The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-01
AUDITORIUM IS
READY ON TIME
FINISHING TOUCHES WE'RE PUT
ON THIS MORNING..
Governor John "A. johnson and Party
Will Occupy Specially Prepared Box
at the Opening Concert Tonight -
Standing Room Only Signs Proba-
bility for the First Four Nights.

The Auditorium is ready for the open
ing night. The organ is not in place
and some minor parts of the building
are not finished, but the main entrances,
lobbies, main audience room and all
parts of the house open for inspection
tonight are completed. =.
The auditorium has been built slowly
on account Of it's heavy and permanent
construction, For this reason the usual
rush about the preparations for the
opening of public place OF amusement
has been absent. The building was
practically ready last night and today
only finishing touches were put on by
the charwomen and the floral deco
rators. =. - u. ,v-l.-
The interior of the Auditorium is best
seen from one corner Of the paint
bridge, far above the stage floor. This
glimpse reveals the motif Of the archl-
tects in the interior design.
The Architects idea.
"My idea," said one of the archi-
tects today, as he piloted a party over
the iron bridge, was to make the set
ting for bouquet. The audience IS
to be the bouquet and will make glow
Of color against the sober settings OF the
interior. The wall colors are almost
neutral. The bronze chandeliers lend
little spirit to the whole and the green
plush seats only set off the quiet elegance
of the mahogany doors. Today, how
over, the aisle carpets Of red were laid
and they completed the ensemble OF the
decorations with their dash OF bril-
iancy.'
Governor John A. johnson, with Mrs
johnson and party, will occupy q box
tonight at the opening concert. Boxes
were not provided in the original plan
of the building. To give the governor
the ' place of honor, a box was impro-
vised in the organ loft. TO conceal the
opening left in the proscenlum arch TOR
the organ pipes, huge American nag
has been hung at the right OF the mouse
This has been Topped up at the bottom,
leaving a view of the state and audience
and forming an artistic frame for the
picture which will be the most observed
of the evening.
With the Governor.
AS guests the Governor and MRS.
Johnson will have Mr.. and Mrs. +; A.
Day and Miss Day, Mr.. and Mrs L. D.
O;Brien. Other members of the st.
Paul party which will come over in a
private car will be Mr.. and Mrs; Frank
Glague. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Iverson
MaTor and Mrs. Robert A. Smith.
For three days long line OF
ticket buyers has stood, at the Metro,
politan Music store box office window
buying seats for the inaugural series
The auditorium bids fair to require snre
nights in it's history.
Final Inspection Made.
Final inspection of the AUDITORIUM
was made this morning by Presld en-
w. F. Bechtel, Manager j. F: Conklln
Chief of Police James Doyle, Fire Chle1
James Canterbury, Assistant Bu1ldln&
inspector A. N. Lundquist and Il. n
Leighton, the contractor. They report
ed to the supervising architect, a. 3
Chamberlin, that everything was II
frst-class shape. .... +.
> Chief Doyle said he would detail
: several policemen for duty on the stag
=, tonight, and Chief Canterbury will as
2 sign firemen to the building also.
The Last Rehearsal.
t Critical musicians listened this morn
i. ing to the final rehearsal of the Min
: direction Of Emil Oberhofer; ara t
@. Nine. Maconda. The acoustics prove
: perfect. Mr.. Oberhoffer yielded the ba
:. ton to Frank DAM while he went t
= every point in the big room to not
the acoustic effects. He smiled wit
i satisfaction.
!. An illustration OF the sound-carryln
IS quality Of the hall was given yeste1
4, day, when Superintendent John Du;
Y field, standing on the stage, snappe
IF his watchcase shut. A workman in th
d top gallery heard the click and Gale
'e out to know what time it was.
Good Tickets Turn Up.
Several tickets for good seats fl
the opening entertainment at the Al
r ditorium tonight have been returne
- to Miss Eva Blanchard, secretary fl
the inaugural festival series, and the'
g will be on sale at the Auditorium be
d. office. The tickets were returned /
le subscribers who expected an earli
Is opening of the building and are no
G. out Of the city.
te The Metropolitan box office vi
re close at 6 pm. and the Auditorium bt
ic office will open for the first time abo
n 7 o'clock. Richard J. Horgan, who h
u been in charge Of the sale at the Me
ty ropohtan Music store, will be at tt
window.