New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
Soft Reflected Ciaht.

The electric plant IL 80 devised that not
+ single lamp is visible and soft reflected
. light p.netrates 10 every corner without
cszZling the eyes The curtain * OF dead
silver that reflects the RAYS ~ the foot
lights. Eight large chimn.ys insure
proper ventilation. and 10y means of as
pirating electric fans the air OF the audi
forum can IN renovated H. few mo-
ments The "ciment-arne. which is the
basis of th. construction. is freproof. ana
a certain amount Of porcelain in the walls
Of the auditorium insures 10 the building
ideal acoustic properties which have al
readv been tested and found give he
best possible :cSl.ts. In fact, the acDuS-
ties are ia better than in any theatre m
, Paris.
The stage has width Of % metres. A
depth beneath the boards of T. IN. ties
and q height ~ a. metres. while the dis
tsnce from back 10 front il % metres
The ma terial j. of iron. Machinery ia
! applied everywhere. thereby erccting
sIeat economy in tho matter Of stage
hands and tenfold rapidly IN removing
and placing scenery. Tn. technical feat
ures of the newest theatres Of the world
srch a. those ot Cologne. Munich. CaSs.I
Stuttgart. Ruenos Ayres. New York and
ol Boston have been carefully studied by
architects and engineers. selections have
been made from them ana original i'm
provemerts adopted.
The settings OF the stage. balconies and
boxes are in white marble and dead gold
The upholstery Of the boxes is - crimson
smarath silk and the seats are covered
with Genoa velvet OF the same color
Precautions against fire include staircases
In the interior OF the dividing walls. large
enough 10 permit fircmen Ia reach any
part OF the house without being seen.
The accommodations for the dressing
rooms Of the artists behind the scenes
meet the latest requirements Of health
and comfort The sanitary arrangements
are perfect. There * running water. hot
and cold and bathrooms in the dressing
rooms. and plenty Of freight and pas
sencer elevators reaching the eighth story
Smaller Theatre Above.
The smaller theatre Tor light comedies
il situated above the grand foyer. and is
lifted with a separate lighting plant and
separate entrances. The gallery for eN-
hibItions Of paintings and statuary is
above the Theatre de la Coincide. and has
also separate. entrances by means Of stair
WAYS and elevators. II IL twenty metres
in length and admirably lighted
Great credit il due 10 Gabriel Astruc for
originating and carrying out the most
ambitious enterprise OF its kind in France
The Theatre des Champs Elysees * Ger
lainly far ahead of any theatrical con
struction in Paris. NJ. Astruc is the man
ager of the theatre. NJ. Ernest Van Dyck
is the artistic manager ON the list of
leaders Of orchestra are NM. T.. Vein
gartner. a Toscanini. W. Mengelberg, +.
Cooper. Theodore ReeCham and others.
The decorators are NM. Maurice Denis.
Jacuu.s Blanche. l.. Bakst, j. VI. Sert,
Theodore Steinlen. Amabie and others.
The architects Of the theatre are NM.
Ferret and Bouvard.
con PORTER j. the manager Of the
rb1atr. do IA Coincide. ana the Partisan
art critic. Louis NauXcelles has charge OF
the exhibitions Of painting and sculpture.
The sculptural decora tons are bN VI.
Rourdell.. whose frises in white marble
Of Apollo and the MUSES." surmount the
front of the building on the Avenue Mon
taivne rhe interior frescoes are 10y Maui
rice Denis.
TN. Theatre DIES Champs Ely sees viii
open on April with gala performance
u t:.riioZ's opera "BenNenuto t"llini.
and the arst performance in the Theatre
III. In Coincide will be the play Of ~ En-
iIe. bv Henry kiStemaeckers
Among the American members III the
n.tronss. committee OF the Theatre des
,bamps EINss.s are Mrs William Is.
Vanderbilt. J. Pierpont Morgan James
s,llman md otto II. Kahn. {. l. Is.