Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06
Pittsburg Will Have an Auditorium
to Seat Four Thousand People
Within q Month.
THE PLANS ALREADY COMPLETED
For an Imposing Structure to Be Built
Upon the Foundations Of the Grand
Central Rink.
soUsrs BAND AT THE EXPOSITION
Comment on the Bayreuth Festival and Q Esu
Budget Il General Interest.

the persons actively interested in the en-
terprise must be withheld for the present,
THE DISPATCH has authority from head
quarters to announce that next month will
in all human probability, witness the com
pletion of the new auditorium, for which
the plans have already been drawn, and or
which work is to be begun this week.
One month seems like short time within
which to begin and finish work on hal
seating $500 to 1000 people, and having
the largest stage in the city, does it not!
The wonder is, however, that someone has
not long ago seen how very easily the
Grand Central Rink can be remodeled fol
this purpose. That is what is now to be
done.
An imposing brick front is to be built on
the whole Penn avenue frontage of the
property eco feet), giving ample room for a
wide, handsome entrance. The present,
big, low barn of building will be COM
pletely metamorphosed. The roof will be
raised high enough to give a proportional
altitude to the great, long auditorium, and
large gallery, on the horseshoe model,
will be built in place of the present cock
loft. A sloping' floor, with amphitheatrical
seating, will probably be put in, but pro-
vision will be made also for level floor for
balls, fairs and such occasions.
The immense length of the building will
allow space for a very deep stage, the
width of which will be about the same as
that of the Grand Opera House, As feet
It will be provided with curtain flies, scenery
and all the rest of the usual machinery for
theatrical representations The stage will
ordinarily hold at least 300 people; for great
choral events it can be readily extended in
front to accommodate as many more as may
be necessary.
Electric hghtlng, q complete heating sys-
tenn and the other details appertalnlng to
hlgh.class auditorium are, OF course, fully
provided for in the plans.
The only attraction yet actually booked
by the management is the Austrian Juvenile
Band, of which mention has been lately
made in this department, and which will
appear here November 23, "a and 25. It is
probable that the big, new hall will later
present another of Manager D. Blakely's 8
attractions in the shape of a big ball,
where Edl Strauss and his famous
Ioaa ,emna oone annnas. %p pay ioI tne
is counted among the nossibiIities and and po
one need be surprised if a strong effort is
put w luuuCC MI. AUUGY 10 make
Pittsburg's new hall stopping place for
his great italian and French Opera Com
pany between the Chicago Auditorium and
the New York Metropolitan Opera House.
The big hall will be in readiness for all
manner of large concerts or festivals and
operate or theatrical performances as also
for conventions, commencements, mass
social or charitable events and
the like. HrsI
While this hall can hardly be deemed a
permanent addition to Pittsburg's list of
fine public buildings, it will supply the
pressing present need for such an audience
room and bridge over the interval until the
sp1endidly-planned Carnegie Hall shall be
erected and until the people shall have
worn smooth the way to Schenley Park.
The remodelled building will certainly last
that long, and its central location, its ample
size and its being on the ground floor with
abundant exits on three sides, will enable
it to satisfy the requirements of the imme-
diate future in altogether satisfactory fash
ion.
Mn,,o at the Ernos,t,on-
MI. " a. oapPa anu nis seventh negl-
ment Band bid fair to repeat at our Expo
sition the great popular success that has
attended their summer concerts in Central
p.rk New York fo, The nast +.n ,.,,s
Of course the hand "a heard here is reGuced
one-third from its metropolitan strength
and the Ionnino off of The ssIonbones end
certain other instruments makes the hodv ~
tone Iese mellow and rich than MIGHT he 40.
sired Tn this shane u is a militarv hand
nure and simnIe with M fancy Fills for
eoncert nurnoses ~.
AS far as could be heard In the unnsual
confusion that prevailed on FRIDAY even
ing. the performance of Mr. Gamma and his
men was worthy of much nroIse Fycent
that the shrili olarinets needed renrels.
inc at times tbere is room for ittIe cr;t-
;o;sr, fro,, tba tacbn;coI stonS 80 NJ
Canna,s readincs were inteIi;oept and .are'
fni1v wronobt ont Here and there a ner-
functory manner prevailed for time (due
nerbans to the depressing weather and
small audiencel. hut for The moot
part the work of both the cor
ductor and 4musicians was conscientious
and earnest AItocether il was a
satisfying and ENJOYABLE performance Of a
programme that INCLUDED such works as the
tate ne henf 5arahsttn fro over
ond and the scherzo from his eighth SYM
phony, bacn g[ea1 u MINOR prelude, enc
10y oHo - '.S 'SASAoh/,
and Gounod's Faust ballet-music. Mr..
Walter Rogers proved himself brilliant
in a fantasia nv Arban and an
artlst Vi hue ieeaihR III sne tehuel
NJ Raiincc;,s y;rtnos;tv on tba iu.rpc ctahi.
clarinet was disnlaved in aset of cbean vari-
60;
a'1onn;
Follow1ng tne custom tnat proved 30 pop
ular last year, Conductor -Cappa proposes to
give a programme of symphonic grade. or
7orooJr So eocb Friday evenino Tho vaIra
seAy 'o, 90 - ~ a,,j;. 80 a"iuo
OI sucn music DeIort SUCH auulenceS Is IN