New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-28
FOR 4 BIGGER MUSIC HALL.
ELABORATE PLANS OF RECONSTRUCTION


CHANGES WILL BIZ MADE
The Music Hall Company filed plans at the
RuildinG Department yesterday for important adj
ditions and alterations Of the Carnegie Music
Hail. West Fifty-Scvcnth-st. and Scvcnthayr
The changes decided upon will involve about
$500, 900 At present the main entrances of the
brildinz arc in Fifty6eycnth-st.. and only com
parativcly narrow wing extends through 10 Fifty
siNth-St. for STAGE entrances. fourftory bri k
structure az Fifiy-.iNth-s. and Scycuth-ayc.
mars tho symmetry Of the music hall, and takes
away from the genera, effect on tie Ninth-avc
and Fifty ,iNth-st s.des Although the company
las owned the plot Of land at Fifty-siXth-st "a
lorg lease prevented il from building on tho
property when the main structure was put up.
This Loose will expire on May l. The land then
available will be about twenty-five feet IN
Scventh-ave. and about 100 feet in fifty-siXth-
81 Building viii begin a. saon 9s the company
GETS posScsSon Of the corner. Tie principal
chances and additions will 10 the erection OF "
tower about $40 feet high at the corner. and "A
solid structure surrounding III" main building on
the south. Fiity-sAthst.. and on the east which
will rise about sixty feet above the present roof
The main buildlng. as II now stands, VIII remain
as Il H. excepting that The roof will h. made level
AND viii receive some artistic decorations which
VIII SCI oil III" design o. lic bulInlH- i w l''i
will be prepared for a large summer garden
probably the finest Of IT'S kind in this country
william T. Tuthill. he architect of the Car
ncgie Music Hall and one Of the directors Of the
Music Hall Company. when last night AT his
home. 30 ISL Park-avc. said. with reference
to the new plans:
The general scheme Of the binding AZ the
corner Of Finr-s.Nth-s:. and Sevcnih-ayc. is to
make il a part and portion Of IN" general addi-
ton Tic tower will bc bull: from the ground
and will occupy tie twenty-five feet frontag" In
Sevcnth-avr.. which viii revert 10 Us on May
l. The general addition takes the form Of "A
structure above the p ~clr roof line. II will h.
built on the east 81 c Of the property and also
On the south ii lc. i part Of the structure on
the south side is portion Of the ncw sunct-
urc in Fifty-siNth-st. This leaves the entire roof
oyer the present auditorium Of The music hall
unluilt on.
The present incline Of the roof is to he taken
ava. the exterior wap, IA kiftyt''v"nth-st.
and Scvcnth-aye. being carried up vertically 10
tie line Of the roof. This new portion OF the
wall will De treated a. 4 hight continuous arcade
s.rnounted with rich corni"c with Dalius-
trade. above which. in ntcryab determined by
the design below. decorative columns. standing
free. are placed upon the balustrade. This
drcdNc Will OPEN ioI H-' "i4 wv 'i'''' inv '
exit between the great roof trusscs. The new
buildinr in Firy-sMths' wiz contain offices,
studio, and private music rooms. with special
accommodation in connection with tho muO.c
hall itself II will terminate above at the roof
in (, rev concert hall making the fifth in the
bnildingJ and capable of actually sitting 1900
people.
The new building in FiftysiXth-St. also al
lows the alteration and extension Of ono Of the
s,nallcr concert halls which now becomes exceed
ingly attractive by it's facilities and the novelty
Of its design. Immediately 70 the north OF tho
large new concert hall is the open roof, which
will be prepared as . great roof garden, with thc
rull enuipuen' OF kitchen and service rooms.
At the southern ond Of the garden. ana I'M
mcdiatelv in connection with the now concert
hall. Is the orchestra stage, arranged 80 as '"
be exceedingly flexible in adapting itself to the
varied forms Of entertainment that may be given
The wall Of the now concert hall at this point
is 50 made as 10 be practically removed 50 that
il could be used either IN connection with the
roof garden or separately.
Another director Of the Music Hall Company
said last night that il was the object OF tic com.
many In make Carnegie Music Hall the centre OF
ire New-York musical world ii possible and that
Tie additional rooms would be built to gei rs many
musicians ~ possible under one rooi. lie ald"h
no. . plan has been and still WAS under
discussion to change the main music ball so as
IN i. opcras and PLAYS, if necessary. Bat he sad
that fine project would probably fall through. a.
II involved tle 'nfrc IccOnsttucton OF the interior
of the main building.