New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-23
NEW. BEAUTIFUL AND SAFE
nm RgBUrIr UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
LAVISH oprLAY COMBINED WITH THE sAo'- =
PROVED mErHoDs--To OPEN On
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re WEDNESDAY,.
ON wednesday evening renaarfsey, - 49, -.
.,.,r a. ths fs,atres of this city VIA 10 nsuo w
80 granting OF the Union Squafct - - -
courtlandt palmer estate, who OWE ~. ~ $500 -.
uhteh the theatre Is built IS wen - - -
The Morton House, have had mans -. ps.r,an.ts,v
ss,,a s-s,b n erecting the new theatre for.9ha.eS
ssno WIN = - nsnnily overcome, and that this
wv 49, concord e largely due to the courage
- charles P. Palmer He was oe-
ana 49,. usnszer Hili with theatre that
= an =, - svcsIled IN beauty and convenience, ana
:. w.anssday the public wiz 20 aoie 70 Wuso no~
-, :. hss accomplished his purpose.
Tae first surptse that wiz sr0e' su0 sa.rsnos 3
Ing ~. 49, IA theatre and Its narrow entrance -
renemo0' - ,osby which extends the entire wictn
he enoln s,s.sur. AID is Of such depth as 10 make
~ e. .~s,s.i area tho third largest In tho cay.
us sup D,rsu mosaic, and the two great columns
pew = ere upper floors Of the Merton House
- = adorned with electric globes as 10 present
blase OF hgns .,.A 4, to,,r feet high and
.,,sa a souares is OF beautiful Minton onyx 1ues'
Rs,s ~ peen,nr with the decorations. Access 10
~ .,ouet Is had through three doorwsys Oh hsho-
.o,s,v moulded and carved cherry, with ornamental
~ e headlights and heavy doors with beveiieo piate
,s 4 lades' uarlor is on the right, furnished WIN
sv.rv convenience On each side OF the parouet arc
,h,ss extra csits each being fyo teet woe anu PRIV
yiscd with double iron doors opening INTO sac cor
4r,dors The psrquet has an easy incline, anu
,r,h rich carpets and cherry ioldng-chairs,
-. -. ,n,bes vide and of the latest and moss
: ,-.,roy.S nattern The seats and backs arc up
ho,.tsrea IN expensive silk plush TO match inc arap'
,,rs ~ ths boxes Three broad alsies give easy 40
cess 10 the seats and boxes. There are seats On tns
soor not Including the four boxes, which hoia SIX
people each.
wEILpRovIDED AGAINST FIRE.
= .AaHN
me orchestra win be comfortably placed ,noer tns
stage and separated from the back OF the staso Dy
brick WALL the entrances being guarded oy nsaVs I'LL
doors The balcony is approached from the man
,h, nv two ave feet iron and slate stairways, one
=, sarh side. These approaches are highly orna-
mental the baiustrading being entirely OF iron sur
,.o,nted nv a handsomely moulded rail OF cherry'
The wainscotng is OF Minton onyx panels, WHICH orc
20 effective in the main lobby. Tho NAN entrance
the balcony is through an opening nearly seven ice'
vide. on each side of which are two smaller Ones OF
more property speaking open windows These are hand
sone,y ,nrnsd IN cherry, the upper portions forming
moulded elptical arch, the space between oens
sIyea with turned spndles The two openings are
yscblv draped. and the main entrance Is hung "itn
embroidered curtains. The balcony is horseshoo ~
shape with an easy slope, allowing perfect VIC"
OF the stage from every part.
II was not at first intended 70 open tne gaucry
,, seasu as all the exits required by Law could not
ka
CAV received letter from the Fire Department ao"
Inc him To admit Is2 pcrsoss to the first hve rows
these rows win be supplied with now and COMFORT
able folding chairs.
Manager I'M IN giving directions for the deoora-
tons said aLet II be cosey and as nearly Ike draw
fpe-room In q gentleman's house as is compatible
WITH 50 large spaces with those ends In view, ne
has made It modern Italian Renaissance mterlor'
The character of the usual theatre decoration has
fzax reaflv
rolors suppressed While avoiding loudness
Of color the decorators have not drfted too far IN
the other extreme but have carefully studied ther
scheme Of color. The beautiful and delicate Pre-
scspiam arch. with its panels and carved ceiling, Is
m ivory and gold the main ceiling meeting this with
its soft morning sky, In which Aurora, with her
attendant cupids and satellites, hovers gracefully and
tfumphsntly overhead. The fronts OF the boxes
balcony and gallery also in carved ivory and goh
ARTIsTIoALLY DECORATED.
The rails Of the balcony and gallery upholstered
IN n,ush and surnountsd with nickel guard rails,
supported on ornamental uprights- Underneath the
trIcony and gallery the szDac warm, neutral color
xrrdnutnafes, relieved BY rich aesigas ~ tho same
Renaissance style. me hangings of the boxes are
n hesvy plush In color hafmonlzing with the other
decorations All the lighting WIN be BY electric
burners concealed behind cutglass shields Elao-
crate yenilang and cooling IN, mas viii
Always be kept st comfortable degree IL IS almost
unnccessary TO say that the theatre Is IN every part
as Are proof human ingenuity and liberal expend-
ture could make It,
Miss Helen Barry will have tho honor nf opening
fhe theatre with A w0maDs Strstagem,' an adapta-
ZION Of one Of Scrbe's most Justly famous plays It
employs only six people. but as these arc naturally
made prominent In proportion 70 their number, great
care has been taken in the selection OF the cast which
Is composed Of Frank Mordsunt, Charles Glenny, j.
n Colyilie, Victor Hammond and Miss Wolstan, who
appeared n Possible CASE Miss Barry has been
playing womans Stratagem' IN this country since
last November. Tho notices Of Der performance
have been uniformly and remarkably favorable. and
Manager I'm says that she has not hsd one losing
week The single seF In which Womans Strata
GEM viii be played Will be ono OF exceptional