Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-08
The New American Theater

IR It's Now Dress - Enlarged and Inn
 prOved-Its Now Equipments for Me-
 chanfcal Effects Protection from
 Fire-The New easOn-RecepttOn and
 Other Rooms ms-ReOpentng Monday
 Evening.
 Mir. Press Eldridge was found in his Amer ican Theater yesterday afternoon in the midst of joiners, carpenters, painters and scenic artists, all busy at work making the finishing strokes for the reopening of ths American to the public next Monday even- ing. Mir. A. D. Faust. general agent for l "Ton Canary's American Four Consolidated show" was also in the hall. He is in town l completing arrangements with MT. Eld- l ridge, who will produce the American Four Consolidated aforesaid at the American all next week before crowded houses. Although the last touches to the theater are uncom- | pleted, a grand transformation will be en- | acted between now and Monday at 6 p. m. which will complete the work. The theater | in it's new dress has already been described | in our columns, but now that 1t IS so nearly
 ready for opening the general effect can be spoken of and it is a ''daisy," to use digger of speech" employed by a spectator yester
 day. The theater looks finely and Mir. EId- | ridge has made it one of the best variety theaters in the United States. It has many improvements which the old theater did not have, both for executing the mechanical ef- fects and in the public accommodations The stage is also much larger and roomier, there arc three dressing rooms on each side of the stage, four of which are carpeted and nicely furnished, besides one uncarpeted room on each side, also a work room, property room and Pompey's room. Pompey will have sky parlor ever the stage for a sleeping room and will watch the building. Then the galleries form six siies of an octa- gon and the seats are attractive, with backs and all commanding good view of the stage. The ''kids' parlors'' are novel device to soothe the boys and keep them out of harms way, as otherwise they might get stepped on. These parlor5 are in the extreme upper cor ners of the gallery. The Philadelphia sceneic artist, with Mr. Blakeslee of the Grays as ar tist assistant, are putting the finishing work on the scenic effects. The new house will seat about ,OOO. The manager now has a nice reception room in the front of the house, well fitted, carpeted and furnished and com manding view of the sunset from the rear windows and of the main public entrance from the sliding panel window in front. There is now an ample wide passage way opening from the auditorium direct to the rear large enough alone to empty thou sand people from the hall in 8 few minutes. There are two supplies of water obtainable on each side Of the stage sufficient to flood out fire if it were well started. Manager Eldridge deserves praise for the energy he has display ed and will make the theater un- objectionable for ladies, of whom there will be large number in attendance on the open ing night, in recognition of his efforts to win the ladies' favor and patronage.
  Steamers From Long Island Yesterday.
 The steamer Nonowantuc brought 225 pas- seDgers to Bridgeport yesterday, the largest load of passengers ever transported there from Port Jefferson.
 Two excursion boats the Shadyside and- the Adelphi, from Long Island, landed about 700 persons at Belle dock, this city, yester- day afternoon. They were opposition boats and those on board of them are residents of Cold Spring, Bayville, Huntington, North ford-and other places-towns on the Long Island shore. One boat had band of music along. Union Debating Club.
 The Union Debating club will meet in Days Hall next Wednesday evening, Sept. 12, at 7:3O o'clock for the purpose of reor- ganization. Past and present members and the public generally are cordially invited to be present. The club has had very pros- porous existence and is very popular and an ] kI1aA-