New-York tribune., 1902-01-05
NEW THEATRE SITE BOUGHT
WORK on THE MAJESTIC TO BE BEGUN
IN FoRTY-FTRsT-sT. IN MAY.

theatre 70 be known The Majestic is to
be built in the Long Acre Square district by a
corporation TO be called the Klaw & Erlanger
Construction Company, which is being formed
The plot Of ground which the theatre will be
bujlt has already been bought by Klaw & Err
larger from Samuel Mcmillan and the John
e,on estate Mr. Mcmillan sold No. 207 to 219
West Forty-first-st., and the Johnston estate
No PA West Forty-second-st.. which form the
theatre site. a four story apartment house
stands on the premises Nos. 2O7 and 300 West
Forty-frst-st and No. 213 to 2l9 West Forty
Arst-st are two story stable buildings. The
plot has a frontage Of about - feet in Forty
second-st. and 100 feet in Forty-frst-st. Plans
for a storage warehouse to stand part of the
plot were recently filed. but these plans were
abandoned several days ago. L. J. Phillips &
Co were the brokers in the deal. When asked
for details Of the theatre plan a representative
Of Klaw & Erlanger said TO a Tribune reporter
yesterday:
The purpose OF the organization of the corpora
struction Company. is the erection of a theatre
stage the bis production. which Klaw EHanger
have in contemplation There IS no theatre IN Ihts
city properly equipped regards stage room and
blot Of ground has already been purchased which
the theatre, which is 10 be known The NajestiTI
st. ST. about 80 feet west Of Broadway, This en-
trance VII DC n a9oad d 100 1 IesJ ong % eongo'ng y m m
one the best equipped in the world, and VIII be
81 feet deep and 100 feet I'm width. II will be built
suitable for mammoth productions. presenting
great professions and extraordinarily large num-
hers Of people. There viii be dressing room ac-
commodatiOns for over seven hundred people The
people engaged in the productions will be made un-
usually comfortable The theatre will contain ele-
vators from the stage 20 carry the actors TO the
dressing rooms. Every modern device viii be utl-
ized make the stage Of the Majestic as com
rfete as possible. 4 double cellar will be used so
that entire can be sunk quickly on signal.
Vhe occasion requires The auditorium Will he
made especially attractive. with plenty OF LOBBY
room and every Idea possible Will be employed
The auditorium Will seat about two thousand. The
much as II vii have Stage equipped and arranged
so that regular performances be given in II as
completely : in the regular theatre
This move the part Of klaW q Erlanger. ana
their associates inspired Ey an international
arrangement for exchange OF attractions m"
which they entered with Arthur Collins. OF The
Drrry Lane Theatre last season, when negotla-
Beauty and the Beast 10 America and send ben
Hur' to the Drurv LaEe.
The Majestic will be designed especially as
play producing house Klaw & Erlanger VIII nave
with them Ben Teal. who has been associated with
the firm for twelve years CLAUDE hagen
Will superintendent OF the stage. r ttlclaId
Anderson the designer CT costumes and Herbert
Gresham the stage manager The erection or the
theatre will be begun May l. and the theatre
will open about December /
A /. Erlanger will be president OF the corpora
tion: Marc KlaW, first vcep president; } FREQ Llih-
norman second vice-Dresident, s. F Nixon secF-
tsrT and Joseph Brooks. treasurer All the STOCK
has already been subscribed for. The Males-lc
viii be opposite Hammersteins Victoria Theatre