The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-18
THE MUSIC HALL.
IL. New Owners and What they Intend to do with
i'll Description Of the Building and its con-

IT. New Owners and What they Intend to do with
i'll Description Of the Building and its con-
tents.
Owing to the interest felt here in the Mu-
sic Hall and the desire to know what the
new owners purpose to do with it has led us
to ascertain
THEIR INTENTIONS.
Mr.. w. G. Irwin recently purchased the
building to avoid its falling into the hands
of people who might utilize it for other
purposes than those for which it was built.
On the arrival of MI. John D. Spreck els in
Honolulu that gentleman purchased a half
interest In the property and the two owners
decided to max arrangements as soon rs
possible in San Francisco, for procuring -
good operate or DIR matte company to play
here in order to makeH Honolulu more at
t%ractive to visitors and to provide some
amusement for the resident population. 1t
is not their object to run the hall as IA mon
ey making speculation but they hope to let
it at such reasonable rates as will return
them a fair'interest:. on the amount of cap
ital they ave expended.
ITS SEATING CAPACITY.
On the ground floor there are two hun
dred and fifty-eight numbered chairs, all of
them are specially suitei to this climate
and are known as 'tip upp' chairs. There
is room, however, for seating quite a hundred
more people in the passages between the
fixed seats and in the wide passage at the
back without Inconvenience to anybody.
Up stairs i'll the balcony there is seating Ca
pacity for one hundre people in that part of
the binding where the usual charge is sew
enty-five cents and for two hundred people
in the half-dollar part of the house, yet there
is ample room for seating more. In 4
ton there are two private boxes one of which
is always at the disposal of His Majesty and
the other will be reserved for the owners and
be known as the Managers box. Above
these two private boxes two others could
easily and with but little expense be made
there being sufficient vacant space which at
present is not utilized.
CONvENIENCEs.
The building is provided with five double
doors as means of exit for the audience be-
sides private entrances to.the two boxes which
could also be used in case of an alarm of fire.
There are also two stage entrances at the
back of the building and numerous windows
on all sides of it, which provide plenty of air
and ventilation. For the audience there are
three dressing or cloak rooms which are of
good size and fitted with closets and a plen-
tiful supply of water. The office or managers
room is very large and convenient, being to
the right of the main entrance; it is well
lighted and has two ticket windows, the
one for the gallery being outside and apart
from that used for the sale of reserved seats.
There is also a speaking tube connected with
the stage which is always found most handy
and convenient. The whole building is light
ed with gas from a Springfield gas machine,
in the large sunlight there are two hundred
burners besides numerous jets and chande-
Tiers round the walls, in the ladies' and gen.
mems dressing rooms and in the actors
dressing rooms. VentilatOrs have been placed
in all parts of the building and wires lave
been stretched to improve it's acoustic prop
critics.
THE SCENERY.
The following is a list of the scenery: The
drop curtain represents a scene from the
Lady of Lyons and is one of the prettiest
ever placed in a theater; besides there are Il
gothic scene with six wings, a plain cham
Der with six wings, a prison with four
wings, a palace arch, a street with four
wings, a kitchen with six wings, a deep
wood with eight wings, cottage flats. a wa
ter landscape, a set house, a sea cottage, set
rocks, set waters, a rustic bridge, a set
brick wall, a set picket fence, windows, sky
borders, balustrades and q sea scene.
THE STAGE AND ITS BELONGINGS.
There are three speaking tubes from the
call board which connect with the 'front.' Of
flee, the orchestra and the dressing rooms
below, also the usual rain aud thunder ap-
pliances; a staircase and a ladder on either
side of the stage lead to the top of the
wings. The stage itself is about forty by
thirty feet and has t~hirty-six footlights;
there are four trap doors, two machines for
supplying the calcium light. the usual
staircase for the orchestra and one staircase
leading down to the dressing rooms for the
performers; there are seven of these rooms
all of a fair size and with water laid on into
each; some of them are fitted with cup
boards and all with shelves; the green
room is of large size and every little detai il
seems TO have been thought of when the
building was erected such as closets, gas
and water wherever they may be needed.
The water is unusually good, taps and hoses
being placed in every part of the building
SO that a fire, if discovered at its outset,
would have but little chance of making any
Roadway.
Everything is good and very complete
and the building is quite large enough for
the population of Honolulu, all that is re-
quired is for a good company to lease the
theater and they may confidently expect,
with good performances we'll put on the
stage, that they will not lose money by
their venture.
John in TIou BILE.
A ChinalQan yesterday NORM ns went into Mr..
]. t. Waterhouse' store, on Queen street. to