Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-28
The Carll opera House.

-Prrsent Appearance of the Interior
 The Forthcoming Seating and Beau
 tffying-The Scenic Equipment.
 A board projects from the temporary door of the Carll Opera House, where the workmen pass in to prosecute their daily labors, which procIaims Hno admittance'' to the outside world, and this has had the desired effect in very much limiting the number of visitors and keeping the premises clear for doing the in- side work, upon which the force of help is now chiefly engaged. A visit paid to this import ant structure, which is evidently to be the scene of many future occasions of public in- terest, shows that much has been done toward it's completion. In every part of the immense structure signs of progress are manifest. En- tering at the side door above spoken of, the scene disclosed to view is quite varied. The rear wall of the vast building, back of where the stage is to be. is still in it's primitive nakedness upholstered and unadorned. The building is as yet doorless and windowless, the places where they are to be being board ed up. Seen by the aid of the rather dim, re- ligious light afforded, the rear of the building looms up weird and sombre and down be- meath is yawning, dark, abyss( (under the huge rafters which are to support the stage plat form, suggestive of suitable place for the disposal of the evil one in some future presen- tation of Faust or of some of the gallery gods, who in coming days may become too exhilara- ted and noisy at some Buffalo Bill perform ance for the toleration of sensitive public. The great building, however, already wears the aspect of coming beautiful place of pub lie resort, the bare rear walls being the only uuimproved portion. Looking from the ves-- tibule at the entrance, the eye lodging the upright timbers. fragments of scafolding, and the carpenters horses in the way and disre- 0arding the numerous blocks of pine wood, ragged edges of timber, and sawdust scatter ings littering the new-laid floor, the eye con- templates the descending flooring with it's in- tervening aisles and the regular gradations of platform whereon the opera chairs will stand, and notices the regular artistic sweep of the whole platform and the symmetrical outlines of the general plan for seating the public. Above is the first gallery, circular-fronted, like it's companion gallery above it. This gallery, viewed from the parquette, immediately commends itself as very desi | rable place from which to witness whatever | may be going on upon the stage. The de-
 scent or slope of the gallery appears to be
 about :ten feet. The gallery above corres- ! ponds in general design. The stairs to the
 first gallery are completed. They are broad, and after an ascent of ten or fifteen steps turn at a right angle; then short ascent con-
 nects with the gallery floors. The second gal lery is not yet connected with the part below by stairs, hence the future lofty perch of the aforesaid gallery gods" is as yet practically inaccessible except to the workmen. Of near
 where the gallery fronts join the side walls of the building are the boxes, the | plain and ornamented wood work of
 which is nearly completed, and gives an already fine effect. They are ample and commodious, and the box occupant has l before him, beside splendid view of the stage, all the scene included in the galleries and parquette. Before each box, rising to the height of about three feet is an ornamen- tai railing in Venetian balcony style. Each box is in part divided into two apartments so that each is distinct from the other, by means of a partition wall, which, however, does not prevent free passage from one to the other in front near the railing. The upper boxes will be easily accessible from the lower vestibules. From the boxes the spectator looks down to a descent in front of the parquette, which is as yet in all it's primitive roughness of timber. Here in the rough is the spot where the or chestra will engage the public ear with delightful harmonies or time-worn se- lections, whatever the case may be. and listen to an impatient public chafing at delay between the acts, or eager for the return of the popular favorite whom all are enjoying to the utmost. Above, high over the large beams which form the stage groundwork, at height which looks appalling if viewed in the light of possible fall of some one of the forms discernible at work near the roof, is a wide flooring of blanks, apparently close to the roof of the structure and looking like lat tice-work. Dangling from the outer edge of this platform is 8 strong rope which hangs down perhaps thirty or forty feet, connecting with a railed landing far up in mid-air,
 which skirts along the main walls. The men thus at work close to the roof look small from the main floor of the building so far be- low. They are busy in reference to the me- chanical arrangements for the scenery. Up on the right or west side of the building is
 multitude of dressing rooms and rooms for other purposes, enough in number for 8 mod
 ern sized hotel. In some of the extensive up- per rooms the artist is at work preparing the scenery. He is Signor Arrigoni, an artist of note in his profession, graduate of schools of art in Italy, and having wide experience as scenic painter, some of the time lin Aus tralia, where he painted the finest theatrical scenery in that remote part of civilization. Three years of his life were spent in Lima, Peru, where he followed his profession in adorning the principal theatre of that city. He also paint ed some of the finest of the scenery at the Academy of Music, New York, and at other Metropolitan theatres. He has nearly com pleted the flies and commences soon upon the drop curtain. The chairs with which the house, is to be furnished are now being constructed in New York, and have been selected with ref erence to ease and comfort and adornment. There are about 2,60O in the works. The steam pipes for the house have been mostly put in and the grounds on the west side are being graded and flag pavement laid. The building is expected to be opened next fall to the public
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