New-York tribune., 1881-12-12
WALLACnS NEW THEATRE.
DESCRIPTION OF ITS INTERIOR.

VALLACR'S NEW IHEA1 1hH'
DESCRIPTION OF ITS INTERIOR.
DIFFICULTIES WHICH HAD TO DE OVERCOME ~ liH
BrILDING-TTE DECORATIONS AND THE AfRANuH-
NiENrs or TIE STAGE.
Lester Wallacl began tearing down the buiIaiilgs
on the site chosen for his new thealre at Broadway
and T,irtieth st.. abont MAY l. 1t was his hope to
have his new house completed at, soon after the
usnal tine Of the opening of the fail season. By
means of electric lights the work was kept mp night
and day. but many things caused delay, and
his theatre. instead of being ready IN
October will only be opened this week. In the
frs. placr tho cellar had TO be cut ont OF almost
a solid rock and the blasting had tn be carried on
with great care on account of the neighDorhg
Iuildings Then two springs were found and they
were turned aside at 10 little trouble and eXperse
The theatre proper now, however, is almost done,
and workmen are engaged everywhere in putting
On the finishing touches. Most Of the scaifoldings
have been taken down in the Interior the parquette
and balcony chairs are ready TO be put in place the
boxes are nearly completed, and also the interior
decoration. The work on the foyers the entrances
the dressing aud smoking rooms and the staircase
Is not So far advanced a. on the interior. q,
The buidiag, which * erected on ground leased
for twenty-one years with The privilege OF two re-
newals has a frontage of 100 feet on Broadway an
122 ioct on Thrtieth-st. heU completed 1t VIII
consist of at-house nine stories IN height laboui
ten feet higher than the Grand H'tei, facing on
Thrficth-st and Broadway with the theatre inside
of this The apartment house belongs to OIiYel
Livingston Jones', and the theatre TO
Mr.. Wailack Tho house will not be
finished until next year, although two
stories Of il hayC been erected so Rs 10 provide
suitable entrance for the theatre. Two houses IN
Thrticth-st. ou The site of the theatre have been
half cut away and what remains of them will be
part of an apartment house.
The main entrance Is In Broadway and is 30 feet
wide Ia going into the theatre one passes under
huge rortc0 resting on 81 red columns The foyer
on the ground floor is AZ feet by - feet, and thar
on The balcony floor is 90 feet by 80 feet. These
are connected by a vide staircase t intended
Mt first 20 havo this made of marble, but
the plan was finally given mp. Under
The staircases will be dressing rooms aiH i
De Handsomely tilted NJ IN manner corresponding
to the decoration of the theatre. The blBt thing
which strikes one on entering the place Is ITS I'M
mense height IN comparison with other places ol
amusement IN this city. IL Is 40 constructed that
everyone in tie auditorium can see what Is gong on
| on the stage The balcony is built high not to
cut 0g che view of the persons sitting or standing IN
the back part OF the parquette, ana the Ioni ~ 50
raised that the chandelier VIII not lnicrloro WIN
carnfully ,npcrintcudcd the construction OF the
whole building ard n IL his wish that
everyone shall De able to the stage well 1T any
coat. The parqurtte aud tnc balcony Wal seat
| ohout 500 r,rsous and their chairs wIl be- Of ma
| hoganv upholstered with garnet silk. They are 0i
| a new pattern, and when the spectator rises the
| teal The galiery contains between 40 aud 40
very comfortable chairs. -
The decoration of ,he house is striking. The
lioL ceiling IN composed OF two duIleS of PAPER
uarhr and sheet irUu the upper one being treated
ike q plaque 70 is worked M Told ana VIII serve
rs hug reflector ior chandelier OF brass ard cop
per- with 200 Jets aud asptcad ui ioureruicct his
a original Idra of th" architect Geo ge h FTrc-
man. it,. q Young man who does not look 10 BE- moro
| than twrnty y-hse years old. heavily carNeu
frinzr separate, the iuwcI from the upl 'r dome.
