New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-17
MOUNT VERNON.
FINE OPERA HOUSE TO BE BUILT.
THE AUDITORIUM TO BE ARRANGED FOR USE IN
SOCIAL FrNcTIONs-OFF1CERs FOR THE

THE AUDITORIUM TO BE ARRANGED FOR USE IN
SOCIAL FrNCTIoNs-oFF1cERs FOR THE
EAGLE rRooP-NoTEs OF INTEREST.
Mount Vernon has long felt the need OF build
ing large enough for public meetings and suitable
for elaborate social affairs. Rumors nave been
afoat for months that such a building was to be
erected and there s no longer any uncertainty about
IT, II is now definitely known that Mount Vernon
is to have opera house. Walter r. stckes Is
busy engaged perfecting plans for handsome
theatre. 10 be built by Eward Martens. on chester
Hill The site of the new building Is 10 De III
Fark-ave below Prospect. II will have front on
Park-ave. OF 80 feet and depth Of ITO feet. IL
is TO be Of brick and iron. two stories In height
with a broad entrance reached by half-dozen low
steps: this will bring the auditorium practically on
O level with the The auditorium Will meas
ure ffty-fve by sixty-eight feet There are to be
eight handsomely decorated boxes all Of which Will
be- on level with the stage. There Is 10 be one
balcony The seats In the orchestra will be on
movable inclined plane. The auditorium can be
easily converted into a ballroom by moving this
inclined plane and covering over the orchestra seats
The proscenium is to he thirty feet In height ana
the main hall is arranged TO have seating cepac-
ty OF 100
The second floor will have well-lighted and heated
dressing rooms and will connect directly with the
street There will be ten dressng-rooms in all
dining-room and billiard paror Will be on e'ner
side of the entrance, ana Tour Do"Hhg dHc.s aie
TO be constructed.
The building will be of brick. the stairways ana
interior fittings being of iron The trusses through
and the roof Will De OF iron, and the decora-
tions IN freproof stereo-relief. particularly val
liable feature of the building is the entrance when
which are hold the doors Will be moveaoe. 20
that they may be easily drawn aside. and main
exit OF twenty eight feet directly on the street
will be available. Ground will probably De
broken this month and the building competed early
next year.
The new orgsnization composed Of members OF the
Old Eagle Troop and lth Separate Company rs nay az
ing much success large number ATTENDED ,he
evening Colonel Fay called the meeting 10 order
and after few preiminaries. the code OF bylaws
submitted by Corpora Manning chairman OF me ne
committee was adopted. The committee appointed
at a previous meeting select suitable c. ndidates
to Bl the Offices of the organization reported the
following names: For president. Colonel John g.
FAY Captains .. nowe cor
poral J. S. Manning treasurer A. NJ Gown ser
geant-at-arms Irving P Clarke; Executive Com
m!ttee George King. Frederick Abel and Water
Gor6am.
The Rev Henry Bushnell who flled the pulpit OF
the First Presbyterian Church so acce?tsoy "a
Sunday. will preach In the same place to-norro"''
The efforts of the local Players who so success
fully produced the "Mikado on the evenings OF
July q and 80 have resulted In fine sum being
handed over TO the treasurer OF the Mount vernon
Hospital Treasurer B. W. Tilton IL in eceipt OF
24 90 which will be used for the support OF this
worthy charity.
Archbishop Corrgan OF New-York will visit This
city on SUNDAY next 10 conduct the OBLIGATORY ser
vices OF the Church OF Our Lady OF victory
The church is at North Sixth-ave. and Br1dge-st
and has been erected during the last year through
the efforts of the Rev. Joseph Abinger the vener
on August 49, 1894 and the structure is a oredable
addition 10 the church property OF the city.