Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-09-09
.BRYAN's NEW
OPERA HOUSE
Now Complete and Ready--EIeaant
Little Playhouse Will Open
in September

A reporter for The Eagle had the
pleasure today to be shown through
Bryans new opera house by Mr.. Oc-
born Johnson, one of the lessees and
manager, and, like all who have had
this pleasure since its completion. our
decision was that there is not a more
up-to-date or elegant little opera house
in all Texas than ours.
The house has a seating capacity of
between six and seven hundred. and
the seating arrangement is such that
a good view of the stage can be had
from all parts of the house, and the
acoustics are such that even the
stage whisper" can be heard to the
remotest seat. The seats upstairs in
the balcony are just as desirable as
those in the dress circle, and they viii
no doubt be very popular. One corner
of the balcony has been rallied off for.
eolored people and there will be drap.
ing from the railing to the floor. The
colored people viii enter and depart
by the stairs on the outside of the
building, and in this way there will
be no confusion and the Arrangement
will be more satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
The chairs have iron frames with
folding seats. and are large and very
comfortable. Every seat has the num-
Der on The back and the row and sec
ton are indicated with German silver
markers on the arm of the first seat
next TO the aisies in each row The
chairs are arranged in a semi-circle.
Beautiful carpet stringers will cover
the aisles. while the remainder OF the
floor is stained. The orchestra seats
are rallied of with heavy brass rail-.
ing, from which an elegant drapery is
suspended The two boxes. one on
either side next to the stage. are hand.
somely carpeted and each box will
contain six fine plush chairs. The ele-
giant drapery OF the boxes will be
light blue to match the light blue cell.
ing and terra-cotta walls.
The stage is about forty-eight feet in
width, is twenty-elght feet deep and is
the same in height There are two cur.
tains. The drop, which will rise at
the opening OF the first act and not be
lowered again until the close of the
last act. The act curtain. which will
be used between acts, contains the
adVerIisements of many of Bryan's
Both are ornamented with
beautiful scenes. Both curtains raise
straight up, instead of the old way of
rolling up. The scenery is new and
beautiful and embraces several differ.
ent settings. There is woods scene.
mountain, street, parlor, plain apart.
ment, prison, etc. In addition there
are a number of extra drops to accom-.
nodate the special scenery carried by
the companies. All the backgrounds
and borders are on drops. while the
wings are folding and self-supporting
The arrangement for stage lights and
other stage effects is perfect.
There are six dressing rooms, two
on the first floor and four on the sec.
ond. All are nicely furnished with
French plate mirrors, makeup shelves.
chairs, etc, and each is provided with
running water.
In the front lobby there is a nice
little box office. and the shelf over
which the tickets are sold is blue
print chart of the interior, showing
every seat in the hoa se, and same is
under a glass cover The stairs to the