The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13
Famous John Cort, Backed by a
Banker, viii Build It.
WORK TO COMMENCE At ONCE.
The New House of Amusement Will
Occupy Amos browns Lot On
Cherry street, Between second and
Third Avenues - Present Plans
Are 10 Have Ii Opened Not Later
Than April Ito Cost $4,000.

The finest vaudeville theaser and Metro
poiifan ro9f garden GA the PaclGc coast
will 1s openea IN Oriental sDicndor IN Sc
attic before Af1ril showers begin 10 fail,
ard the man VINO VIII manage II Is john
Cort, the seil known variety sheater man.
backed by prominent .oeai banker With
q sD1aij-Sizea barrel Of money.
Tho new thsatsr VIII pe conducted on
the plan OF Roster < BARS fheaier IN
New York city. and viii be built % Amos
Browns and J. -, Lowman's property
on the soarn side Of Cherry street be-
tween seeoad aud Third avenues. leased
for the purpose. Il wli! cost complete
abcgs S22.Oe8 and will b. opened. IS some
thing unforeseen does not interfere. about
April ]. It's seating capacity VIII be about
21rl. ard altogether VIII be worthy OF n
city OF three times Seattleg size This
fact shows the confidence capitalists
have in seattle's future. Ground VIII be
broken soon as the nzghtly sBhcks
now covering TIE ground are removed
and wofkmen are 70 begin ia - THESE
down ~ once. The site Is nov ieing sur
veye5. and the plans for the building are
almost completed The structure vi ~
CONSTRUCTED In good style Of brick and
stone. three stories liign. witn a large
basg .gieut.
John GoTf. III the paluy days before and
after the big fire. ran IN expensive variety
fheater In the sg.IldeFi0n" district Of
Seattle. and when he began making this
Oily his headquarters again "A few weeks
$50. after an absence OF about FIVE years.
poopie who knew him began to suspect
that he had In mind To again open ii the
afer ffre. That suspicion has now grown
20 fiji knewIetFe- and yesterday after
noon a Pesl-Inteligencer reporter OBJ
fatnsd confirmation from Mr.. c0rt and
hts architect Of the facts stated In the
foregoing.
TIE plans being prepared by Architect
f.. VI. Hougbiun are for building Of
brick. stone trimmed, covering q ground
epace ~ Ssxiau feet fronting on the south
Side Of Cherry street and running back
fhs fun leagth II the lot on the alley
between ths blocks. The front Will extend
from the alley east 10 within forty feet
Of Third avenue. The architectural style
of the building will b. Romauesque The
main entrance Wi: he from cherry street
but there VIII b. an entrance on either
side To the balcony and gallery. allowing
the house 10 he emptted Ia a very short
time I'm case Of FIRE. There viii be a truss
roof and the interior Of the iheateT will
not be dlsHgured BY columns supporting
the roof The gallery Will be- the rear
porffon or the baie0oy and distinct from
II. a. IA tho Seattle theater. There viii
be twelve boxes. slx on either side Of the
stage The stage VIII be large 5lx52 feet.
The arch" when tiie curtain hangs being
6AP ffef, Inc stage entrance WIZ hs'
from the alley TIE style 81 the front Of
the building will Be simple lut effective.
md VIII be Allied with i've large afched
windows and numerous smaller ones. The
xfgpe o. the ro0f % the front VIII he tiled,
The business and ticket offices viii be OF
the lett of the main entrance and a large
ladies drawing room viii he on the ri@ht,
The basement viii be tiftseu feet 10 height
I'm The ..ear. and have entrances from
both the theater and street. Ia this base
menf VIII he. parado&icai as II may seem,
the roof garden.
IL vas not Mr.. CoTt's intention 20 make
his plans pubic al 80 early date. bat
he said sgaralug them yesterday:
IN f. my plan - conduct the iheateg
~ a tsrst-class vaudeville on the plan oi
Roster 4 Rials Nc liquor viii he al
lowed iu ;ha h0dy OF the house however
and / shall conduct II 50 that any lad,
may siait Il with propriety. ! shall play
nay old vaudeville ATTRACTIONS and shall
have only top line artists. with ia limit
10 the salaries A. good d show aa any
IN New York city viii hs given. ia ths
basement win be- TiTyt~elass cafe an.
roof garden. Si}h ladies orchestra 81
constant engagement. I shah SCARE %
expenses to make tina entire place first
elaas.l ana II wii - the finest on re,
Ceasf. The appointments WIFE all b.
frs; class"
his harkrT I'm The venture bnt T. is sstit
thai no - a local maa Nt.h silently 81
nscmsv aud we'll kneva banker
Mi Cort saws his sheager VIII be on =
iarsey scale than the T1vo3i In san Fran