. The proscenum:
partition should be covered with p'aater iron,
and generally the Improvements above mentioned
should be nude.
TIE NEW CHICAGO THEATRE.
This building has buildings adjoining it on both
The stage is on snail nclosed court six md one
fourth feet wide. The principal entrance to the
auditorium ia through : hallway eighty feet long
This hall has stairway coming down from Offices
over the SAME, which reduces the width to eleven
feet eisht inches If the clear There is also anoth
means of stairway in the northeast corner OF tho
building leading t. the alley: The main entrance
h s4'es st the auditorium about the centre Of s
galleries, both leading to the main floor. One