The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-02-08


YsEims-Lsrsons Theater 55ooIi2Oo! a4x7o5s
1t will be seen that the rigging loft OF
Larson's theater, with a height of So feet,
is ample to handle the scenery of the
largest companies now travelling. as it is
higher than any other theater outside of
Seattle which stages the great plays with
the single exception OF Spokane, and
there the loft is but two feet higher.
While the stage of the Larson lie not as
deep by 8 feet as the Spokane Auditori.
um, it is feet longer. The Larson stage
is but foot less than that of the Seattle,
yet it is in reality larger, for all practical
purposes, than any in the northwest
when stage room is considered, as the
dressing rooms are below and not on the
the stage, as in other thesters, The pro-
scenium, or that part Of the stage d.
rectly in view of the audience, when the
curtain. lie up is all that could be desired,
being 20 feet high. 80 feet long and 80
feet in depth.
AS to the seating capacity, the Larson
is put at 1900. The Marquam Grand at
Portland, the Seattle theater and the
Spokane Auditorium have a seating ca
pacity somewhat larger. but in case OF a
great convention or political meeting
800 can be seated on the stage, while the
foyer or lobby would hold that many
more. Besides it is stated Mr.. Larson
has in contemplation the putting in OF
second gallery which would seat 800,
making the holding capacity Of the
building over 2O00 This will be an ad-
dition that time will approve Of and the
juvenile population will soon pay for, be-
sides adding to the architectural SYM
metry Of the interior and affording am
pie accommodations for the greatest pos
sible gathering OF the masses.
The engagement of G. L. Davis, the
scenic artist, has been decided on, and
that gentleman is busily engaged with
the plans OF the interior decoration and
ornamentation of the theater. The drop
curtain will be IS feet high and 80 feet
wide. The scene chosen is the overthrow
of the chariot and horses in the race as
depicted in Ben Hur The second drop
curtain will reveal Ben Hur and Isis in
the gondola scene on the lake by MOON
light. This painting will be 12x5a feet
and is classic one in pose and beauty.
The effect of several hundred incandes-
cents flooding the curtain with its COR.
geous coloring cannot but be indescrib.
ably fascinating. There will be masked
medalions of Shakespeare in the center.
and on either side Beethoven and Wag-
ner as foil to the drop curtains.
II is usual for well-regulated theaters
to have FIVE principal scenes. Mr.. DAVIS
will paint seven for the Larson, namely.
parlor, conservatory, prison, street, gar
den, kitchen and chamber scenes. The
parlor and conservatory is a com bnatlon
scene from The Merchant Of Venice"
and go arranged by machinery that the
change from parlor to conservatory may
be made Instantly. The drapery will be
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Italian marble columns, and the wood
work imitation will be of blue and gold
oInamentaton or relief work. The
green aud gold will blend on an ivory
finished back ground. Other ornamental
ton of Il e scenes will be in japanese de-
signs in old gold with embossed or raised
figures. Heavy drsperles will screen the
openings in the parlor and conservatory
scenes. There will be two life-size stat
ues, subjects not yet chosen, which will
be placed at the corner of the proseenl-
um boxes. The boxes. eight in number,
will be draped in imitation green plush
and furnished in the most luxurious man
ner.
The woodwork Of the stage and green
room will be finished with two coats Of
fireproof paint. Altogether, the interior
of the theater will vie in splendor with
anything of the kind in the Pacific north
west
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