The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-03

crowded full l4,OO0 people. ltlseatlmated
that 1000 people saw the opening perform
anee,
The building, which Ia not yet COM
pleted, occupies tho entire block between
Madison avenue and Fourth avenue, and
Twenty-slxth street and Twenty'aeyonth
street, With tho exception OF about 100
feet OF the western ond, tho entire ground
floor n taken up by the vast pmphlthoatro.
Az present tho eastern end Of tho amphi,
theatre Ia occupied by u stage, whose elabo.
rate prosoonlum and curtain and splendid
scenery form the most striking feature OF
the place. But when tho performance 10
OF such a nature that no stage Ia required
the proaconium, the curtain, tho scenery
and the stage Itself can DO literally folded
up and laid aside, This IA not che least
wonderful feature Of the building
Another remarkable fact h that not
wlthstandng the great width ot the hall
there are no pillars 10 ohatrnGt tho Wow.
Tho great roof N supported bysteol truaaoa
Of i61 feet span, which are said 10 DO the
largest and lIghteat In existence Fully
half Of this roof consists Of an enormous
akyllght, which can bo nolaeessly rolled
away on olCW evenings, 80 thnt tho per.
formanoo may practically BE- given In the
open air This was done NJ about the mid.
die OF the FIRST performance, aud nine-
tentha Of the audience know nothing Of II
until the fresh air on their iaoha made
thom glance upward,
Tho great floor space IN Tho vntcr ~ sur.
rounded by eloplng tlora OF tOatA, tho top
tier being about ten foct above tho Lowell OF
tho stroot. Rising above htao arc ay0
tiers Of private boyea-i0Bin all-and above
tho boxes stretch the gallerls, 40 tlmoa
whom the stage b removed tho boxes and
galleries will extend In q magnificent, uns
brokon clllpso around the CntlU ampli.
theatre Whom tho stage IA In place tho
western end Of tho olllpso b cut OIL,
At tho eastern end Of the amphithoatro
Is the "atAto box which will 30 reserved
for the use OF the president, the governor
OF tho state or other high officials whom
they arc present, This h claborntoly ln-
lshcd In whlto and gold, aud, Ike all tho
other boxes, IA fitted with curtains OF a
dark, rich red
Tho prevailing tono Of tho decorations Ia
almilar 10 that OF tho Metropolitan Opera
houao-aolid masses OF cream whito and
light copper, There arc no "nirbolows or
Axina,n tho decorations mo almost soyorO
In their simplicity, but tho air of grandeur
nnd immenAty thus obtained would hayo
boCn sacrificed by elaborate frUnoing and
ornamontRtion
Tho lighting arrangements arO simply
dazzling Along each Of tho roof girdcrs
inoAnd@oont lights have bcOn placed NJ In.
toryals OF about foot, There arc 5000 Of
them In such positions, and others arc fixed
in clusters along the Hldes aud before tho
boxoa Pendant from the roof hang other
clusters, 600 Lights making up tho central
group.
Tho acoustic properties Of tho building
are moro nearly perfect, probably, than any
other building ever built Of likO pizO. a
speaker on tho AtagO can bo bodisttnotly hoard
In the remotest corners Of tho auditorium.
Besides this groat amphithoatro the
building contains-or will whsn II h ah.
lshod-a tasteful theatre Of good tAEo and q
splendid music hall