The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-28
HARTMAN'S NEW HALL.
1T IS ONE WHICH Is EQUALLED By
FEW IN THE WEST IN SIZE AND
CAPACITY.
HOW IT WAS OPENED LAST NIGHT
BY A BRILLIANT ENTERTAIN
MENT
WHICH WAS GIVEN BY THE CAIRO SOCIAL AND
LITERARY SOCIETY AND WILL AGAIN BE
REPEATED TONIGHT.

lO-NlpuI'
The opening of Daniel Hartman's new
hall by the Cairo Social and Literary So
ciety, which has been looked forward to
with pleasurable anticipation for some time,
took place yesterday evening and was, in
deed, memorable event, and one which
deserves more extended notice than it was
possible to give in the short time allotted
US for the work last night.
The building is large aud handsome
two-story brick structure, built in a sub
stantial manner and srtlstically finished by
the most competent of workmen. tits cen
trally located on the corner OF Ninth street
and Commercial avenue, and is an adorn-
ment to tue city and standing monument
of Mr.. Hartman's good judgment, energy
and enterprise. In the construction OF the
building he did not forget the amusement
loving people Of Cairo, to whose
taste he has catered for eighteen years
and to secure wholesome pleasure for whom,
he has worked with commendable energy
-sparing no pains or means in securing
the presence of those theatrical companies
which were most celebrated and worthy of
patronage Being wide.awske business
man he duly noted the continual increase
Of our population aud with it the increas.
ing number Of pleasure loving people, and
with an eye towards accommodating these,
he has furnished them, in the second story
Of his building, hall which IN Leauty and
capacity is equalled by few in the west
A we approached the building, last night,
the light through sixteen immense windows,
from the brilliant chandeliers within, lighted
up the streets and the neighboriug build
ings with mellow light. We mounted
the stairs, which are five feet in width and
are very substantially built aud finely fin
ished and were met at the entrance to the
hall BY the genial Mr.. Hartman him.
self and the usual smiling
and courteous ushers who are
notorious for their accommodating dispo.
siton. We were here ia full view Of the
hall and face to face with an audience
which comprised the wealth, beauty and
refinement OF this city.
We found the hall marvel Of beauty
fifty by ninety feet square, sixteen feet IN
heigth and with seating capacity Of eight
hundred The floor is constructed OF the
very best material and is as smooth and
clean as q table aud for dancing purposes
is unequalled by any floor in our metropo-
Titan cities that have been built especially
for the tripping Of the light fantastic. L.
is we'll supported by twelve iron columns
which makes II entirely secure and enables
it to bear the weight Of three times the
number Of people who can gain admittance
to it, The walls and ceiling are snowy
white and have been finished in the
lates, style Of the plssters art, un-
der the master eye Of our fellow citizen, Mr..
John McEwen. Twelve glittering chand.
alters hang suspended from the ceiling
which, together with eight brackets, fur.
nishei food Of light equal to the sun at
noon tide. The base and the window frames
are grained by cunning hand and
match we'll indeed with the white walls
and other arrangements OF the hall. Two
ante rooms are located at the back of the
hdl--one on each side Of the stairway
the size Of which are eight ty fifteen anil
twelve by twenty-five feet. The matter Of
furnishing perfect ventilation was one Of
the main points kept Ia view during the
construction of the building, and we freely
challenge even the most exactng critic and
professional fault.fnder to suggest an im.
provement which would tend to make 1t
more thorough.
The doors leading out Of the hall have been
80 arranged as to open toward tie outside,