The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-03
NOT ALLOWED TO
STAND IN AISLEss
People In Horse Show
Building Must All Be
Seated Hereafter.
is SERIOUS BLOW
TO AS 80 UIATlOtl.
Railing Contingent viii Be
Eliminated Hereafter Sweep
ing Changes Ordered in
Interest Of Safety
ofThose Who
Attend. ,#
So.

Mayor A1cCartIis. has addressed to:
the owners and Elessees OF the Academy
q OF Music, tho El5Du TIeatre,@tie Cast
no Theatre and the Lyric Theatre and
tne Richmond Horse Show .kmpti-
4 theatre comnlun cations directing their
attention to certain changes II, the ar
arrangements OF chose buildings for pub
4 lie safety, which changes they are
peremptorlly commanded to make. This
s action Is the fasuit OF the inyestiga-
5 tions made semi annually by a commit
tee of three. consisting of the Mayor,
the Chief of Police and the Chic ( or
s1fa Fire Department. by authority
OF a statute enacted by the last Cen
eral Assembly. There Is no appeal
3 from acknowledgements of1this commit
tee OF public safety save to tho Leg
islature itself,
Important Changes.
5ts Though many alterations of inl-
portance, all designed to safeguard
human life and prevent holocaust or
other disaster. are demanded of the
theatres. It Is at the Horse Show Build
are made Most important OF all thesc
is that no one shall be allowed TO
! stand in tho aisles ut any rfornanGci
+ OF whatever character there, but that
all must be given seats. This VIII
Ercntly limit the capacity of the house
at morse SHOWS ana u3OlIeIS GSHlDlt1OIs.l
Many barriers and distractions now
maintained there must be removed
Twice as many exist son each side are
required; the hand-rails at the MAIN en-
trance must be permanently removed.
j and the yestibule entrance must be
widened by considerable space.
&; AT the theatres Ventilation to the
rear or the stage at the top Of tile
wall is required, doors must open OUT
|wardly, and must never bc locked, bu.
Fastened In such, Il way that any one.
can open them without a key from
within Many interior changes baci;
of the stage are ordered to safe guard
life. Tho Use, of balancing wei ghts
in raising and lowering tho flies is
prohibited ana this work is required
y to be done hcrcnfter&b by manual labor.
& ltire escape platforms must be length
ened and changed in various ways
and many other changes designed to
facilitate ana safeguard access TO them
are declared to be necessary.
At Horse Show Building. II
The report OF the committee Of three.
requires that the main entrance TO
the horse show building must be
,videned back 10 the large posts on
each side Of the entrance. and tho
widening continued through the seats
to the aisle around the skating rink
by removing all partitions and obs
4 HEtruCtiOnS Wlllcn now come lnSlue inc
two large posts mentioned Red globe
electric lights must bc placed over
he outside of each of the large back
doors and lights maintained OH the .n-5
side, The fence across the main aisle
on the east side OF the building must
be removed and never replaced Two
fire escapes II, addition TO the two
now maintained. must be erected on
both tho eastern and western sides
q of the building, making four escapes
" In all
Tile most sweeping provisions Of the
peremptory order arc contained IN this
paruErapll:
sfs5 ,"lIcrcNfter tht. management must
cnrcfnlly comply With the law in@
respect 10 persons stnnding In the
s.islcs, and no one VIII be allowed
To stand In The aisle around the
skating rlnlS Or'in any Other E:lH-
n s snEeNNy ar corridor In tho build
ini; or On nny of the steps orSstMir-
Way In the building. Every person
admitted 10 Ills. building must have
ss n seat and retain 1t. No one but
cnlpIOyeA or officers an duty will +
Dc al llOWed to stand In amy aisle Or
pnhAnsc,ynys OF the building, or On
any y lens or stu irW,lXa In the audi
t0riunl. Every guest or person In
ttcn,tanc ,0n tlclScts or. I,i,skes, Il &
81 SStF u s Continued on rWelft Puge.a r. E{