, 1881-04-24
THE STAGE.
Hayerly Has It Tl'is Time
His Ne: Theatre
Located.
4 Description of the Contemplated
New Struc.ure-0p5nlng
Attraction.
W. 3. Sheridan. the New Star
Anna Dickinson's
Funk.
Barley canaphei''s P|2ns-Goss'p
and MeUs About the
Stage.

liz ,f,,ld will uDW ;lSSU!lr IFS uru1lill alt1'l~
nultity. .uld lie rival managers klo" exactly
wuat .uey nave to con:4:il1 ssalAst-
From the moment he found that It was ao-
5oIu,ely impossible IL obtain q renewal u
tie lease OF his present building, Ha'eris
has h.,.,, casting abuu: for It convenient spot
on which, to erect Il new house. AMI lie has
been feeling. his way to secure certain
theatrical property in this city. li''S exist
Ing theatrical property lie found 1t lI1p'sstoie
Ia obtain, The present managers, not
withstand ng the rivalry that exists. looA
np0n this as field OF too 'nuca dEA-
matte importance for them to relinqnisl their
aold upon it. llaverly then was compelled
70 look for IN available site, 4 very allicult
thing to get now III that portion ot the cl's
where Jayluy theatre cuaiu pe efcc1e"'
However, he managed to fix upon 1htee Ut
four Spots and began negotiations WITH ohe
oroperty-owner after another, Among tAe
;iteS he was very anxious 10 secure was tnsss
III the corner dayonallE opposlt MS present
sheatrc. BELONGING ~ the Connecticut Ausu@l
Life-Insurance Company. Alter d'cAerhl@
FOR sulne months over this liaEerls2oat:
doned it. III the first pllca, the -cn1ai
asked was simply enormous, anu. again, tEe
Company insisted that he Should have noth-
ing to say in the matter VI ssure properly hof
In regard to his entrance. There are lew
theatrical managers Who care to run thelf
business for fun, anti TO manager coall give
the price asked BY this company 1or THIS To-
cation and make living profit ont OF Ills
business. Three or fur sp3is were theh
examined. One WAS on WABASH avenue,
ano.ner was on the corner OF ADAMS anu
State, and hc did tunk at one tiule Ut az
ceutlng au utftr vi the Hershey Hall prop,
erty There were either legal or financial
obj -ctions to all these pieces uf property.
Finally the lot almost opposlt hls theatre
on Monroe street was found. Negotiations
were opened, satisfactorily closed, the pa
pers will be ready for signature tomorrow
morning, and Hayerlyss new theatre wall
stand on Nos. lu4, LOG, los, and l1o Monroe
street. Upon the ground there is now stand-.
ing row Of one-story brick siantles, which
will be demolished on the lst Ut M1y. lhe
lot has frontage Of 70 feet anu depth OF
1Syh feet. MtVicker'S lot is exactly twelve
feet wider aud half a fout deeper. 1t Is de-
owned BY j. N. Adsit:: Mr.: -Adsit has
leased the propertyto Afr. Haverly for u term
of thirty years. with the privilege Of eXten4-
ing the lease twenty years longer. IT would
eertainlys seem from this tEat a4yerly had no
immediate intention of leaving Chicago
While the architects have not Yet completed
the plans, We eau give our readers some idea
OF what Kind Of structure IS contemplated
The building will be novel one III MANY re-
spects aud as handsome as money can make
it. Mr.. Mann, of Boston. is the architect,
and with him, We understand, IS associated 4
FTenchmau from the office OF the designer 0f
the Grand Opera 11olse of Paris, The yralni-
est place Of amusement ever erected II Is
intended that the new building, while al-
parently smaller, shall seat one-thiru more
people than uayerIy's present theatre. The
idea is to have i rough stune front III the
building, have permanent awning, similar
to that Of the Fifth Avenue Theatre, runn!ng
luminate the street, the en-
trance, and the corridors. There will
be two Easements, two stores. and eight Of
tices in the front part Of the bui1dl ing. but
reQuislt space has bern secured for the thea
ire Mr. Haycrly intends 10 make depart
ure in the matter Of boxes There will prob
ably be nine III the proseenluul. constructed
on the larest plans, and in the rear OF tile
first balcony there will be twenty togts sillii-
lar to those III most OF the European theatres
The lower floor will be upholstered through
out in manner Similar 10 liarerlys Four
teenth Street Theatre. Particular attention
will be paid to the stage, which will be u trtie
deeper than Haterly,s present one. and not
quite so wide, and he will, like Manager
Emmett, make it L point to have TIE dress
iug-roons for stars and actors fitted up in Il
proper way. On the s1a.e-tlour there will be
as many dressing-roo,ns us possible, in order,
Us Mr. Haverly says, to avoid any suuabblng
among members u companies As to ve'i-
tilall0n and line OF sight there will b* the
greatest attention paid. The retiring rooms
viii be cotulloliot1s, and luxuriptlsly fur
nishetl. Brtween the entrance and the seats
OIL the main floor there will be 4 grand foyer,
separated from the auditorium by-;l glass
partition. Between the acts people eau at-
journ to the foyer. and, as III the
European theatres. bell will notify them
few minutes before the rising ut the cur
tain, giving the people sufficient time to re-
gain their seats. Over the Stage al auto
allay the anxiety OF those ain0ng The ALL
dience VINO desire IL catch cars or trains and
obviate 4 great leal OF the annoyance: that
anxiety often causes the other spectators.
; The dra},ings Of the theatre will BE- rich but
not toolisll!y cxtTavaga1.t, tilc fre$coing will
be i'll the hands of the best artists pro-
curable. and the general management 0f tile
house III contrast II that vi the present
theatre, will undergo 4 radical change.
Work upon tile new building will be con-
meaced at once. Mr. liaycrly will remain
here until he sees the wurklnen fairly i'll az
lion, and then the will return to New York.
After trallsactiily lille insi,!ess there, he
will return 10 this city and give his theatre
his personal attention. 1t will he opened IN
Monday, the :.9.h day OF August, III all prob
ability Dy Lester W:.llaci1 AMI Ills entir.. co-
pany. Playing for two weeks. they will be
succeeded by Robson and Crane. anu then
-
of three Weeks. These attractions ought to
open the house with " bo0ln.;'
THE TRAG ED1.AN AT 1IA}ERL1:S.
Mr. W. L. Slteridan's reputation, won i'll 4
few parts. has mainly been obtained i'll few
Eastern cities. During his theatrical career
i. he has GENERALLY been associated with Il
stock company. and consequently Is but little
known - tile majority OF playgoers.. lie
v:s announced to appear in this city in suci,
I way Is the management might have an
nourccd Edwin Booth, Bcrnhardt, or soue-
body with all international reputation, and
tie result was that lnany people diu not
even known When he wis coming or who he
was. lie. has played TO audiences nleayrc
enough in size u danlpe!l the enthusiasm or
4 ambition of any actor Willie We ;.>sure.lly
j do ilut think Mr.: Sheridan Is entitled to !.
seat upon The very lofty pedestal his very
enthusiastic Philadelphia critics would like
to hoist iai14, We certainly think lie
observed little better patronage
t;ian lie !,us received here. His list
Of characters presented during the
week has included Luiis Nj, Sh yloci,
Etphacl- Sir Giic* Orcr7t.1ch, and Ot,ello,
a repertoire sufficiently varied 70 give one
fair Idea of tile lIlan and his methods Well,