The Newtown bee., 1900-09-21

The Temple of Music, designed by
Esenwein & johnson of Buffalo for the
Pan-American Exposition, will cover
plot of ground $50 feet square and VIII
be located on the northwest corner OF the
Esplanade and the Court Of Fountains.
The exterior of this handsome building
will be treated architecturally after the
stvle of the Spanish Renaissance. IL
will be octagonal in shape with octagon'
al pavilions at each corner. The main
entrance will be through the pavilion on
the corner of the Esplanade and Court OF
Fountains. Each of the facades OF the
main building will have richly orna-
mented colorado. Between the columns
will be large window openings and or
namental panels, each bearing a portrait
bust of some famous musical composer.
The cornice, frieze and ba ustrade OF the
main building are designed in dorid
adaptation Of the Spanish Renaissance
and the bal1strade will carry tablets
bearing names of noted musicians and
composers and ut intervals will have
posts surmounted by flag stats. On the
corners above the pavilions will be groups
of statuary representing music, dancing,
etc.
The CHIEF features of the drum OF the
dome will be star shaped windows re-
sembling those seen in the ancient Span
ish mission buildings. These windows
will light the interior of the auditorium.
The dome and the roofs of the paYilions
will be richly gilded. Gold and brilliant
coloring will be freely used in all the
exterior decorations. The crown of the
dome will be 1876 feet above tho grade OF
the Court of the Fountains, and the Tenn
pie and its pavilions will form a very at
tractive part of the landscape echeme OF
the entire group of exposition buildings.
The auditorium, which will seat 1000
persons, will be few steps up from the
grade Of the building, and in addition the
restaurants and balconies will give furth-
er seating accommodations to 1900 people.
The other pavilions in addition to the one
used for the main entrance will be oc-
cupied by the stage and for fully
equipped restaurant with the necessary
kitchen adjuncts, serving room, etc. The
auditorium is only few steps below the
floor grade OF the restaurant, and the
partition between the restaurant and
the auditorium will be glazed so that
people seated at the tables can overlook
the audience and enjoy the concert or en-
tertainment at the same time. The fiat
domed roof of the auditorium will be
supported by eight massive piers. Be-
tween the piers will be large arches
opening into the galleries, to the main
entrance, and leading to the stage. Over
each of the eight large arches will be .
cartouch bearing an inscription indica.
ting one of the grand divisions of music
oratorio, grand opera, symphonic,
Music, Lyric Music, etc. The lighting |
will be through the star shaped windows
previously mentioned, passing through
eight ceiling lights, each having 800
square feet of glass. The front of the
galleries will be decorated with frieze
of singing cherubs. An elaborate and
complete System of heating and ventilat-
ing will be adopted for this building.
and commodious entrances and
exits will be provided go that absolute
safety tovisitors will be assured. The
interior as we'll as the exterior of the
Temple OF Music will be treated with
view to securing the best architectural
{ ffecte.
In the Temple of Music will be erected
,ne Of the largest and finest organs in