Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-31
MUSIC HALL IS DEDICATED
0maha's New Theater Begins Career
Under William Morris Auspices.
BEAUTIFUL AND COSY THEATER
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Travesty and. PrettiIy Put ON by
Large Company-Other
Good, Acts.

omahas newest theater. the American
Music Hall. opened its doors to the public
Monday. and may now be considered to
be fairly launched on its mission II last
nights performance is to be accepted as a
token. its career will be merry one.
All the attendant circumstances of first
night were noticeable, as well as the estab-
lished features of a dedication. The audi
ence that assembled was one that any
manager might feel proud to have in his
theater; the mayor made a short address,
and the show went on 1t was a good
show, too, a bill OF varied attractions with
only light and music and gay colors and
twinkling feet to distract. Applause was
plenty, and laughter, and the audience
watched the final curtain satisfied that
the latest OF the plsyhouses of the city had
justified it's establishment
Theater Beautiful and Comfortable.
The theater is very beautiful as well as
comfortable. 1t is constructed according
to the latest ideas in theater building, with
view to the comfort of the patrons as
well as to the profitable conduct OF its bust
ness. Its seats are roomy, its alsles are
spacious, its exits are many, and Its stair
ways are easy. The line of vision from
any part of the house is uninterrupted, so
that one seat is as good as another, from
the point OF view, while the acoustics have
proven most excellent. Sound carries well
in the house, and no actor will ever have
occasion to complain that he cannot get
his voice over IL he will use 1t properly.
The decoration scheme is simple, tasty and
artistic 1t is notable, perhaps for the alb
sonce OF florid display, the shades of olive,
drab and bronze blending most harmoni-
ously, while the mural decorations are in
keeping All through it Is marked by that
note of quiet elegance which is so much
a part OF the better class of modern thea
tiers, and which goes so far toward estab-
fishing the patron in the right mental atti-
tude to enjoy whatever is set out on the
stage. Even the program partakes of this
quality and is in keeping with the general
scheme of luxurious comfort the American
Music Hall here affords.
Scene an Inspiration.
1t would have done the spirits of SOME
of the pioneers much good If they could
have been permitted to view the scene at
| Eighteenth and Douglas streets last night.
One may imagine the establishment of the
resident Of not so many years ago at the
spectacle of dozens on dozens of automo-
biles parked, where once the OK team slowly
dragged its cart on the way to the Golden
| West; the sight Of multitude of well
dressed people thronging the sidewalks, and
slowly disappearing through the brilliantly
! lighted entrance of a beautiful modern
theater, where once the shaggy haired man
from the mountains or the lean and ragged
red man looked down on the struggling viii
lage, and wondered at the intrusion of civil
lization 1t was a sight novel even for the
present day residents Of the city, long ac-
customed to seeing theater crowds gather
in another part of the city, while the pres
ent location was thought to be well out OF
the district where theater might thrive
The location of the new music hall is in
itself a striking proof Of the growth and
development Of the city; the area over
which city life is found has expanded, and
Eighteenth and Douglas, is not nearly so fal
removed from the tide of traffic as was
Seventeenth and Harvey, when Governor
Boyd located his theater there nineteen
years ago. And so the gathering last night
at the opening is significant in more than
one way of the Importance of life in Omaha
both social and commercial.