, 1880-08-08
CHANGES IN uOOLEY,s.


|. While there is no similarity between tho
styles Of decoration adopted by Hooley and Nc
Wicker, both have their points OF beauty. and
both will find admirers. McVicl1cr has entirely
changed the appearance Of his house outside
and III; Hoo!ey has done tho same thing with
tho exception Of the roof of tho
theatre, which remains az formerly. Lobbic5,
walls, galleries, gallery-rails. proscenium,
and prosccnium boxes have been decked In new
and tasteful colors, giving the house warm and
comfortable feeling. The decorative work has
been done by Henry j.. MilliRnn, and his work
has been thorough. Tho vcstibule Is ia colors,
suhdued. and at the sarhe time rich. We fln1 the
ceiling divided into panels by broad tolatcd
frIezo on brown: ground. Tho background
OF tho pnncIs is in grecnlsh
blue, with ornaments In Eastiake md cotiyen-
tionalized floral designs, painted IN ncutralizcd
colors, white and gold. 70 divide the ceiling
from the walls, a durk serge green. with foliated
design, is employed. It is also In neutral tfnts,
but in black and gold. The cornice is In dark
cream tints, and richly gded, whfic the side walls
are tinted d rich deep wine color, dotted. with Il
uni unlaSs pattern in blue and gold; about four
broud 1ricze of light neutral bronze, gray
ground, with leaf pattcrn in darker ttnt5. An
importunt change bus been made in the lobby
stairway To the front, thus giving the entrance a
more spacious appearance. AT several points in
tho lobby statucts arc to be placed. Passing
into the auditorium, We find thut u vnst inl-
provcment has been effected. Instead Of tho
old pancs In the walls and on the ruofs Of tic
The WI %a and ner a ref ays Gfen {t
BUG in crimson S pf1t pnd White Near anfdes the
enn erns s TSa = eGad m 5d ths border Se[ in ARK @
son, with dlaper pattern OF gold aln black.
dho II 9ody Of @ he ea, curtain Is in od With fEezos
a lacc curtain. giving feeling Of richness % and
in s9S saor a9 F t5ss 9Ss 4 ds5ent A.; s q, e
colors on the prosccnfum are admirably har-
monized, and contrast well with tho body of the
Mr.. G. g. Petford. the scenic artist of the
the;ntrc, hns painted p.a3t q new drop-cudain,
se'as sso in rsss tn fa pa4s St Of naEk s
Marx rise majestic, and in tho distance the dome
& 9f the cathedral is visible: Water and gon-
piazza: The picture, which is treated insun!ight,
= i.o set IN n.ae g9d frame not teo massive upon
On eteer side ea # sa picture S an esaSa efee
white satin: in design and in execution tie cur M
tain is fur superior to anything Hooiey has ever
Something new has been done in the vav Of
gas-hxturcs. Upon tho rails Of each gallery
hnrc been hung live clusters Of lights.
About 1S3 seats have been placed in the audi
torIum. thus increasing tho seating capacity Of
the house to nearly 1,4O0.
" Freak" will open the theatre tomorrow
evening. The company engaged In its PRO-
ducdon is known as tho Criterion |
Last season the piecc-a farcica1 |
colncdy-receycd favorable notice in this cIty.
Since its last production. however, the work has
been rewritten. and, they say, considerably |
ketct,tm, De Wolf Hopper; Ebctc=er Crank, ".
J: Gilbert; F,rd hjastic. A. H. Candy; Mr. |
ChaTtes Lope0, ". S. Hark!us: 1fr. Gcr1e Gold |
Black. Edward Grey; IFineto1,, John Ogden; Miss
Ft1tsnce 1s,l;r Gndbu0; Mary Davenport: Mss Thea
bug, Lenore uarkins: Jane, VlrginIa Thomas.