New-York tribune., 1884-10-05

HOW III Is TAKING THE PLACE or GAs
WHAT MANAGERS WHO Use THf INV IIGnT sN
OF IT--GENERAL SATISFACTION ExPRrssrD.
Fifty-three million cubic feet of gas are an.


Fifty-three million cubic feet of gas are an.
nua ly burned In about thirty of the largest theatres and
concert halls OF Ncw-Nork Though 40 few In numlo,
compared with the great body Of gas consumers who
number nearly 100 900. they u class profit
able than any other the books ~ the six city com.
panies. They contribute over per cent ~ the onfs
gross annual revenues to the profits Of the companies,
while the expense ~ inspection and collection very
small
glance backward shows that the earliest applications
Of gas In NcwYork CITY made In places of amlsc.
mcnt Veteran theatre gocrs Of good memory recall
the wide advertisement given by the city prc.s 10 tho
lighting of Chatham Garden IN the old Bowey by tho
new illuminant in May, 1923 The gas was made II
ro-in and supplied by the NewYork Gaslight Company
for $40 per 900 cubic feet. Though there not
wanting numerous LETTERS to the editor" to prove tho
ncroa danger fire from gas, 10y the majority was
accepted as a great improvement over the candles and
oil lamps that smoked and sputored oh the stage and
around the dim auditorium.
The temporary employment Of Kerosene oil lamps The
other evening in an Side theatre 10 exc electric
lights supplied from storage batteries directs aenonto
n new class OF facts in connection with this subject AZ
though the collapse and removal Of storage baierie.
from the only two theatres In this city that employed
them have justified all the prophecies Of their early op
ponents. the direct system Of electric lighting Is
being rapidly introduced into theatres and fonda
bic rival to gas company alone has IN Use
thousand ncandcsccn lamps In the largest theatres and
opera houses OF Europe and in the United States within
year has put sixteen thousand more In places of amuse
men out side Of w-York The managers Of the princi
pal theatres here have until this season conicntea them
selves with gaslight Each house employs its own gas
engineer who has entire charge of the lighting depart
mcnt The cost of lighting during the season Of forty
weeks varies from 27J to $50 week according 10 the
size of the house and the character of the plays produced
Theatres that open the year round Ike the Casino
and the Madison square. ha g proporonatcy greater
lii. Ilp roof "a
largely in the lighting account of that house 10 the cost
of the gas and the necessary Labor must be added tina, "
the calcium light which fr.t-ca-s theatre i' without
The average cost Of lighting will probably oX'cci $1,000
q year In most theatres Of this city.
AZ Tur EDrN Mrsrr.
Siy of the largest suncrs Of I'm this field have
odoptcd electricity All but two wiihna comparatively
short time large number Of electric lights ~ the Eden
uusr6 have been In continuous Use for six months JG
Sarer the business manager said yesterday ioa IkWM
reporter "On the scoreOf snf't' nnd comfort no ism
speak. for itself We have $40 lamps IN u-r twelve
hours day. every day IN the week From careful ci'n'
nlons estimate that this f. equivalent to daily 'on
sntnon OF - 800 cubic foot ~ gas lma-ine t cnf
on the phoc and decorations of this room ~ -
great nrr kept tnonsly burning ana giving H Zoo.
sides heat waste product In the shnpeo water -nt
ommnni, nrd rnilnni acid Soc, too. Win what ,hpe'
rority those little tob4a lend themselves 10 The display
uf nur various tnbletux By onveppins h'm h Issue
nnuer nf different shades anl dsposng them ~ thr de
sired angle we get the hoishi of rralsir ch"' vhnw
shnlpws Wrnsrl gna at mat AMI rnlrn'"'d io '"n'
,c, the li.ht IN the Same way ht means ~ Nh im'
bnt the nie authorities nctord nnl made va i'mooe
III, tubing. which wac after Al not suitable " nh lNt
poap."
