New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
covn1r1ov OF THE THEATRES.

rY,o rono,t of the inspections made in the thea
tres published IN The TRIBUNE yesterday, created
some discussion among theatrical persons. A lHlB-
CNr reporter visited the principal theatres men
tioncd in yesterdays report, as requiring SOM
changes 10 make them saie-the stanoaid' MIN riion
Avenue, Booths, Mblos, Maulson square, Union
Suuate DAYS and HaVerlN sand found the man
ayers unanimous In the opinion That me ALTERATIONS
should and would he made. They did not, how,
ever feel Inclined TO pay the bills. The general
sentiment was fully expressed by \; NJ. Palmer, OF
the Union square Theatre, who sand
Yes we shall make the alterations mere, 10
douht But | not going 10 make them Ny
lease of this building expires IN three years. WHY
should make expensive al, eratlons III iaNu
given notice of the required changes TO oneiiu s
Shook from whom lease INC nous,
and he will doubtless give hoiiGe
10 the owners Every theatre IN thus city belongs
70 wealthy estate and there not the slightest CX-
cnSe for the owners who do not make their ouiiu-
lngs safe. Let the newspapers point OUT ,HG 49,
thai if rs some great capitalist VINO owns IheatIo
an1 refnses 10 make II safe not the manager, who,
rs is the case with the majority OF them, mas had
Larj work 10 keep his head above water Whlle nuI-
ds"cd with the enormous rent of his house. Then
we shall see the true state OF the case lheatlcal
managers are not fools. They are not gong 10 ~
we the public 10 come and pay IL 9U or u S'"t
10 see a performance in house WINCH is not aosO-
lutey safe. 1ney know that the public VIII not 90
IL Managers know thar If there IS one tnlng more
than another which the public can get along Win
out II j. "A theatre. Managers nave 10 40 al NY
can to induce people TO come TO thclr theatres Pu
fast ami made slowly in theatre, when saIa:leS are
high rent is enormous and all other expenses are
large pTOpOItlOn you can 'ApCCt
sneud some thousands Of dollars on building Wnicn
- nor his and which AZ the expiration or shorI
lease is likely TO be made too expensive lor MN ~
keep" 80, D., 90 p,,,dirco
Yesterday received SIX additional reports from eX-
9miners who have been inspecting the theatres
The reports were all unfavoraple that MI
ESterlrook concluded TO send notices TO the
owners of the buildings AT nos. l'I1o
and 1875 Broadway, the house occupied by the
San Francisco Minstres, the examiner stateu tDat
the prosceniuIn PARTITION was constructed OF woOd.
There we're no skylghts over the stage In the
rearof the stage was hose attached TO water-ppe
The situation of the auditorium and OF the exits
was not considered favorable.
The Tammany Hail Theatre Tony Ias-
tors has a frame prOscenlum wall ana no
skvlights above the stage. Arrangements lor e1-
finulshinC fires on the stage are considered ample
il uscd by competent persons.
AT the Turf Club Theatre, IN Twenty-siXth-st.'
near Madison ave, there Is no partition DeIWGeh
the stage and the auditorium. There are skVlghtS
in the roof which cannot be opened The appafa-
tils for putting out fires on the age Is
ample Terrace Garden, Nos. 145 10 100 East
Ffry-eighta-st., has frame prosceniuin wal.
There are no skylights and no water-ppes on tne
stag Neither pIOscenium walls nor sky1ghls were
fonnd ali the Novelty Theatre, No ll3 Bowcry me
Gr,. appliances cOnsIsie ed of an eXtlnguisneT ana
some hooks and axes on the stage. Harry INNS
theatre IN HoustOn-st.. there Is no prOScehiuh
wall SlylIgfts in the roof partly cover the stage
Under the stage Is u stable.