The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-17
THE WORK OF REMODELINC MONTGOMERY THEATRE BEGINS

fronts and gallery fronts. VIII De done in very richly carved plastic work and painted in old ivory and gold All car pets and draperies will harmonize m coloring so as to give the wnoie interior the most artistic effect
 The balcony and gallery will be extend- ed so as to greatly increase the seating capacity of the theatre. The parquet floor and the balcony will be provided with the most modern and comfortably upholstered opera chairs. The line o1 sirht will be 50 arranged that there will not be a bad seat in the house.
 The Theatre will be heated throughout with steam from a boiler to be located outside of the building and In the puiid- ing in the rear and adjoining the Thea. tre. The playhouse VIII De newly anu thoroughly lighted by electricity. There will be an immense marble switchboard arranged to protect against fire. on the stage. It will be equipped with dinners for raising and lowering the lights and for making quick changes. Many colored lights will also be provided.
 The circular foyer of the old Theatre win not be changed. Mir. Cox said yes- terday that 1t was such convenience to patrons that he expected to leave 1t as It Is, and that he may introduce the same plan into the next theatre that he Is call ed upon to build.
 Lobby and Entrance.
 The main entrance to the theatre and the lobby will be the crowning glory or the new playhouse. The location Of the main entrance has not been determined. It may not be changed from the present location, but 1t will be very ornate. ine main floor of the theatre will be reached which will ascend from the lobby This lobby will have a tiled floor and solid marble wainscoting. The walls and cell ing will be beautifully frescoed. The box beauty. 1t will be fitted with bank fuT- niture and will ornament the lobby.
 There will be an entirely separate en- trance and box office for patrons or the gallery At no time VIII they tha ioms So,,sp inso
 Mr, Cox said yesterday that at present he Is working about twenty iaDorers m clearing out the rubbish from the bulil- ing. When he begins the work or re, at work so as to push the work as rap- idly as possible.
 lie makes a a~specialty of building. and eaupPins theatres He is nSw Ms,byile ans has just completed new theatres in Knoxville, Tenr.. and Chattanooga, Tenn. Mir Cox will remain In Montgomery throughout the summer and will person. on. ally supervise the work or remoueitng tne Montgomery Theatre.
 Hirschers Secure Lease.
 Sam Hirscher and A. B. Hirscher. man. aeers of the Montgomery Theatre, under the firm name of Hfrscher Bros. an- nounced yesterday that they Lave secured long term lease on the new playhouse and Sam Hirscher will leave within two weeks for New York city to begin book ing attractions.
 This will be pleasing news 10 Mont9om- cry playgoers. Hirscher Bros. have man aged the theatre since June |. 1894 They have greatly improved the character or the performances and in recent years have secured some of he greatest atfac- tions in the country for the old play house.
 Sam Hirschsr said yesterday that he had the assurance of the owners and the contractor that the stage would De made as modern as any theatre in the country and he had communicated this fact to New York theatrical agencies. He was, | he said, already in correspondence with some of the leading attractions ,hat ana ths he amusements to be offered the next season at the theatre would be better than dur | ing any season in the past.
 | An old Program Found. In tearing away the clustering of the old playhouse yesterday % workmen .,s,nn,s Sams between the walls. It was stained with | the dust of nearly half century ana
 recalled the ante-bellum days Of Mont | gomery.
 This paper was a program of an en- | tertainment given in the Montgomery | Theatre on the evening of Monday, April | 8. 1881, just before the firing upon Fort | Sumter and the consequent beginning of | inc great war between the States. The | program announces that the performance | Ia given as a 'sbenefit to the fayorite young vocalist and danseuse, Miss Emma | Mitchell. for which occasion the charm i ing and ever popular artiste. Miss Mag | efe Mitchell has kindly volunteered her | services" The names of Emma Mitchell | and Maggie Mitchell are printed Tn type
 SO large that it would move the later
 day actor to intense envy. The program
 also announces that MT. s. K. Chestet
 will recite Land of the South" and other
 actors and actresses of lesser note are
 mentioned. Al.
 M w. Canning was manager Of the theatre at that date and J. w. Alabaug1; afterwards celebrated as an actor ana l manager of theatres, was acting anu
 stage manager" The performance began at '7S0 o'clock, Statehouse time ana
 patrons were expected to be In their | seats at that hour.
 MT. Cox, the architect and contractor
 of the new building, says this old pro. | gram is a treasure. He will preserve II
 and place 1t among his theatrical ar- chives.