The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-14
THE PROPOSED MUSIC HALL.
A Canvass For Subscriptions to Be-
gin at Once.

gin at Once.
The canvassiug committee Of the Music
Festival Association viii begin a canvass
at once for subscriptions to the movement
to erect a music hall Capt. G. S. Ellis is
chairman of the committee.
The plan is to erect
such a building as is required on Gwin-
nett street between Habersham and
Price, which, owing to its location and
accessibility from all parts Of the city by
the street railways, is regarded most
eligible site.
Col. Charles H. Olmstead, chairmas
OF the Festival association has issued
the following circular:
The success Of the recent Music festiva
while most gratifying, demon strated the fact
tnat lhere Is no building il savannah SUI
hclentIy large to meet the requirements Of
sucn gatherings. A chorus Of $50 voices
packed the theater stage TO its very utmost
limit, and even beyond {. since it was neces
saFy TO extend it over into the front rows of
the parquette, while the seating capacity OF
the mousse on the lower lOOr and the side bal
cony chairs is only for 81 persons reduced
some ~ seats during the late festival by the
encroachment of he stage.l
10 accommodate the much larger chorUses
anu audiences OF future festivals larger
building mas become an absolute necessity,
there should be stage room for 800 sin. ers and
seats Tor an audience OF at least $500 people.
steps nave already been taken to org niZe
under charter the Savannah Music Festival
Association with a view to putting up such
buIdirg as is needed. 1t is proposed 10
lease Tor term OF years piece of land in the
southern part OF the city. adyantageOusly
located and convenient to i've lines of street
railways, and to raise by subscription emo .gh
money 70 erect such a structure as is required
OF wood and corrugated Iron. The estimate
cost IS $4,000, though 1t may go higher, and
II IS proposed TO fix the price OF shares at $40
each IN order that subscription may be with
in the reach OF all
A building Of this character will not only
secure TO the city the annual recurrence Of
most delightful entertainment on a much
granuer scale than ever before attempted,
but It VIII also meet decided want in fur
nlshlng meeting place for all large public
gatherings religious political and social. 1t
would also render it possible to bring to Sa-
Vapna1 many musical attractions Of high
order. such as Thomas Seidl S or the Boston
| symphony orchestras, PaderewskI. the great
pianist. etc, which are now kept away Oy the
noneXistence here OF any building of suf
hclent seating capacity 10 warrant an effort
TO draw crowds by popular prices.
On every occasion whore large numbers of
people are brought to The city from other
parts OF the state, such han as is proposed
| would serve as a central point for their
amusement and entertainment. II would
serve a special purpose IN this way at the an
nual spring trades festivals
1t IS specially declared that nothing in this
movement is intended to conflict with or an
tagonize the interests of the theater or of
the smaller halls in the city. 1t is only in
tended 10 meet want in excess of their ca
paCity.
An earnest appeal is made to the citizens of
savannah to aid the work by their SubScrip-
lions. subscriptions will be payable either
In cash May /, or in installments as follows
May i, "a per share; June l, 50 per share;
july l, 70. No subscription to be binding
until 1880 have been subscribed. A commit
tee Will canvass the city In furtherance Of