New-York tribune., 1879-11-27

RESPONSE TO An INCREASING DEMAND.
ORGANIZATION OF TIE METROPOLITAN CONCERT
COMPANY LIMITED -IHE PLANS AND SUP
PrRrTRs.
For sore years need has been felt Lere Tor some
establishment different from ANYTHING that we have
in the city, which should combine the features Of
concert hail. cafe and a tirst-class restaurant,
der the same roof. without their interfering with
one another. The work of forming company and
erecting a suitable building for this purpose
taken in hand with great energy about year ago
by Mr.. Rudolph Aronson. who, it viii be remem-
bered, conducted a number Of poDular concerts
NJ Gmore's Garden, and in February last
the Metropolitan Concert Company. Limited.
was Incorporated, with capital of $4,000 So
successful had Mr. Aronson's efforts been that ct
least SO. 600 would have been available at that
time il il had been Necessary. The purpose OF
the company is 10 give concerts of popular" music
through the summer and the greater part of the
Winter 10 build hall which shall be suitable rot
only for concerts but for balls and kindred enter
tainments. and 10 make the building a convenient
as possible for the patrons of the establishment by
providing an excellent restaurant care. and other
things of the sort. The company went 10 work very
quietly aud carried ont ITS plans without any an
nouncement 70 the public until il was Of sue
cess as il is now. Since the first election in March
there have been various changes in the board of
officers which at present stands as follows: James
p. Lowrev president; Rudolph Aronson. secretary;
and Charles Renauld. treasurer pro TEN. The
board of directors includes the president secretary
and treasurer pro tenn. aud Messrs. AdOlph Hall
carren William Peizel aud Edward Aronson, with
one vacancy. These gentlemen are all men of intu-
ence. are thoroughly interested in the enterprise
and are working hard to make II successful at every
point.
The first step of the directors was TO secure a
site for the hail. and after mature consultation and
delibera;ion and examination Of every site IN the
city that seemed all available for the purp Sc
the lot living on the south side Of Forty and
running from Broadway to Seveuth-ave..
lectcd as being every way the most eligible that
could be found. II Is well uptown, net too far TO
the westward, and Is within stones throw OF the
FOrty-second-st. station OF the Metropolitan Ele-
waited Railway, wlIle the Unlversty-place and
Rroadwav and the Seventh-ave. hOrse-cars pass d-
rectv by the doors of the building. long lease Of
the property was secured. and the well-known ar
cbjrect. George b. POST was selected to make the
designs. Work al once begun on the excava-
rons for the basement. and pushed forward with
GREAT rapiditv, and though much larger quantity
of rock was met with than had been anticipated. II
Is now believed that the building will be completed
and ready 10 be inaugurated about the time origin
ally set-the middle oi January.
The stvlc Of the hall is termed by Mr.. Posts
assistant Neo-Grecr The entrance will be
the Broadway SIDE through large round arch that
runs up 10 the top of the second story. The base
mept will be occupied by restaurant. and by the
Kitchen PAM ries stOTe-rOoms and servants offices
of rhe establishment. On each side OF the entrance
on she first floor paTlors for ladies and gentle
neu. cloak-rooms. ana the oices or the I'm InaLagei
treasurer directors and oCler Officials. The yesn-
bule opens directly INTO the concert hal whlch Oc-
cuples nearly the whole OF the first ior. and is, OF
corrse open 70 the roof. The music stand Will be
m the centre OF the room. and immediately around
II there will be several rows Of fixed seals outside
of these there viii be chairs and tables. he whole
ground floor Is to be neatly laid ont with shrub
berry. plants. rare exotics. ana VIII be made az
bright and pretty as possible. Ihefe VIII
be a promenade running round the out
side of the whole hall twelve or nfteen feet In
wid.h At the Seyenth-ave. side OF the building
there will be a caie. hnhet and read ngroom, open
ing directly INTO the concert nall through three
large arcnrs A novel feature IN the cafe will be
an immense chimney running up through the middle
of the rOOul, with a huge fireplace on each OF lts
tOur sides. There stairs at both ends Of
the building running up to the second sIOrN. at
the Broadway end of which there IS a large paror.
inst over the entrance, Wlth cloak and dressing
rooms on each side. At the second story. gallery
will run all round the hail. occupied by TWO rows or
boxes, which are 20 he preftily furnished AMI uI-
hOeiered The restaurant VIII bc on the Sceonu
floor az the Seventn-ave. end. directly over
the cafe and n VIII be separated from
the hall bv glass windows. which may
mart of The lding carried higher than the second
story is the hall proper, with its archcd root On
the roof over the boxes there will be broad ter
race running completely round the buil'iing OPEN
INC info the hall, that the music may be per-
frctlv wei heard II will make a charming place
~ Iii in summer. and II Will be provided with
tables. dumb waters ana ali necessary convcn-
fences for having refreshments served there. One
of tine novel features of the building VIII be sd-
ing roof of ron s.Tucied 20 tnat ~ NAV be r.,
moved ia a lew moments. leaving the concert han
erfrcfly open. The building viii be constructed
of Philadelphia brick. stone and non. Another
perular feature viii be that tabled note dinner
Will be served IN the restaurant every AFTERNOON
ron tin q, lock and part Of the band VIII play
during this tine. Nr. Rudolph Aronson viii
conauct he orchestra. Among The gentlemen who
ars interested IN the undertaking. and are
ladders of the stock Nj ssrs. Henry Morgan,
Theodore A. Havemeyer Juiiu. liailgarien I'd
ward CnnDrr Jesse SelIgmau, Nllnam X. GARRISON,
Lanes r Ward. William A. Cole. II nry Have
never d. L. CALVIN, c. ;. Winston, Ions NaJln,
A B stone VIM. Henry Guul her, II. " Mali, Aiger-
non < Sullivan, Grosvcnor 7. Lowery, u. u. have-
MEYER and MANY other distinguished citlAens' Inc
snrcess of the uew concert hall Is assured ir IL
has been wisely conceived. and iis affairs Will De
conducted IN thoroughly busincss-nke manner.
That there h a iarge demand for pnpnar concerts
of IN. better sort, there II 40 doubt, and ths
demand The Metropolitan Concert Company, LlHl-
led inte dis supply. we'll to its own advantage
as that Of the public.