The Portland daily press., 1897-09-14
''BEHOLD 1T WAS GOOD. -
so Declared New Theatre Stockholders
Last Night,
WHEN BUILDING WAS FORMALLY
TURNED OVER TO THEM.

"Ihe jefferson" Oficially Inspected by Its
Owners and Their Lady Friends-Only
Words of Praise for the Magnificent
structure-Co ,npliments for Col. Wood.
Last evening the directors of
The Jefferson invited the stockholders
and their ladies to make an inspection of
this superb temple of the drama. The
house was brilliantly lighted from floor
to dome, and the guests were delighted
with the building. Among the stock
holders and their friends comments most
flattering to Col. J. M. Wood, the archi-
tect of this beautiful structure, and the
committee who have given constant at
tention to the work from the
beginning were heard. The scene
was fairy like in the brilliancy
and artistic arrangement of lights reflect
ed from the marble columns and pilas-
tiers, and the richness of the decorations,
the magnificent draperies and carpetings
were bewildering to the eye.
These are some of the stockholders, who,
for the most part, were present with their
] .dy friends;
Augustus R. Wright, Edward B. Win
slow, Henry p. Cox, Ammi Whitney,
Walter G.. Davis, Henry B. Cleayes, Pay
son Tucker, Fred E. Richards, Geo. P.
Wescott John M. Adams, John W. Deer
H. Milliken, Woodbury. & Moulton, Geo.
5. Payson, W. F Milliken, E. Tomlin-
son, Jas. C. Hamlin. VIM. N. Davis,
Jeremiah Tabor, &. W. Kensell, j. s..
Winslow, A. S. Kinds, S. c. Gordon,
W H. Moulton, Edward Moore, Hugh j..
Chisholm. G. X. Milliken, G. Il. Payson,
Daniel F: Emery, .Ir., James T; Baxter,
Charles Mccarthy, Jr, W. S. Eaton, Ar
thur K. Hunt, John E. Burnham, Bryce
ii. Edwards, Frederic Walker, Chas. f..
Libby, Perez B. Burnham, Thos. P. r..
Garland. A. N. Berry, Fred N. Dow,
Geo. G. Owen, Albert 6. Rollins, E. E..
Holt, Geo. G: Frye, v. "; Brown, Geo.
Fobes, Elias Thomas, Charles Cook, E..
S. Everett, H. B. Pennell.. A.. A.
Strout, James c. Jordan, Fred e. Allen,
Lucien Snow, Fritz H. Jordan, H. H.
Shaw Thos. P. Beals, Oakley c. Curtis,
Henry F. Merrill, VIM. N. Taylor, Aus
Chapman, j. H. Fletcher, Portland Rail-
road Co., E. A. Newman, L. D. M.
Sweat, j. H. MCMILLAN, Samuel A.
True, Lyman M, Cousens, John M. Fox,
Benz. f. Haskell, Hiram L. Jones, S. M.
Milliken, Chas. II. Redlon, Rines Broth
ers, L. A. Gould, John Conley & Sons,
John L. Proctor, James Cunningham, T..
F. Donahue, Geo. C. Shaw, John F. A.
Merrill, VIM. A. Lowe, Adam P. Leigh
ton, Leonard Short, Chas. C. Harmon,
j. L. Randall. Hanno w. Gage. H. A.
Harding, J. E: Wengren, e. B. Mill
Butler, T. A. Josselyn, a. L. Farnham,
N. E. Redlon, Judge Symonds, David
W. Snow, Chas. S. Cook, e. w. Clark,
Daniel E. Cornish, Geo. P. Cornish,
Fred R Lewis, Edw. J. Hall, B. B.
Fanrsworth, WI. Miller, T. j. Frothing
ham, John f. Wood, E. j. Skillin, F.
D. Rogers, Fred e. Haskell, VIM. L..
Frank N. Strout, james W, Bailey, Geo.
W. York, Philip @: Loring, Prentiss
Loring, Alpheus g. Rogers, Samuel P.
Kelsey, Chas. NJ. Hay, Edward A. Hay,
II. N. Pinkham. Chas. G. Adams, G..
Emery Knight, Daniel +. Nash, G. H..
Randall, II. P. S. Gould, Horace Ander-
son, A. L. Burbank, VIM. e. Plummer,
Geo. H. Griffin, John W. Deering, Chas.
j. Pennell, Chas. Henry Chase, Chas.
d. Merrill, A. W. Smith, J. p Lyman,
Chas E. Guptill, Frederick E. Booth
by, Philip G. Brown, S. II. Stevens.
Chas. o. Haskell, Edward D. Noyes, J.
+. Short, Geo; s. Rowell, Albro E.
rey, VIM. Senter. J. W. Fitzpatrick, G.
w. I. Cooling, Andrew j. Rich, W. A.
Skillin, James f. Hawkes., Belknap Mo.
tor Co, FIJI. Little, Charles Fobes. John
Marshall Brown, Frank Dudley.
Mr.. A. J. Fay, the lessee and manager
of the new house, stood at one side Of
nd
Wright, Vice-President Winslow ant
Treasurer Cox at the other side, and re-
ceived the long line of guests as they
passed into the house. The approaches
notwithstanding the crowd of bystanders
were kept perfectly clearly OfficertHagget
the special officer of the theatre. Near by
Manager Fay stood Assistant Manager
Bogrett, who was everywhere during thu
evening, looking after the comfort of the
guests. The corps of ushers were in at
tendance in evening dress, each wearing
under the vest, across the breast, Grim
son scarf embossed with the word ush
er in gilt letters. Many of the gentlemen
for the most part, were in calling COS
tune.
At the reception room and ladies' par
lor, colored walters were in attendance
in regulation dress, and at the rear O.
the stage tables provided with delicious
light refreshments were placed, provid
ed by Mr.. j. j. Pooler of The Sher
wood.
After the guests had thoroughly ex
amined the beautiful building from en-
CINE room and annex to the very en-
frances to the main building, Vice-Presi
dent WinsloM invited the assemblage t.