New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23

much on the ground Is The American THEATRE JUN
by r. Henry French, whereof 4 cut Is mere s"o""'
The theatre already looks almost exactly Inv "'
emf and II Is hoped that II will look "Na''y IKE II
when 4, +, done. The front L"re shown, as anyway
can 49,. who waits around tina, Is IN Forty -'ir,
Il near F.gliihav.. There mr." also entrances !"
Flrhih-avc and For'y-srcond -. They I'll '",' h'l'
fla. SIM. place and Il promises 10 b, a p'''""'
Mace Just now II j. unp!easantly fuii VI s'"s''e'
but /, IN. Intention 10 talk" al these on before Wv
Zinc when the first audience Is expected on
French SAYS that the first audience : 10 w. VI Wv
hon.c ON or about MAY - To I'll" common l"'NP''
ol..rycr If Iool, ~ n It would be about rr'her tn'h
an Ia. house /, f'lll Of carp' n'ess ana pa'''fer'
d door and window filters and painters ana d.co
,.,ors and n they all finish Heir Work ana '"N'
th.n..lv.s away before May II a wonder VIII "'V'
been walked. $3.50 , ,lt.
I, sem, a pity Ina, the imposing 'front.' Oh ,''
house should not he in Eighth ave. or f"'S 'o'' -
r,,n Of ;h..c ihoiougiff", l. reached li"'n INV
,to,r. bv a pa-.agr 700 feet long. which VIII or
,r, mt, short sections 10y doors nni curtains
r,c, uni,. AT the back Of the auditorium "hi'h u
ON tie side Of IN" Tn aire toward the "'7' WIZ" VIZ,
the,. I, a long and wide lobby Inc "p"S' WIN
seat about 1000 persons. II Las the ",ua' WV
balconies. and thcr" will b. SiA prf'hunl 'oN- ~
Gao, .tt. of the Stage. The cOo'N thi.hy "s'u al
decoration are blended shades Of rcd ana orange '"o
{, -, the kind called src;i NAL. that l.. ever pat
, , ,,,c,ic,lly 1, made 70 drop down or push up
,r hide of - that II can In h"u !" mas
n.nis of ANY sizr and shape u''"' 49,
,uh all sorts II different arrangements vi "'''
II, T. This 4, n great advantage naturally. h'N'V'
lts th.r. /. n passage some "ica or ten i''t WIZ
-, fla. hack Of the stage and separated from " "
,,,u with vide doors In rlc niddl" when eau W.
ou.u.d mailing the passage nj that phn' part vi
Ga. s,ar, when T. l. necessary for effects fed''f'h-
unu.unl drptA Tn. stage from III" curtain h"' 7"
Tho lack Of thi, passage l. hfty six feet deep h"i
,hcr. l. ,h. legally required distance OF tiree ec'
hctre.u tho curta!n M" and The i")'hHh'N' NV
.,.c. T. eighty feet wide and has height from 'l'
a. T., I'm. cr!dron" q seventy feet. ana IL d"p'f
,o, ihc floor To the grouni under II oi sixteen i'c'
Tho mr. c,nirn oucang /, sqlar" Of thirty nine icc'
no. ~. tvruiv hI,., dressing rooms or ordinary
h,,,rc IN Ficlh ave. and Forty second IT. are To be
tho office. If the theatre and also some rooms ana
OFFICES I, he used for other purposes tn" cNteiior
-, IA. ,uildlng Is Of llght pressed bTck, WIN terra
cou, trimmings, Ihc opening attraction Tor Inc
,hcair, n, has been made generally undc's'o", u
tho m,lolroma The prodisal Daughter Nh'h
Az rrench first psop,.ci building the theatre II was
lis intention To conduct II In the present hahr VI
III. Grand oprra ,Iouse. that l.. to have IL ocoup'u
g., combinations for engagement, OF week c''"'
Nm, be has since decided 10 use for prou"'u"nI VI
n.y, uloy. and for ,,ch runs shall seem aaNl'H'
bic . ,,r
bir hole has been nadc. leading into the nlNu.-