The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-17
NEW THEATRE PLANS CHOSEN.
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feet. On the ground hpur ~ tho front will
10 . hug, stone vestibtle. dianlned IN do
aian. Theirs tho theatre offices Will he.
A maTanlse will lead up la on" loot ~ the
vea,ihuls. Tharr will h" n monumental
stalroa- u stone from tho ve-tlbul" 10 %
gracious foyer THIS foyer will be 100
feet hing and NJ icet wide.
To express this foyer there will 10 NJ tho
front ~ tho theatre a great otlonnade.
The columns will bo highly decorated.
The general appearance 81 tho building
will ha classic. The roof will not show.
There will 10 q dome covering the stage.
There will he forty-aix boxes. arranged
In two tiers about the amphitheatfe. These
boxes will he exclusively for tho foTty-six
founders. There will he a private entrances
n, each side Of the building for the founders
with a marquise leading up To each. There
will be another entrance In ono OF the side
streets for tho artists, They also will be
able 10 alisht from their carriages at the
theatre door.
Each box will hold ak persons. The frat
tier will lie about three feet above the par
terre. There will be passa geway running
around the entire length Of each tier and
stairways leading from one tier 70 another.
so that the occupants OF the boxes may pass
freely from one to another. There will also
he, a running dlOuH up INV
tier In the auditorium, so that people In The
pa rterre may visit between tbs acts with
thoae in the first tier OF boxes. The entire
SEATING capacity Of the thea tire will be about
5000. The auditorium seats will be much
more oommodious and comfortable than
The Ordinary theatre seats. There will be
two galleries above the boxes, and they Will
be constructed on o commodious scale
The stage is to be seventy-ive feet deep
and special care Is to be taken 70 maKe the
rooms for the artists comfortable. ihere
will he a room for ballet practising, n room
for the chorus and other rooms for instr,uo-
ton. 1t IL the purpose of the founders
ultimately to establish dramatic schools,
with quarters in the building.
On the roof there will be a palm garden,
enclosed in glass. Spacious elevators will
take the theatregoers up to this garden from
| the vestibule and the foyer. In the base
ment there will be a restaurant.
The scenery Is to be stored in the theatre.
and the plan il for the theatre to have its
own scenery, adding to the stock each year.
The building will cost less than 81, 900, 900.
Work will be begun on II very soon, but 1t
probably won't be finished for two years.
The founders don't expect to make any
money out Of the undertaking.
over the interest on the money invested to
the uplifting Of the drama. Light operas
and good dramatic performances will be
invited to show in the theatre. 1t II under
stood that the ouncers 40 not anticipate
any trouble with the theatrical trust. They
believe that an invitation TO appear IN the
theatre will be considered a sufficient honor
TO induce any artist to come.
There were seven men on the committee
which selected the plans. Three Of them
were named by the competitors. These
were Stanford White, Don Barber and Edgar
Seeler, all architects. Charles T; Barney
H. Rogers Winthrop and Otto Kahn repre-
eented the founders. Herr Conried was the
seventh. There were eight competitors
besides Carrtre 4 Hastings, as follows:
| George B. Post, Robertson & Potter, Aldrich
L Delano. Happin 4 Cohen, Trowbridge d
a Chapman and Warren & Wetmore. The
contest narrowed down to Carrtre d Hast
ings and Warren & Wetmore. The COM
mittee will make a formal report to-day to
the board Of directors, when the plans for
the theatre will be given out In detail.