Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-23

lhf NtN theatre.
The chief attraction for the public jas,
. present IS ,hs rev theatre on whcl work
i, being firssfied at brisk rate.
To resch the theatre from the OH &c AJor
there are provided amp, and ex aeedi1gly
we'll arranged stsirwa5' AZ one comes in
tie broad Water tt-ett 4 trance, on reach
ing the ffst Iloor up, he sees between the
ticket olTics on the leh and le cloak room
on the right Dad q sh. Of stairs which
turning to ths right from t' first landing
issds up t, the rear o. d main suditori-
UNI. THIS stairway is ten feet vide, aud
INN ,distely over il is s1oth,f equally wide
running mo the gallery. To reach the
latter one on leaving Ms ticket oil CO,
viii turn sharply TO tn left and go
up one tight coming to the or
cbe'trs seats of The main door, or by keep.
ing on up the 8. airs resell ihe rear Of the
gallery or BY going still farther come to the
little gallery on the south side OF ihe theatre
where will hs srorded standing room FOL
city to seventy dse people. I: is now
thought. however, thst seats will also be
plsced in this gallery. The full depth Of
the main i',5T vii b., from the from. Of
the stage 70 th' rss-. sb11t - feet and
the width, Ca feet. The full
depth of the stage is 50 feet and extreme
width go feet. ia either side Of the stage
will be Two boxes. four in ali, fitted up in
the most modern vie, From the dimen-
sions il can be seen that the stsge will be
suil ;ieutly large to accommodate all the
plays that will come TO tis city. WHAT sp-
pears to be 9 large vindo- OF ,hs front Of
the building i, so arranged thu! it will open
like . door admlttiog from Water street
after being hoissed from ths street below
In the gallery will be found some of the
best seats 10 the house. The width Of the
gallery on the rear is 10 fee. ard the mair
depth is - feet. Tn, gallery seats viii
rise one above the other l6 inches
and the Style in women honnsts
will run to much larger sizes .hsu at pres
ent in order to shut eff the view from ID,
rear gallery seats. The incline on tn
main H,or is fou, inchss between the seats
In the uoriheas, corner of an, msin audi
forum is a ladies' toilet room and conven
fence, for gentle man will be provided dow
stairs. 4 smsI bn- convenient stairws.
leads directly from The front o.
the stage to the greea room AID
for the accommodation Of the orchestra
For ths sc'ors tiere will be stairs leadin,
frcm the 81 nth side Of the stage down on
flight to the green room. Opening Of
from the green room are two dressID
rooms. An elevator runs VI from tn
passage wsy in the rear OF the building :
that the trunks can he taken to 'hc dre.'in
rooms without n ulty.
Plenty Of ventilation $ being provide
for the theatre srd the work will be "a
enough advanced to permit OF the mason
beg,uniny on the plseteriag in few weeks
\ large number can be accommodated i
this new opera hou.e ard the means o
ingress and egress are such that in case o
Gre the whole auditorium, galleries And al
could be easily cleared in elk or eight mir
utes
ina comparatively short time August
will have an opera house in which to tax
pride and which will create revolution il
the show businets in ,hi, city.
The work on the stores is nearly con
pletsd and Mr.. c. X. Partridge will in
few days occupy his 0 stand, now muc
improved