The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-21
WOODS OPERA HOUSE.
It Will be the Most Beautiful
in the Entire Western
Country.
An Interview With Mr.. William
Stewart, Who IL Superintend-
ing it's Construction.

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lively and actually ran against MIR. Will
liam Stewart, we'll known from bis many
years connection with Coates ooera house
and IS supervising builder for Col. Kersey
Coates. Mr.. Stewart was looking extreme
ly fine, and in outline and front elevation
might be easily mistaken for Judge Hoad.
ley, the gubernatOrial aspirant. A care
fully enveloped map suggested that Mr..
Stewart might be playing another role, and
the news-glesner rather hesitatinsly asked
him what he was engaged IN, and if he ex-
pected to immortalize hiSa,elf peddling
maps.
mot exactly" said Mr.. Stewart, "but
knowing you to be a gentleman of artistic
tastes, as most newspaper men generally
are. here is something that will please you to
see."
A convenient counter was utilized and
Mr.. Stewart proceeded to lay out most
elaborate and beautifully executed plan Of
q public building.
"Tkis," said Mr.. Stewart, sis the plan of
Woods opera house and business block,
now in course OF erection at Sedalia, and
which am at present engaged in superin-
| tending. 1t is of interest to you not only
on account Of its beauty, but also from the
connection of various Kansas City people
with it. 1t is being erected by DIR. H. w.
Wood, of Sedalia, a prominent CITIZEN, who
has become wealthy from the safe of bis
famous remedies, and has the good taste
and liberality to ornamen, his city with
beautiful structure of which it may well be
proud
"How did it happen that you came to
be identified with the work." asked the
scribe.
EVIL, DIR. Wood and some others came
to Kansas City last winter and asked to be
shown Coates opera house, Lighting, stage
work and dscorations-in fact, The house as
it had been recently remodeled / incl
IDENTIFY remarked were / to build an opera
house / would secure no other architect
but Oscar Cobb, of Chicago, and would
like to build one On his plan. The result
was that Mr.. Cobb was secured to make
the plans for DIR. Wood and quite unex-
pectedly was selected to take charge of
the building of the opera house and ad-
joining business block. Mr.. Cobb, of Chi
cago, as you remember, is the architect
who remodeled the Coates opera house, and
has no superior in this country as theat-
rical architect.
"The plans OF the building present re-
markably handsome front and side eleya.
ton OF char icteristic designs to be 65x113
feet, IS feet in clear to the CELL
ing. Compared with the Coates, it is in
every way equal and in many respects
hanGsomer than it. The stage will be
34x65 feet and perfect in appointments as
money can make IL. The proscenium and
boxes will be very rich and elaborase. The
ceiling will be furnished with frescoes and
stucco work Will King 4 Co, of ST.
Louis, will furnish very rich line of
scenes The seating capacity will be for
800 people"
"Will Sedalia be able to give such an
amusement place suitable and profitable
was asked.
"Sedalia Is one of the incest little cities
in the country her people are refined and
and are liberal patrons of
amusements such as will be given |
in this opera house. My residence among |
them has satisfied me that the Sedalia peo-
pie are alive to advanced ideas and culture |
and although st. Louis claims them |
they have a warm regard for Kansas City
and her inhabitants"
Where does Kansas City cut any figure
in Woods opera house ?" queried the news
gather.
"Just here. Besides my engagement to
supcrintend the building, no less than three
Kansas City firms have been awarded con-
tracts upon the building i'm competition
With St. Louis and Chicago parties. For
instance, is A. X. Sweet, 907 Baltimore
avenue, this city, manufacturer of gal
ganized iron cornice and decorative works,
has secured the contract for furnishing the
Of hot OH co., IL, 4
house and five business houses adjoining
DR.. Wood, who is a practical man, visited
Kansas City, inspected the many important
rom builders and contractors such COM
decide him in liberal acceptance of Mr.
several thousands of dollars. The work is
elaborate and can only be successfully
handled by an experienced man in the
business and executed only by the most
,killful workmen in the business.
"And then there is Doherty & Everett,
No. Is West Fifth street. They have been
awarded the contract for heating, plumb
ing and lighting, both for the opera house,
odge room and business houses, aggre-
eating over 5000"
nat system Will DC employer In neat
ing"
THE low pressure system of steam heat
ng, which is very effective and what is
better, entirely safe, the pressure being
only about seven pounds.
Messrs. Doherty & Everett have q good
,ecord in their line and DR.. Wood was pre-
ented with endorsements of their work,
specially in the matter of heating, from
Ill over the vest, especially in Missouri,
Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska, and became
atisfed that as good work could be done in
SYSTEMATIC heating in Kansas City as else
where, point that compliments Kansas
city In the way of progress in her lines of
business. / regard Messrs. DOherty &
Everett as reliable men and they undoubt-
,dly will win credit in the performance of
heir work. The job is so important one
hat they will be obliged to perform the
,;ohoct class of work and win undou hfa1 | ,