Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-12-11
BOSTON LETTER.
Dull Theatrical Season--Anothel
New Theatre.
A Observation-Disclosures
Rapid Transit, Etc.

two cause.-the long engagement of
Denman thompson at the Boston and
the attraction at the Park. or else Bos-
ton has too many p'ayhouses. If the
latter is one of the causes of this iinan-
cial loss, there is danger of its being
further aggravated by the addition Of
the new theatre now under construction
at the West End, to be known as the
Bowdoin Square. Ibis new house, it is
promised, will be opened TO the public
Feb. 10, 1892, and when finished will
be not only one of the largest play
houses in the city but one of the hand
soonest. 1t will be beautifully proper
toned and arranged in such manner
that the entire stage can be seen from
any part of the house. The general
plan will not be unlike that of the Co.
lumbis Theatre, and will combine all
the good points of that house and great
many more. 1t will be a model Of
architectural beauty, the general design
being Italian renaissance. The interior
decorations will be elaborate, while
the coloring will combine ex-
quisite tints of ivory and sal
mon gold. The general upholstering
will be Of salmon colored plush. From
the centre of the ceiling, which win be
finished in colors of blue in contrast to
the light coloring of the rest of the
auditorium, will hang massive chan
delcir, with l67 lights. The theatre
will be finely appointed, There will be
large and comfor, able smoking and
retiring rooms for the men and elegant.
ly furnished waiting rooms for the
ladies. Back of the stage, there will
be 81 large and well ventilated dressing
rooms. The theatre will be as nearly
freproof as it is possible to make it and
beside the main entrance on Court
street there will be four
exits in Alden court, two on the north
side of the theatre, two at the rear of
the stage, and one exit from the gal
lory The main entrance will be l6
feet wide. The doors will be of pol
ished mahogany, with large windows of
plate glass. Each side Of the entrance
will be finished with beautiful sienna
marble, while the floor just in front of
the entrance will be of mosaic work,
and will include beautiful design
of two lions, under which the name
of the theatre will be inlaid. The de-
sign is taken from the entrance to a
church in Florence, Italy. In the arch
over the entrance there will be rows OF
incandescent lights. There will be
four sets of doors between the main en-
trance and the auditorium, which will
shut off the possibility of any draft on
the audience. There will be but one
balcony and the gallery. The seating
capacity is estimated at little over
1900.
The Association for the Advancement
of University Education Among Wo
men. at its recent autumnal meeting
here, introduced Miss Tsuda, young
japanese woman, who has been study
ing in this country two years with th'
object of preparing herself for a teacher
in her native land. She represented
that the condition of woman in her owl
country-though by no means unhapp,
from a material and moral standpoint
is vet unworthy, compared with her intel
leclual possibilities Us illustrated by oul
American women, who in the home ant
society stand on the same level as men
and are fitted by their natural endow
ments and culture to be fit companion
for their fathers and husbands. Tit
Japanese woman, said Miss Tsuda
particularly of the nobility, is simpl,
trained to minister to the comforts o
her family and to preside gracefully a
the entertainment of guests. Sh
does not share, and is not qualified
to do so, in The larger pursuits and in
terest of her husband. With the gen
eral awakening in Japan of five o
six years ago. this lack of broade
education for women became appar
ent. But there were PRACTICAL.
no teachers there to start thi
work. 1t must be carried on by women
and by native women, because OF tn
conservatism, the religious prejudice
and the complex etiquette which pertai'
to this class of society. To initiate tn
reform, therefore, few persons lik
Miss Tsuda, who has embraced tn
cause with her whole heart, appeal t
our countrywomen to lend ther
some assistance. In fhiiauelPhl
this earnest little woman has al
ready so aroused interest in he
purpose as to cause a society TO D
formed. II has established scholar
ship which will permit one Japanes
Girl to come to this country and pursu
a four years. term of study. Miss Tsud
intimated that a similar opportunlt
awoits such women of Boston who
feeling gra'eful for their own advar
tages, may wish to express their syn
pathy for these women of the Ea'
who are far less fortunate. 1t
especially appropriate that this move
ment should originate with this associ'
tion, which has helped many an Amer
can girl to realize her ambition ft
broader mental culture, and has done
in the most unostentntious manner. III
association will no doubt be glad to r.
ceive material encouragement from tho'
outside of its membership who feel th
the work is worthy one.
The question of rapid transit Is aga
being revived and all sorts of scheme
more or less visionary, are being talke
of to relieve our streets of the owe
crowding. Some favor giving a po
ton of the Common in order to wide