Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-08
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4 Description OF the New scenery
and the Various improvements.
Perfected at Cost of o ser One
Thousand Dollars.


Perfected at Cost of oser One
Thousand Dollars.
Last evening a number of citizens as
sembled at tho New Armory Hall Of
Eagle Corps, First Brigade, N. G. c., to
view the excellent work Of tho Schroe-
der Brothers, who have just finished
eight sets Of new scenery, executed with |
most excellent taste and displaying rare
artistic merit. The drop curtain would |
appropriately grace more pretentious |
theatre, and portrays one Of the best |
points in Shakespeare's Tempest. The |
subject is taken from Act H., scene LIST,
and represents the Island. Stretching |
away from broad balustrade which is |
heavily draped with crimson curtains |
frineed with old gold, is IN open forest. |
Hundreds of broad. headed, long |
stemmed trees are intermingled with
climbing plants and vines, forming a |
dense canopy over long sweeping yistas, |
through which the first rays Of the early |
morning sun are barely visible. To the
left is a sparkling brook that winds |
among the wild flowers and inspires one
with the thought that az it rushes merri-
ly over the pebbles, it must make mu-
sic as sweet as it Is indefnable. In the |
foreground, beside q large tree with
knotted trunk and broad-spreading
branches, is observed the stern Prospero
shielding the fair Miranda. Back among
the flowers, in the center, Ferdinand is
seen just after his arrival on the island. |
He is in the act of listening to |
the music from Ariel's harp, who can be |
desoried floating gracefully in mid-air |
beneath the tree-tops, supposed to be in |
visible to the enchanted Fsrdinando,
who exclaims, "Whence this music; in |
the earth beneath or the heavens above!" |
The judgment displayed by Messrs.
Schroeder in faithfully executing this
scene, true to nature, reflects great |
credit on our local talent, and their rare |
work will be admired by all who attend
the performance on Monday evening. |
On each side of the stage the walls are
prettily paneled and are adoraed by two
well executed figures representing |
emusic" and Chorus"
The parlor scene Is finished in EN-.
bossed crimson on the wings, and the
fat is draped with lace curtains, which
partially shade two large windows. In
the center is an open doorway through
which can be seen pretty landscape,
showing an old-fashioned village nestled
beside . stream among high and promi-
nent hills. Considerable skill is dis
played on the Landscape scene," which
represents the river Rhine, with its
quaint and picturesque banks, upon
which are depicted very fair simils Of
the old German castles and the famous
roadways winding from their antique
gates down to the waters edge. The
perspective Of this scene il good and
gives the appearance Of room and depth
to the stage. The street scene is real
istic and conveys favorable impression
from the genius Of its arrangement. In
the center is large mansion surrounded
BY garden Of semi-tropic plants and
trees, and down the broad street, SEEM
ingly, a. far as the eye can reach, is an
avenue of shade trees in all the luxuri-
Gus wealth Of their summer foliage. To
the right is large bay-window, which,
apparently, extends from similar man
sion 90 the opposite corner.
The ssgarden scene" is painted upon
fat, and is complete in all the details Of
its arrangement. It resembles one of
those beautiful ranchos often seen in the
tropics of old Mexico. In the fore.
ground are rare exctics in rich profusion
shaded by banana and palm trees, which
form the boundaries of tive winding
paths that lead to the low cottage to the
right. Especial pains have been taken on
the sky perspective Of this SCENE. and
the blending Of colors Is especially mo-
ticeable. The time ID sunset, and the
twilight's' dull. uncertain gloom appears
to be darkening to night in an eager
way, the whole making . very unique
and attractive picture. Though not
good in perspective, the s'wood scene"
will convey the desired effect upon an
audience, and serve to carry out the
plot Of play. The chamber and kitch.
en- scenes are plain, though Hastily paint
ed. though marked contrast il noticea-
BILE when compared with the execution
and effect Of the other work. Consider
| ing that the Schroeder Brothers have
snly been engaged on the scenes for four
weeks, they are not only credit to the
artists. but t. the city.
The new hall will probably be the pop
ular place for theAtrisal entertainments
hereafter, until tho completion Of the
opera house. II has seating capacity
Of Eve hundred. and the acoustic prop
critics are as perfect ~ could be desired.
ABIDE from the stage, which is fifteen
feet deep by eighteen in width, there il
an auditorium of seventy-fve by forty
two feet. On the left are l06 lockers,
containing the uniforms and accoutre-
ments Of the members Of the company.
When completed, the new additions to
the hall will have cost over $1,000, and
the Eagle Corps will have the best
equipped quarters of any corps in the
State. The company now has 100 mem
bers and is one Of the best drilled mill
tary organizations in California. On
Monday evening large crowd is antici-
pated to see the Louise Rial Company In
Coralie and the Rough Diamond, when
an opportunity will be given 70 observe
the new scenery and our new btoS
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