Tho lower dome extends to The top al an arcade
which runs uOnu the whole bGlldlUg. In The upper
part % tins, cNtcUrn" grouud the theatre, are
ti,c.a or sixteen female ugurcs nearly iuc-hze,
painted u oil anon canvas Two oi these, thc most
h,turlou-. WIii 5C alrrc ly over Tho stage. Dh ihe
walls in the ylirr, viii be- panels decorated ~ hr"
Cado and bronze covered WIN d IAnIlG
known u.s. vegetable sllk. In the balcony and
patquct'o thyT. Is - uilhoZany wainsco ing to Tie
neght o lour feet Above this the walls are covered
with amber cOorrd paper with gold figure WIN
ullrrun. lug broad panels OF embossed garnet velvet
and q I.rn painted panels eighteen inches broad
thr latter beng covered with glass; through which
r.. ali ana IAu.iouc ga- fixtures arr passed.. J i'
I4.uk Jl ,ag Ul.cuul la u! golden color, "ith uIls
triclo underneath aud VITA garnet plush uPho',-
li'hcrv qre eight boxes arranged, a. IN the
old theatre, 50 tnht good view
stage. The wallis are covered with embossed vel
vet Of dlab and gold with IL mc-work o: blue
Tho curtains are ut garnet plush. Air. Nhliack =
private HuZ ls Iu tl. paIqrctIc. n'Nito the s|g,
below tlr audience iut uoI ~ far under rncIth the
stage Il 500 old ihratiH.
The sta Is 20 Ice. ia width ana - feet in depth,
being Some IS BE-. ,Ilsiirr than M the "d theatre
INt r'u.cerluu rr,h o. - trrt u height and 20
feet iroad. The stage i, IKE that of PIE Madison
Square Theatre. IA thIt II is perfectly ievnl,
which facilitates The arrangement OF the
sraIrry. lh,rr will hc 10 sliding seen
,rr IN. stage is of .Icat hc gilt. rnl when set
L., been u,rd ~ can b. lifted entirely cat Oi the
-lr. iuru' ~ Gl,p an opening an ne door sO that
tG, eccurf can bee lowered into tie cellar. wall
AZ +r h.rh tt. trrf feet irol tr ourr wall leaves
a t.,.-agu ilOm wing Co. WINS Below the stage here
ore fifteen rooms Tor tho members oi he company
and alsc one large roam Tor the MUSICIANS.
IHrrr Is .uuus-Inuu over the stage,
with bridge which enables the
s.ruo PAINTER 90 CuWu,rto sCri" without
cAugine its position. The stage entrance - In
BrriuNa-. The gallery rutrary,. az" ~ Broadway
aud Tni-rfh-.;.. and iha sIa.rras.s leading To- thc
gallery are entirely sepHra, from the others There
WI, hr caie IN broadway.
The whole thrltr D. cousi ,1lc cd an an unusually
strong manner t.c ouI,r walls being nearly iChr
feet in thickness S massive are wall hYlhtS the
Stage lrois Do, auditorium. There nT" ~. large
reservoirs for water uu tlc root. communicating by
pipes with all paris pf tlfr theatre III
r.itiv over the domo Of the audito-
riuH is She oarpcnter's room, The theatre - Wen
went lated ana the persons in the gallery viii Oo
lafse opcUuy ~ the dome which WIZ serve 10 Ici
on the heut,l AR w'nr fresh VIII be- IN roauced
70 all PARTS oi the thrary by means ol pipes
Mr Walacks company rs essen tiai N iIt same HS
il was last Sear and includes Miss k"Nr Coghiah'
Mics Stella Bouiiace. Miss Eiie GcrmOn, Madame
Pou!d Miss Adelaide DcichoU, John Gilbert os-
mond Tcarle William Elton, Mr.. Edwards and
Gerald Eyre. The season Will open Win Inc
school Tor Scandal which VIII bo followed proOa-
bly, By " Tho Money Spinner and Youth"
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