New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-10
THE NEW MUSIC HALL PLANS
A FINE BUILDING TO BE ERECTED.
IT WILL BE READY FOR THE WORLDS FAIR
-ARcHIrECTURAL FEATURES AND
INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS.


INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS.
When Worlds Fair visitors throng New-York In
1892 the city Will be adorned by many new aud
magnificent buildings which cannot but excite theif
wonder and their admiration The corner of Seventh
ave. and Fifty seventbst. will be occupied by the
great temple dedicated 10 music which was hfst
thought Of and suggested addition TO the afsuo
equipments Of the city by Andrew Carnegie, pie'E
dent OF the oratorlo and symphony societies. ne
and a number OF his friends and Of publicspiriei
lovers Of music are now banded in company Known
the Music Hall Company of New-York, hmi,e"'
Morris Reno Is the president Of the company stephen
NJ Knevals is the treasurer. and Frederick "nlan
Hollis the secretary. The Board of Directors con
ssts of John w. Aiken, Frederick william Hollis,
Morris Reno Andrew Carnegie, stephen NJ. knevalS'
william b. TuthIl. Walter j. Damrosch, Sherman W.
Knevals, John ]. Wilson.
The architect whose design for the hall was
accepted Is W. b. Tuthin OF No. 81 Broadway, whose
name appears the Board of Directors. lie mas
projected building In composite style OF afcin-
lecture. In Its exterior It strikes as being
reminiscent Of the hghclass concert halls of Europe
The whole scheme of the plan IS divided into the
music hall, lateral building IN Fiftyseventh-st, and
the Fifty sixth ST. building. The music hall part OF
the interior VIII be fitted up and finished in the most
elaborate manner No modern Improvements VIII
be lacking and every possible provision
for the comfort of the audience and
the performers will be made The acoustic
properties 1t is needless to say, VIII be as perfect
as scientific Ingenuity of construction can devise.
The auditorium of the hall viii consist of the
parquct two tiers OF boxes and two balconies The
first tier of boxes will DO entirely open, with ante
rooms The second tier will be partially enclosed but
the end boxes will be open on the first tier ms
der will have ante rooms also, and the face OF eac'
box will be bayed out. Tho several tiers VIII mol
extend tho full distance around the house. but VIII
ecede back from one other leaving large, broad wall
surfaces for decorations. etc.
The parquet seats 1 JOB, and has eleven exits upon
the corridor, which entirely encicles IT, There are
five exits from the corridor in Seventh ave The main
entrances Will DO into the great vcstlbue which occu-
pics the central part Of the front IN Fftyseventh-st
To the yestibue there will be entrances. Each
part of the music hall will have separate entrance,
acket-ohlce ana toilet-room
Tho hall below the auditorium viii serve the
double purpose OF oratOro hall and a banquet
hail. 1t Will be capable Of seating over 1000 per-
sons 1t will DO fully equipped with toletroon'
library cloak room ETC., and so arranged that he nail
and dIning-room of the lateral building can be used
as anteroOms, meeting and committee rooms, when
the banquet hall IS used for large dinners.
The lateral building will contain chamber music
hall which can be used for theatrcas, lectures, pic
Ire- galleries. etc, and below will be series OF par
loTs cloak and toiletrooms, and below these on tho
ground level. a smaller dining room to seat 100
The general kitchens are in the basement ABOVE
the chamber music hall will DO large chapIer TVol,
and In the roof story above II series of wellllghte
studios Above tho stage of the music hall there VIII
ne a han suitable for small meetings, gymnasium or
tennis court aud in the roofstory OF the music han
series of twelve lodge rooms.
sololsts and conductors rooms, small Iodge rOns,
Offices etc The 1anitor's apartments will occupy the
roof story. , 49,. .r,,r,
IN the FIfty-snyenth ST side and one on F1fysAhs
Tho boilers Will be put under the sidewalk on seventh
ave No every part Of tho building ready and sepa-
rate access will be provided. Tho ventilation OF the
whole ed fee WIN be thorough and efficient IN TACT
nothing will be wanting to make the new muslT nun
i,,iding NOT only desirable addition 10 the arch o.
ural beauties of New-York. but a model OF comioft
and safety I'm its provisions for It's visitors. IL
worthy Of its high purpose.