New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-05
MR. DALY's RENOVATED THEATRE.
MANY ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR
THE NEW SEASON.


Those who lucky enough TO got seats for the
opening Of the season in Days Theatre, on Tuesday
night viii ind much to admire in the appointments OF
the house To begin with the stage, the audience
when the and beautiful curtain RISES will the
scene framed in a massive gilt border This is OF
Mr. Days artistic and original ideas, lie endeavors
TO make the plays he produces series of pictures.
and the heavy square frame on the proscenium Will
complete this ideal. Mr.. DAILY has made many other
Improvements on the stage and its equipments since
the theatre closed The which will be iuost
gratefully appreciated by his company is the enlarge
nent and the better furnishing OF the dressing rooms.
People who occupy the orchestra will find them
selves luxurously seated in chairs which bear testi-
mony to Mr. Days unselfshness The orchestra has
been reseated in that will in future make the
entrance receipts lighter. but the audience happier
Tho chair now adopted Is Of new model Ii is named
The DAILY Chair" aid will no, be found in any other
theatre because the Andrews Manufacturing Company.
who made II in accordance with Mr. DAYS sugges-
TONS agreed TO sell 1t to else. 1t IS round
armed, and is clad in comfortable plush, dyed IN
mauve color, which matches well the sombre Colds
and bronzes which prevail in the decoration of the
house. Each chair will give plenty of room 10 Its oc-
eupant, be he large or small There are now five
aiscs in the orchestra another generous sacrifice of
seating room 10 safety and general comfort
In a minute and half the audience Will have left
tho orchestra at the end of the performance. They
will pass through splendid portielcs, heavy and en-
bossed, and find themselves in the famous DAILY foyer
moro magnificent this season than ever 1t has been
furnished with easy, leahercovered lounges, and
pets which deadcn the sound Of the footstep. Car
pets with the same Characteristic used in every
part of the auditorium, and tho patience Of the
punctual theatre Will not be tried by the noisy
entrance of the tardy The collection Of photographs
and pastels the walls of the foyer has been
larged 1t includes portraits OF every theatrical
celebrity of recent times.
The departing audience will find ten doors opened
for exit 10 the vesribule. The vostbulc is much
spacious than II last season. The transfcrence
Of the box Office to the theatre annex has allowed for
the extension of the marble steps, and made room for
folding doors, which Will be used entrance for
the assembling audience
The Office of the business manager Richard DorDey
has also been removed TO the annex. Mr.. DoIney
turned from Europe the selvia the other day. He
is delighted with the in prOycmentS and changes made
and thinks that the public Will approve of them The
box-ofice is TO ones left he enters the vesti
bulc, much more convenient position than 1t occu
pied before. The transieIcnce of the business Office
to the annex has given II the advantage of door
opening the street. There used to be bar in the
annex but Mr. DAILY did like that and 1t done
away with. Mr. DAILY has added the old business
Office TO his private oihce, and has one OF the most
commodous Offices in town.
Among the many other improvements which the
audience will appreciate on Tuesday night the
smoking room, with handsome dyan, covered with
leather, and pastel picture gallery of the DAILY Com
pany in The Tanning of the shcw," on the walls .
the new gilt ornamcnjatOn Of the boxes; the seats
in the balcony. which those las; year used for the
orchestra and the general renovation OF me whole
house from the classic Pillars in the street to the back
OF the stage.