The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-20
MISSOURI POSTMAsTERs,
A stage AhOAt.

INV YORK, Dec. ia startling limo.
anon Is TO be introduced into the histrionic
world In the shape Of a foatin. theatre
,ompany. A certificate was fled yesterday
the County Clerks Office Incorporating
he company, Of which the trustees are
dr. VIM. B. Stone, Mr.. s. Conapt Foster,
the frm of Otis & Co., Mr.. Ross c.
some, Mr.. Robert W. Fryer and Mr.. Sgd
~ Neergaad. The company's capital Is
,'ac'd at 81, 900 600, to be divided into
10, 900 shares. The first boat, designed by
M. R. NJ. Fryer, Is to be built on the cat.
,maran principle, and the structure will be
Imported on TWO steel cylinders Of twenty
'eet each. The dimensions will be 275
'eet In length BY 06 feet In width. rhe
motive power will be q compound engine
II 1850 horse power, while the draught
Sill be * feet. State room accommoda.
ions OF 100 will be provided, while the
ating capacity Of the theater itself, iu-
'Iuding
PARQUETTE AND TWO BALCONIES,
viii be for l, 800 people. This psrquette
to be on the trout Of the vessel. taking up
little more than one-third Of the length,
aud the stage will be In the middle. The
,ngine-room, state.rooms and DINING
rooms and kitchen will occupy the after
part. The boat Is to be built by contract
II this city, and will cost $3.50, 900. 1t is to
'ejoice in the title OF the "Gladiator. -
we have the sympathy OF some very emf.
tent theatrical people," said one OF the
rustees last night. II may say they are
ths,et Ia att IL fhn aINhi nttr oh L.
imply this: There are 2.0O0. 00) people
outside OF New York and Brooklyn distri-
outed in towns tof from 10000 to &c. 900
Inhabitants
WHO HAVE NO OPPORTUNITY OF WITNESS.
good performance without coming to the
great cities. This Is always inconvenient,.
on account Of the late return at night.
Moreover, great actors will not 60 to small
towns. Do you think Booth would play in
Newark? He would positively decline to
10 so. We shall visit such towns as New.
ark, Albany, Newport, Paterson, Stoning
on and Fall River, anchor alongside the
lock and give them = frst.class perform.
nee, such as could never be heard in the
miserably appointed theatres Of such
towns. We shall have regular stock
company, who shall live on the boat all the
year around. The appointments Of the
theatre will be simply sumptuous. All
that art and modern theatrical improve.
ments can suggest will be found on board
the Gladiator. We shall rival Wallack'.
md the Fifth Avenue In poirt of complete.
uess, while our company will be
A SECOND MADISON SQUARE TR oUrE.
and conducted upon exactly the same prn-
cipes as those which govern that thea,er.
We can move from place to place during
the summer months, but we shall keep the
In action 1856 days IN the year.
The cost Of running II will not be nearly so
much as that OF managing theater on land.
There will be no land taxes, and we can
therefore afford to build a very ine boat
and theater which will be one of the best
in the world. This will be only our first
structure, and we shall not venture upOn
the ocean with it. Later on We shall have
boats to take In the Delaware and Chesa.
peake bays. We shall elect our officers
about the beginning Of next week, and next
spring we hope to be able to launch the
Gladiator, ~