Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-27
SPLENDID THEATRE
For Morgantown is One of the
Assured Facts

In Connection with the Advancement
of the City-Lot Purchased on
Front street ON which the Show
House will be Built-H. l.. Swisher
gets Busy with Real Estate and
Tells of His Plans.
Two big real estate deals have
been made by H. L. Swisher One
of them was the sale of the Wallace
cottage on Wiley street to the local
syndicate Of doctors. The other was
the purchase of the Fucker planning
mill and lot on Front street.
For some time the doctors Of town
who hhyr f5rmei! an association for
the purpose o; establishing II hospi
la, have been hunting "a site. They
had he Poster residence on High
street but on account # Che racket
raised about this they concluded to
drop that
Now they have place that is In
every way suited TO their needs and
before very long they will have an
up-to date and well equipped hospi-
tai. The price at which this was
sold to them was NIT made public
Mr.. Swishor bought the Tucker
lot for the purpose of erecting a
theatre on it. In talking OF the
deal the man who made it had sew
eral things to say
He stated that the new theater
would cost about fifty thousand
dollars 1t is to be seventy feet
froat and one hundred and ten feet
deep 1t will he builto on the ground
floor so that danger from fire shall
he reduced to minimum.
There will be plenty OF fire exits
so that the crowd may get out in q
moment if the need should arise.
The gallery entrance will be separa-
ted from the rest and tAi. will be
greatly appreciated by the public
whe is fortunate enough to have the
coin to get down stairs.
The building wall oe modelled
after the Court Theatre in Wheeling
1t will seat at least fifteen hundred
people and mae be more The struc
tnre will he of brick and it may be
that the front will be made of mar
bile.
Cloak re. ms or ladies and gentle
Lot for ks Il =
smoking room for the gentlemen
will be provided. The appointments
OF the theatre will be first class in
every respect and the house will be
equal to anything in the state.
Nothing but the theatre building
will be on the lot. The whole at
tention OF the builders will be di
rected toward making it as fine as
may he.
The stage will accommodate
sixty foot drop This is as large as
anything in Pittshurg and any show
on the rnld can get on the stage.
There will he no more leaving car
ads OF scenery at !he depot hut
every thing it'll the show will be
put on the stage when the curtain
goes up
Work will start on the ew show
house some time this summer 1t
will be under roof by the time that
cold weather comes and will he fin
ished during the winter. The house
will not be opened until the tall of
1904.
Mr. Swisher has he old Music
Hall under lease until April LIST
1904 and the season will pro .,.bly
csose them. He wants to open t
new house with some notable attrac
ti"n ana this will he an easy mat err
Two or three other, will be assoc
ciated with him in the project OF
building this theatre. The location
on Front street is IA goud as any
other exeepi it may not I've as con
venient for those who want to walk
to the play house The inter tion is
to pa. evert thing in the house and
as little as possible in the lot.
The Tucker lumber yard will be
removed shortly from this location
and steps will be taken at once to
get started on the erection Of the
building which will be distinct
addition to Morgantown. The price
paid for the lot by Mr. Swishel was
$4,000