The morning times., 1896-10-25

for a promenade aisle The space thus
is devoted to the stage, which
is brought forward, and has depth OF
thirty-three feet. The auditorium has
graceful, easy sweep, and the general lines
of the house will appeal to the patrons as
particularly beautiful
En,erng from tie + street lobby, you will
lind Yourself at the left side Of the par
quet. near tho boxes. The first general
ipuression will be the snugncss of the
prevailing tone is soft green, relieved
with gold. This is carried into every detail
of the decoration and furnishings.
The house will seat about 200 people.
There are seats for $50 in the gallery.
:3J0inthe balcony and 81 5 in the III ain floor
The twelve boxes will accommodate so
more. The second balcony is not Far away
from the floor or the stage. and Tie iirsI
balcony Is positive gem. 1t is but thirty
I'VE feet from the foo,nghts, which is near
er than any other in the city, and as close
as is Daly's cozy balcony in New YORK
This feeling Of proximity will make tllis
portion of the house very popular. Inc
balcony is reached through the man c!i
trance by Il stairway ut the northwest cor
nor of the theatcr.
There are three tiers OF two boxes cach
on each side of the stage. The lower boxes
are brt two feet raised from the floor. The
middle tier is but six feet above the stage.
The decorations of the house are more
chuste than elaborate. The curtain opening
is tlirty-seven feet square. 1t is sur
rounded 10y a gold frame of laurel wreaths,
;,,..I,n xx-tl llnnEinar
are uuurlc Iur!ut:lan pilaSteiS, pancled
with designs emblcmatic of music and
drama and the column caps have satyrs
with comedy and tragedy masks. over the
pruscenium arch are eight arches, and IN
each is suspended a medallion having one oi
the letters Of the name or the theater, All
in gold. lncandescents stud every Portion
of the house like twinkling stars, but n
triple chandelier from the ceiling suS-
pends three incandescent arc lights. Inc
balcony fronts and boxes and all ratings
are of ornamental copper bronze, intowhich
the Tyre emblem is worked throughout.
The boxes are draped in brocadeh silk
damask of soft green, with yellow figure.
and this shade and combination pervades
all the carpets, and the handsome veivet
corduroy uph olstery of the box andorcheStra
chairs There l. not n seat OH the first II ~
less than twenty inches wide. The chairs
are luxurious affairs, the same as Hammer
strn uses in his Olympia. The same chairs
are used in the front rows of the balcony
making the finest balcony chairs III the
country.
lie i;,dics' uuict-room is tothe rear fiS"'
If the first floor. A large Sm"hihs "i'
toiIet-room Is provided for the sch'ieii'e'
in the basement under the northwest ooi
ner over this same corner oil thc ''""''o.
rum. midway between the iirst iioor anu
the balcony is a tctea-tete room SIMPLY pu'
costly appointed.
The stage cannot be approached from lhe
theater proper The stage door s"-'Hii'a
is IN the south side of the building on
Twelfth street. There is anuthcr entrahc,
leading directly into the stage froi! tlt
Z street lobby. on the stage the actors ana
stage directors will lad pcrfct arrange
ruent Tie roof over the stage has beeil
raised So that from floor TO ceiling the
distance is the same us from wall To wall,
seventy feet. The house has provided eleven
cumpletc sets Of scenery, painted bS udVeS
& Moran of Philadelphia; but many OF tue
companies appearing az INV NN4"'''''' '''
carry their own scenery.
on a 1-foot balcony in the 'stase, risn'
first entrance there is large mafpie
switchboard 1t connects with every ilshl
in tho entire house. lobby. and dressing
r,s,p and controls electric bells IN Il
sc,r, of remote points. The stage Is
nrenroof the only wood beihg the movable
sectional flooring. There are fifteen
dressing rooms. The stars room is be-
hind the boxes at the right OF the or
Cliestra; those for the ladies are in the
Mszerott building adjoining, those for
the eentlen en- in the basement. They are
all furnished with electric call-buttons and
bells, electric lights, and hot and cold
running water.
There are four double door exits on
Twelfth street for the use of the first
balcony and first floor; besides the large
+ street lobby. The second balcony has
a Separate stairway, but in case OF cmer-
gcncy the other stairways may he used.
Among the innovations which the man
agement VIII introduce are a Thursday, in
stead Of Wednesday, matinee, and the
free checking of everything. The program
viii be a twelve-page pamphlet, bound in
white glazed paper, withlithographedco cover.
The architect of the house is Appleton l..
Clark. jr.. of this city. Mr.. Clark is also
the architect OF the Academy. lie has
utilized his space TO the best possible ad-
vantage and the lines of his new house are n S
graceful and pretty as they could be made.
Messrs Nixon and Zimmerman Will have
direction of the bookings; the managers
are Messrs. Frank MetZerott and Joseph
| F.. Luckett The staff includes Ned Stein
treasurer: William BetZ doorkccpcr: Henry
| Sautleman, director of orchestra; George
| Cotton, head usher: 7. j McCullagh. stage
carpenter; T. c. Ringgold, electrician, ant
| George Cob, property man.
S~HE Washington mana gers may con
gratulate themsel yes on being able Il
Keep their theaters open in the fac,
of the large number Of theaters ;her'
..- are dema nding the good attractions
Which for various reasons are not numerous
, The election excitement has kept many of
the road n nd sent more Off. In other cities
| the theaters are in many instances ciosin'
at intervals The coming home OF Rober
Dow ming, sandow's Olympia, Proctor's
Vaudeville, Rose Coghlan, Jefferson De
J Angels and His Absent Son. lave lef
gaping vacancies in many booking list
| The Star Theatcr in Buffalo has been darb
since tie 18th and VIII not reopen unul
! The Goth. Rose CoGhlan's cancel la tior
! left McCaulcy's Theater, Louisville, With
ont an attractionlast week. Detroittasteo
the same medicine. One of omaha's bis
| theatcrs is closed this week because o
/ hnH Htcn ri hpt " Ihp lar Of
| panies travelling and the vast number o
| thcaters. There are at least fifteen new
theaters east of the Mississippi which wcr'
| not open last year.
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