nnt would n not hp much cheaper tu uso sns nnm 'he
st,rrt maIns than n IA W mhunfhrtnie Nnni nNh hahi
,nn shall snr We have nfi, huisn rowr' rn4lhr,
rtn h, onf own rnsnuer iirtr IA The dhN r'r'n'r 40
count trnlSrd tt lhp nfsl Els months I have 'rWwN
Interest nui depreciation rn plant At uhnd !" t' "W
mspe,ttvrlf. ,o.l fu labor ~ lamps renewed al
interest aud depreciation, - - ulli ~ total ell -h
This Is equivalent to hy mN fpunei estimate al NN
n,ree cents per 0ao cubic fcrt M other W"ld' INA
same amount sht wonld cost rs at present ri'r' r
| gas over eA0 day"
At Koster 4 Bi, Con'crt Hall 2l0 electric lights ha
recently taken tho place OF eas. \ v'nlLhh{
fan In the Ncstihule Is run by an electric m"4r lhn
power being furnished n{ current sun .n. ,r =" , b
sSteel-caIiie lamp pr so p Week Thi. Interior,
frescOing. ham gtngs and cYeb thn- nave p''n
burned ont every year Gg ts , vow o,reabc since we
turned the electric light thmk ths eos, & j. .Pp". 1
pany But there would he economy III using 1t even
| came much higher"
| MADISON SQUARE THEATRE LIGHTS.
| The experience OF the Madison square Theair' win
storage batteries has recommended the electric light
., ,bo MANAGEMENT as a substitute for gas -Four bat
tories Of twentyhrcc cells each furnished about ciEiy
I,,hs According To the gas engineer these lamps be-
| hayed like tallow candles left unSnuhcd The "nsrr
,bev burned the less lsht they gave Finally inJnly
tby ,ycnf ont and they have not been riighi'd
| But Mr. Mallory treats the 10000 cuhic f''t "i Rs
which are burned n the Madison square Thcap very
Week more like heat than light. He provides each Jet
| with chimney and carries the waste p"lu.i "i 'n
I'm ston 10 the roof This method. together win me ar
ranermeut by which the atmosphere l. changed every
five minutes by the forced Introduction 81 ar nom o
outside secures every holder of a seat 10 the ul"+
turbed possession of 900 cubic feet of pure air An
elaborate system like this may be sHpGnSiy% IN m% M
ginning. but it pays large dividends WIN dlsci1at t
ing public. who know the difference bet w"eh Soo' ana
| bad Ventilation I'm Il theatre the next morning .
The contrast between theatrical cnertaamrht gNen
under conditions like those Just de,cflD'i aut ~ 's o
where no attention is paid 10 hygienic or sanitary a"s
may be understood from paragraph which wa' Inh. rrih
| I'm This city within few days The reporter whS W,rp
ing ing ha,d +9 Is1 on1 1siIG"sAf saI o'clock last MKT
possible crowd through the corridor radi9. 10 o
tr@ denseiy packed and n-uferably aud moistly warm
| 4 condensed vapor ran down the walls ili, ,i,'nns
GT%T G%S nneS IN ,af fasl @ With hsr payO ana Wiped
| their faces with their handkerchleis.
| EXPERIENCE OF EAST SIDE THEATRES.
visit 10 the theatres the East side and con'er'a
| tons with several managers show remarkable unan
nifty ~ opinion rs to the advantages of electric h
mlnation The manager Of the National Theatre ''''
"Iput in the electric Hight this season. and wonder
| now how could ever have got along without IT, lhrre
HE that cannot be done easily ana -ytl> >iinIN ~
electricity Yes the theatre is better lighted ana at ''
fhc reporter found Harry Miner at the People, rhet
re. In response 10 Inquiries ON Lhc su9sci W. '',n b.
| avenue within short time. Estimates are hy2w
| il, nreparntion n Is the only nght, i0t in'
| nnrpose and Infinitely superior To It's 1d,r u,"is u
Nv lower house has been lighted IRON, ai' n i,s,
Il, stanton At has cost me by thelr - 'ln ll"n,pt
nfty dollars week more than for sa. Dui on we M
a,rfortire nv own light and supply both house nom
The same station By this means am convinced lii
c,n make the lght for half what II now costs me.
:" Vnu have had several fires. am told. Mr. Mmrf
which the authorities attribute to the system oi hshn'
| I'm use In your theatre - .,.t,. ,
YES that IL But prefer not to say aWlhlng ~
that al at present II would involve discussion ~
thc relative merits of rival systems. have my Nv"
| onlrinu. however. on the subject bought N 'N"i,rI
| aud when carry ont new plan OF ilElilih. "'n
| think you will hear ~ any fires caused hl IT, lh'
| absolutely no danger from proper system "l ''.
| HIGHT, while the presence Oi tas IN u 'h'"' = ''
| terror to is proprietor" .,.....t.
| A : thp Theatre