Daily Republican., 1882-06-24
SOLDIERS HOME.
,,au uOME-A DESCRIP
TON OF THE NEW BUILD.
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v,7rosAL MILITARY HOME,
NN'' MoNTGoMERY Co., OH1o,
JUNE2l 1882.
Having previously given your read
-, n short description OF the beautiful
sTs.'orial sTs Hall at this place, l again
MeaV ,n and give your many readers a
Eli'O VII and more complete description OF
lai. i, magniticent structure. Since the
tls ' aton of the new hall at the Sol.
GGmyIHe ,aul, Home, this magnificent building
a!e'' herome q feature of especial atten.
ns w the multitude of visitors who
~" ,.I, stroll about the grounds, viewing
uI.i, i.t Measure the many pictures of
t"au,v S.,u that the place presents. The
n,Ttcu %ns,y people appear to be particular
y isuterested in it, and hardly an hour
Nina week passes but What group of
Nv gn,''r,oniars call and INSPECT the struc.
p !o,5 with joyful satisfaction. The pref.
!!.S, .a theatre in America as members of
!,S-ions 'sv first class troupes who have
ri.si the Hall in the past few mouths
hare @ expressed it. The building is
in,osr hSm tbap the old hail which was de-
s,rSvpi by fire two years ago. 1t is
s, Sn;i, m the site of the old building.
If has a frontage of seventy-eight feet
.nS depth ofone hundred and twenty.
nine @ feet The average height is sixty
fsa, fact excepting the tower which stands
nna m hundred and twenty six feet above
the ground, presenting very fine view
of tie surrounding valley.
The building is of brick, with fine
trimmings of Cleveland stone. The ex-
tsrua appearance is far more attract
iva than that of its predecessor. And
will syays command the attention of
v,s,Or, The interior is beautiful the
6nj,b being the prettiest of any theater
in America. The taste displayed will
be generally commended and it needs
Int glance to convince one that no ex.
peusehss been spared in the completion
Of the interior. The ticket office is to
tbeleft ofthe main entrance, and to
tberight there is small apartment,
assigned for the use of the Managers,
while to the left of the inside of the
hsllisan apartments appropriately fitted
I'D for ladies' toilet room. The audi
torium will seat seventeen hundred
PERSONS and is divided into four SEC
tOus the parquette, back of the Or
chestra, and nearly On Il level with the
Stage the dress circle, back of the par
quette and under the gallery the
balcony, and the gallery proper, which
isentered by separate doorways. The
trescoing Of the hall is the work of a
Dayton artist and is very prettily done.
In the centre round the dome are rep.
resented the various branches of the
United States service Army, Navy,
Infantry, y,and Cavalry on the sides are
The names in tablets OF the deceased
Generals of the War, and in others, of
the prominent battles in which they
figured. /,
The Hall is lighted by what is known I
as tho Sun light containing one hundred
and fifty gas Jets, the heat frome which,
by an improved method, is carried
from the building through the roof, and
the gas will be lighted by an Electric
wire. The prosceniun arch is one of
lhs handsomest features of the house.
The slucco work was done by Chicago
him. The Arch is as large as most of i
the largest Theaters in the Country. At
esCh side Of the stage are private boxes, 9
handsomely ornamented with StuccO; '
they are entered from the body of the
a4 and will command full view of
MSage The Stage itself is forty feet .
nWdta by seventy in depth and will q
ADMIT Of the fullest scenic representa- 2
llons and is filled with all the details j"
lo' Stage Machinery. Star and Vam.
Rle traps for pantomimes, aud the
hamlet and Macbeth traps for the legit. v
innate drama. The back of the Stage k
Sa % taken apart for representing II
;Ascades and ravines. There are fourl
lllesslng rooms under the Stage and a
' liee on each side OF it above. The fl
'aIlfe building is heated by hot air K
'asslng over steam pipes in a latelyl
pprOVed patent that assures safety
lon l flre' The drop curtain is the pref :.
.est Oi any now in nse in any Theater =
lAe country. -
~ tepresentsa a War Scene in a frame
'usa'a ,n1s' which is a dropping flag and a @,
'ulel wreath on the one side and a .,
s@uliiuI o. bouquet in an urn represent.
y y peace, The War Scene pictures
,,Ieial da. Banks and his corps on the al
IasVl is through Shenandoah Vail ey
I.vus lhe Blue Ridge mountains, Th q IC
E'u'e iinu represents the artillery strug-
t.us up an incline with a creek run r.
,s r,s a. ;a'Ong py the roadside. The pic.
ssv %v !. ~ work of art. In the way of A
Ssa.y sS,atfy and properties there is no other .
ri1s,s Nd sua. IN 'ne the West better equipped q.
T. vO.,y vvssy scene is a handsome piece y. ~,
! n, "OFA as is everything about the VI