The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-13

Work will bo started in the Near
Faturs.
Wheeling Is to have a new opera house.
For long time this iOng-felt want has
been unsatlSAed, and though many false
alarms were rung in by would-be pro-
moters. the public has looked forward to
the day when the ten-blnw would ring In
and something would really be done.
The ten blow has been rung in,
About the 9Th of March, little more
than a month ago, a number Of gentle
men associated themselves into what was
| determined to be called the MethrOpoli-
| tan Opera House Company. The first
matter 20 be considered was the site Tor
| the proposed opera house, and this was
| solved In a most satisfactory manner
when the company succeeded In interest
| ing Mr. Joseph Speldel, the well known
| wholesale grocer and capitalist, who Is
| owner Of the old court house property at
the corner OF Twelfth and Chapline
streets Mr. Speidel became one OF the
stockholders In the company and with
him are associated as lncnrporators
MessrE. W. a, Wilson. Alfred Paul, {. Il.
Dickinson aud Frank &, Caldwell.
The company has organized by elect
Ing Joseph Speldrl president; w. a.
wilson, treasurer; {, f. Dickinsoh' sec
Rotary.
In quiet and business-lIkc way these
gentlemen proceeded in the work OF get
| ting expert testimony as TO What IL real
~ needed in first class mouse OF AHuSe-
ment, one OF the meinbeTs OF the SOlI-
pany spent over month IN New lOIk
City, where he secured valuable lhtntna-
ton from theatrical maghates Inese,
by the way, were delighted 70 near mat
wheeling would nave new anu Hi0utIh
theatre, and have promised tnat "heel-
Ing Will get the best attractions on '"e
road.
Plans Drawn Up.
pI,ns fnr rho buIldinr have already
,a.. -. ~, oooo,,od hv ,ho com.
peeh u'HNH H''u nSSeP'eN " ,''e
pany, and the work OF tearing Gown the
old court house and the erection OF the
theatre viii begin as soon as practicable.
II Is expected that The theatre will be
completed and ready for occupancy at
the beginning OF the coming theatrical
season II viii require quick work all
along the line to accomplish this. but the
Metropolitan company IS prepared "
push h. I H. ~, az y" h,ye been occep,e ed call
for a buIId.ng 10 cost $50. 900. which viii
occupy every Inch OF the property. which
fronts los feet on Chapltne street ana 4Ss
feet on Twelfth street. the theatre u -. 20
| have an actual seating capacl'y OF I'o'V
persons. and 1900 can be accommodated
inside, counting standing room; inc
building Is TO be Of the Moorish-Spahlsh
design. and the exterior Design " pe1u,
tlful. The Moorish ehect VIII DC ca1 !, ~
out throughout In the Interior. ana -
promised to be as me theatre az uny
outside OF the larger cltieS' Inc seauns
capacity by the way IL larger ina" VIE
Alvin's in Pittsburgh. IT..
The staGe-very Important IN a inca,
tre-has been planned after the advice OF
well known theatrical managers hdu
been sought II Will De forty ieet III
width and nifty feet deep IL Is ldIEe
enough TO accommodate the tul! scenery
OUTFIT OF any OF the great speetaculaI
companies on the road. All the scenery
will be drops" the manner In when an
modern play houses are arranged. Ch
either side OF the stage viii be Twelve
boxes, six on the auditorium Level ana
six on the balcony level
la the Interior
The seating capacity OF the auditorium
is to be $50: balcony. 400; gallery, $50. The
interior decorations are to be elaborate
md beautiful. The foyer in particular
will be deliberately furnished. The stage
decorations 100. VIII We aLCs ., Inu ,,.TII
pehSNS. inc Shtf anSe w S.He ~ k,,JiJ'
be AT the southwest coi "et Nv, ~ wy -, ~
lhG' on ShaPl!ne S.'ess, ItN,rIsh '" s,,,io
trance design ~ III NC ;IS ,hlr. i: n
anu very IMpuS I ,It,s,o -, oF,Icc
roOnE iooOy anu Ta l ' i". a,
Inc man stAFCS S 70 W. 10 5o,,i,,or,,r,
70 the man IGyeF om we atroa.os a.,
level from thIs toGei S.n' io,'sI ava
either sue iean TO the paSon! 49, -" 80
here IL the same aFTGnStuheHt W s'"t,r
70 the RaIIeTy ieNeL IHe ne, ~ iV' -. 49,
dltoFIum ana uAicoh! WI $4,000 ~ U.' H.,
iIhe st tIn , w ,r..ais,S ,,ree,
the sallery ext 70 20 Ne ".' S,.,,s,. ~
III ~ Ss SOU SSSHti,,n N,roc,, 10 large
Twelfth and Chapllhe s'reess: N , ,Stse
store room ueSlsneu ~, SIVTI" ISL,
macy Inc oIuE Stoi S,,. an1 VI" W. Sc 80
ONCE OF the theALt OSSu ~! w ~ ~
ners; out 90 NOT eAte"o t..s 'cn n hSso,lino
bu!IdlhG" Between mem ~ 10y ~
street ana extending the IuIl IensSm n. y,
the building Is 10 DC '4'Se ''''" se
ware-room'
A Modern Feature
on the auditorium level. along the
r'r,nIf,h strcnt aide of the building, will
"s'''I $50 90 .......,,,1 -, - ,,,ou,
be several OF tue Iea'u'tS '""' K" " '''''iN'
the theatre up to date in many respects
Al Tho corner Will be the parlor, next to 1t
ia Tho cloak room. also fronting on Chap
,tnn AInrw tho FTyplfkh girppt side In