Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-24
THE NEW OPERA HOUSE.
An Ornament to the City Amply Pro-
vided With Means of Egress. ~

An Ornament to the City Amply Pro-
vided with Means of Egress.
A visit was paid yesterday to the Office
OF Mr.. J. 8. Chevigny, the architect en-
ployed by John Mcguire to draw the plans
and superintend,, the construction OF thenew
opera house. His Office is on Granite in
the rear OF that occupied by E. 81. Irvine
& Son. Mr.. Chevigny was at work on the
front elevation. and enough OF it was COM
pleted at the time Of the reporters visit to
form a conception OF what the Broadway
'front.' OF the building will resemble when
erected. @ tes
1t is of the composite American order OF
architecture. There are features in it OF
the Elizabethan, Florentine, renaissance
and other orders OF architecture, the whole
forming a light and graceful structure that
will make it the ~handsomest building in
the city and a credit to any town, East or
West. The central portion over the main
entrance terminates in a high dome rising
considerably above the mausard roof and
to be s~urmounted bv a flagstaff twenty feet
long. The top OF this dome viii be fifty
five feet above the sidewalk. Above the
main entrance is an arched recess to form
a balcony or which the band will play be-
fore performances.
There are two double doors in the main
entrance which leads to the body OF the
house. On the right ia an entrance for
ladies leading to their waiting room from
whence access is had to the boxes. On the
left OF the main e%ntranc is another ad-
hitting to the gentlemen's smoking room
which can be entered also from the floor OF
the houses. The entrances to the stairs
leading to the gallery are two, one on the
east and the other on the west SIDE OF the
front. There will therefore be no difficulty
in emptyirg the house from all it's parts,
the arrangements being the completest pos
sible to construct.
The front will be of pressed brick and
iron. The designs of the iron work Tor the
balconies inifront OF the windows and every
where about the front of the house are
graceful and original and are DESIGNED by
Mr.. Chevigny expressly for this building.
The interior of the theater will resemble
the old house., except in the arrangement OF
the boxes and the stage front. The latter
will be gracefully curved at the fo~otlights.
On either side will be O box OF the modern
pattern, which gives the ladies full oppor.
tunity to display their toilets. Ihere VIII
also be two boxes, one on each side ot-tne
house, at the rear OF the dress circle.
The basement will be much lighter and
better ventilated than in the OLD tneager'
portion of it in 'front.' will be fitted t@be
used as a refreshments room, to which access
will be had from the gentlemen's smoking
room on the left of the main entrance. as
well as by a commodious stairway from
the sidewalk. The drainage now being
in is the most complete system Imaginable,
and the ventilation OF the new structure
will be as nearly perfect as science can
make it.
fair weather Continues he expects to have
the house under roof in thirty days from
next Monday. A portion OF the rear wall
will be rebuilt but the side wells he pro-
nounces perfectly sale. The stone founda,
ton walls will have the mortar renewed
where the heat of tine fire affected it, but
the architect declares it as solid 40 wnen
first built. Once the house 10 unoer roo,
work on the interior will be prosecuted
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