The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-16
new THEATER IS PLANNED
THE PERRY WILL BE ERECTED BY
DICKSON q TALBOTT.
Charles C. Perry and Charles e. Test
at Neutrality-suspicious. Point.

When the theatrical season Of 19N-05
opens. Indianapolis will have five play
houses instead Of four. A beautiful new
theater is to be erected in this city by the
well-known theatrical firm of Dickson &
Talbot which is now composed of Henry
L. Talbot and Fred G. Dickson, the son
of the late George A. Dickson. Associated
with the theatrical firm in the enterprise
are Charles c. Perry, who is one Of the
owners of the Indianapolis Light and Pow
er Company and Charles E. Test the presi-
dent of the International Motor Company.
The theater, which is to be located next
to the Emory property at the intersection
of Kentucky avenue and Illinois and Wash
ington streets, is to be called the Perry
Theater.
The site chosen for the playhouse has a
frontage on Kentucky avenue Of 142 feet,
a frontage on Maryland street, to which the
property runs through. of 1OS feet and its
depth on the longer side is lis feet The
ground, with the exception of a small piece
fronting on Maryland street, has belonged
for some time TO Mr.. Perry and Mr. Test.
Before the death of George A. Dickson,
the old theatrical firm made every effort to
obtain possession of this little piece of
heirs as il was essential to secure the prop
erty before the plans for the new enter
prise could be carried out. The theatrical
firm had an understanding with MessrS.
Perry and Test that if the Noble property
could be purchased the larger portion of
the site would be available for the cree
ton of the new theater. Mr.. Talbot and
Fred c. Dickson were finally successful in
their efforts to purchase the Noble prop
erty and they have just made arrangements
by which the small piece of land has been
da1 70 W
the latter property-owners have given Dick
son & Talbot lease for a term of twenty
years on the theater TO be erected
WILL COST 100000.
The new playhouse will cost in the neigh
borhood of 100000 and will be the biggest
and handsomest theater in Indiana. The
plans, which are now being prepared in
New York are not completed as yet. but
Mr. Talbot said yesterday. in discussing
the new enterprise. that the structure would
be Doric i'm style, and that ii would re-
semble closely the handsome new Majestic
Theater in New York which was recently
erected on 1.-THE circle" opposite Central
Park. The seating capacity will be some
what over 2.Oo0. thus exceeding the capacity
of any other theater in Indianapolis by
several hundred seats. The interior of the
house viii be finished in marble. the gen.
eral design being ivory and gold, with the
decorated tastefully in turquois blue.
Mr.. Talbot says that the very latest de-
vices in theater construction will be en-
ployed in the building of Indianapolis new
playhouse. A splendid system of ventila-
ton will be in operation, and special at
tention is TO be given TO the acoustic prop
critics and the arrangement OF seats so that
auditors will be able TO hear and see every
thing on the stage without any difficulty,
no matter in what part of the house they
may be seated. There is to be a lounging
and smoking room for men and COM
Portable drawing room for women, as well
as a handsomely decorated reception room
for the convenience of both men and women
before the play and between the acts. The
aisles will be as wide those at Englishs
and carpeted promenade will extend the
width of the theater behind the last row
of seats. The stage is to be complete in
every respect. with all OF the modern i'm
provements, and the dressing rooms are to
be designed I'm such a way as 10 be far
more comfortable than the usual apart
ments allotted TO performers for preparing