Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-04-05
BADER co.
GETS DUPONT
THEATRE WORK
Wilmington Contractors Are
Lowest Among Twelve
Bidders for Great
Project
WILL COST CLOSE
TO 100000 MARK

Late yesterday afternoon announce
ment was made by the DUPONT inter-
ests that the contract for the now
theatre 10 be erected in the rear OF
the DUPONT Building at Tenth and
Market streets had been awarded 10
]. A. Bader and Company. contractors
and builders Of this city. There were
twelve bidders including prominent
contractors from New York. Balt-
more, Philadelphia and this city Tho
bids, not even that Of the successful
bidder, were made public. II is un-
destood the theatre is expected TO
cost about 100000.
The new building will follow the
lines Of the present Dupont Hotel so
far as the exterior work is concerned.
The interior decoration. however, will
be elaborate and will probably be
finished In deep gold
The stage which will face Eleventh
street, will be SO feet wide and 40 feet
deep which will make Il one Of the
biggest in the country The theatre
itself will be 102 by 100 feet and the
ceiling OF the auditorium will be AZ
feet above the floor There will be a
seating capacity OF 1900
The building will be freproof
throughout IL will be OF steel and
concrete the outside walls to be Of
brick. resembling the brick used in
the present buildings. so that the
theatre will conform to the group.
/ Great steel cantilever trusses will be
used in connection with steel pillars
to support the balcony and gallery
and the floors The building will be
heated and ventilated by the most
modern and ingenious method and
the electric equipment will surpass
any system in effect in any theatre IN
the country. especially that part per-
tanning TO the stage. where the most
marvellous effects will be produced by
electric light The stage equipment
itself will be Of the most modern de-
sign and will comprise the latest
patents in all the machinery. etc
pertaining TO this part of the struc-
ture.
While there will be a number oil
entrances to parts OF the building, as
well as numerous FIRE exits on al
sides, the main entrance will be from
Market street. through the DuPOn
Building corridor. which now lead
to the Market street elevators and a
the end Of which. before the turn.
the Office Of the Manufacturers Con
tracing Company
Back of the theatre doors the wall
will be Of imitation caen stone Tx
that used In the theatre lobby Tn
passageway leading through Pinkett'
Court will be covered over. Just a
the rear Of the theatre doors and n
the ceiling there will be vented sky
light containing double sash leade'
glass. From the corridor TO the lobbl
and foyer there is a rise of ~ feet n
the floor.
The corridor. as stated leads di
rectly from the Market street en-
trance through the theatre doors. ans
further length of corridor until !
curves gracefully into the theatre
lobby which runs I'm just the op
posite direction TO the corridor. The
stage OF the theatre faces on The
auditorium from the Tenth stree
side OF the building and the rear o
the seats. with the foyer back OF that
runs along the Eleventh street side
There is an entrance TO the boxei
from the lobby, which has numeroui
doors leading into other parts Of thu
auditorium.
In the balcony. In addition to thu
! room given over for seats. there are
/ mems dressing rooms and toilets.
ladies' room and toilets and four
more boxes There Is also a dress
ing room over the stage on this floor
, On the gallery floor are two H.
galleries and above these a rigginl
, loft, all over the stage. There is
tank to contain water above the rail-
: roof level Numerous skylights o
wired glass and ventilators also oc
cupy space above the roof.
The detail sketches show that tn
ceiling will be one Of the most hand
some ornamental effects. The pro
scenium. too. will he one Of the verl
pretty decorative parts Of the audi
forum.