New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-27
REPAIRS AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
HOW THE INTERIOR Is BEING ALTERED-THE NEy


BONES.
THIRTY or more workmen, including carpenters,
steam and gas-tters upholsterers and painters, are
busy On the interior of the Academy OF Muslc.
fastening the various improvements referred to IN
SUNDAYS TRIBUNE. The plans are by Mir. Ander-
son. the Academy architect. The total cost viii
probably exceed $4,000. The auditorium and
galleries presented a scene of disorder yesterday
Heaps of brick dry mortar. planks and the general
debris of interior reconstruction were lying about
On the first balcony floor wsrkmen were piercing
the brick walls, which measure twenty-five
inches through, TO make doOrways for the
new boxes which will be built there. " Desc
brks is tough. and it is a good wall" said the
sweating Teuton who manned the breach at The
north side. The aperture on the south side IL now
completed to the floor, In readiness for the car
penters to begin work. The boxes will be SIX in
humber three on each side of the house. Two of
each group will be on the side of the new doorway
nearest the centre OF the house. They will each
measure seven feet by ten feet, and Will accommo-
box of each greup the other side OF the new door
way aud close to the proscenum boxes, is smaller,
and will accommodate only nve or SIX persons.
The view of the stage from these boxes IS very
good These improvements dIspiaOe nine seats on
each side. The old boxes on this floor were newly
upholstered last season, and the new ones Will be
furnished to match.
MANY wards of new carpeting will be laid in the
house, and that put down last season will be
cleaned. The stage has been set back two and
half ieet to make room for two new rows of seats,
each row seating thirty persons. Among other al
tcrations actually in progress or in contemplation
will be an Improvement of the system OF heating
aud ventilation. There has been much com
plant for some time that the steamppes
frequently came Ill with a staccato movement
of tneir own regardless of the leaders baton which
might at the moment be calling for the softest
strains from the orchestra. The old boiler. which
was worn ont will be replaced in a few days by
new one technically known as d" a 4l2 by II feet
horizontal return tubular boiler, with steam
pumps" The cost of the reconstruction III this de-
partinent is about 80, 900.
The large central chandelier Will be raised from
six To eight feet giving the occupants of the upper
gallery better of the stage and relieving their
eyes from the glare Of the lights large ventiator,
box-shaped eight feet wide at the base and two feet
at the top will be placed over the chandelier. to
catch and carry of all the escaping gas, the sur
plus heat and the foul air. There will be six or
eight similar openings III the roof, over different
parts of the house These aIihoes will he protected
6y wooden boxes placed on the roof, and covered
With hood, ln stormy weather they can he closed
by means of cords leading 10 the floor of the house
Portions of the woodwork newly painted IN
the Spring. and the rest of II now will be finished.
The entire building Will be IN repair by August 20.