The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-12-16
and its points Of especial merit.

Ny hessrs. l. Is. McEifatrlck q Son, Uf
Louisville, Ky. The building is one hun
dred feet long sixty feet wide and about
eighty-ive feet high from the ground to
the top Of the roof. Its walls are among
the strongest in the city resting upon
foundation eight feet wide at the base, and
consumed nearly nine hundred thousand
brick. 1t has thirty-six exits, the principal
entrance, which is very broad 70 avoid
crowding, is from Commercial avenue,
from which one may enter the parquet or
either circle; the two other main entrances
are from Railroad street, through which one
may also reach the outside from any part
OF the house. The roof slants slightly to-
ward either side, was timed by Mr.. A.
Fraser, of this city, and is covered with a
heavy coat Of paint. The internal arrange
ment is of the most approved modern opera
house style. The first floor, or parquet and
parquet circle, ia sufficiently slanting to-
ward the stage to give an unobstructed
view of the whole stage from the farthest
corner, even though all the seats in front be
occupied. 1t is furnished with circular
rows of chairs made expressly for the COM
pany, by the Chicago Store Stool company,
the seats of which can be folded up when
not in use; and, underneath each seat, when
down, is placed convenient hat rack for
the accommodation of gentlemen. The
parquet and parquet circle have seating
capacity of about six hundred. The dress
circle, which is above the parquet circle, is
also furnished with seats of the description
given, and will seat about three hundred.
Above this is the gallery, which is furnish
ed with plain seats, and furnishes room for
not less than five hundred people. -Four
boxes, two on either side of the stage, furn-
ish room for about thirty more people,
making the entire seating capacity of the
house over fifteen hundred people, which
exceeds the capacity by several hundred,
of Wallack's new theatre in New York.
Over the ticket Office at the entrance, is
directory room for the use of the officers of
the company during their meetings. In
the south end Of the building is the stage,
large enough to accommodate the largest
troupe in the country, easily. 1T is about
thirty-fve by forty feet, with dressing
rooms on either side, and the height from
the stage to the stage ceiling is ffty-fve
Ieet.
The wood work is all of the most sub
stantial kind, and will bear, with the great
est safety,Sny number of people that could
possibly be crowss I'd into the building. The
plastering was don by Mr.. J. W. Hedges,
of Paducah, KY, and Is perfect The or
namental wood work was prepared
on the ground, under the immediate SUI
pervision of Messrs.J. W. Keplingel>S Son,
whose rare artistic skill is seen ifche
ornamental columns and fancy ginger
bread work in all parts of the building.
The ornamental plaster-paris work con-
sists of the busts of Milton and Shakespeare,
one of which is placed over the boxes ON
either side of the stage, and of numerous
other wall and ceiling decorations which
are appropriately placed IN all parts of the
house, are the work of Mr.. Thomas Irwin,
of st. Louis.
The decorative and fresco painting is of
the latest pattern. II is of uniform light
color, with here and there bright, sugges-
tive figures which have the appearance Of
actual life. This is in agreeable contrast
with many other large theatres Of the east,
which are of dark, gloomy appearance,
and tends to give this large room and every
corner in it q light and cheerful appear
ance. The painters, Messrs. Henry Range,
of Indianapolis, and jeff Clark, Of this
city, are acknowledged artists in their line
of business.
There is, perhaps, no institution
of its kind in the country
which has more perfect lighting appara-
tus than has Cairo opera house. Gas pipes
extend to all parts Of the building and
communicate with elegant chandeliers, ar
ranged with view both to appropriateness
and to throwing brilliant stream Of light
in every corner of auditorium and the
stage. There are half dozen 3,jet glass
globe brackets around the foot Of the
gallery and dress circle and one one jet
bracket in each box; there are also two
chandeliers Of three jets placed at each side
Of the stage and last but most important Of
all, there is sixty jet chandelier, with .
elegant porcelain reflector in the dome Of
the ceiling above, which, when lighted sud
denly, throws its almost binding rays Of
light upon every person in the audience
These jets are oil lighted at once, and in
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