Evening journal., 1916-01-29
Open NEW QUEEN
Theatre FEB. IS
City Contractors Put Finish
ing Touches on Hand
some New Playhouse
OTHER ITEMS OF
THE BUILDING TRADE

4 liz BUILDING KADE
rne now Queen Theatre. Fifth and
Market streets. will be formally open
ed on February IS. Work on the
structure is being rushed by j. A.
Bader a. Co. Decorators are now az
work on the main ceiling Of the the
atre. The chairs for the balcony will
be placed in position next week. They
arrived some time ago The white
terra Gotta front Of the building has
been completed and the scanolding is
being removed.
Bader & Co. have had two shifts Of
men at work on the building The en-
trance TO the theatre Is through
nineteen-foot lobby, and there will be
four large plate glass swinging doors.
On each side Of the entrance arc two
storcrooms, which will have large
plate glass windows The lobby Of
the theatre extends up two stories The
lobby runs back TO where the former
Office room OF the Clayton House was
located, and at that point the main
hoor Of the theatre begins. There is
runway to the balcony instead Of
steps.
An of the interior walls Of the old
Clayton House were removed and 60
foot spans put in place The Fifth
street wall has been reinforced and
is the only one OF the original walls
TO be pressed in service
John D. Kennedy, architect. will
have ready early next week plans for
The new ilve-story building TO replace
the Foord-Massey Co. building at the
northwest corner OF Seventh and
Shiploy streets What remains of the
present building will be cleared away
before construction of the new one
begins
Haddock aud Co., contractors. arc
bidding on plans for house. garden
and garage for T. G. Tallman. at
Tenth and Broome streets. Tho plans
were drawn by Wilson. Eyre and Nc
llvaine, architects, OF Philadelphia.
The contract for building the addi-
tion and the making Of alterations to
Miller Brothers building. at the
northeast corner of Ninth and King
streets, has not yet been awarded
The plans were drawn by John Dock
cry Thompson, Jr.. architect
Bids will be received on Monday
by Brown and Whiteside, architects,
for the erection of fine new home
Tor Richard o. Cooke. on Grant ave-
nue above the Park Drive.
John J. Kennedy, architect. is pre-
pairing plans for an apartment house
and store building at llddystone Il
will be 4OXl0O feet and three stories
high.
Edward Candy May. architect is
drawing plans for house TO he erec-
ted on Seventeenth street near River
view avenue. II viii be of the Eng
lish style of architecture
Alfred Downward. contractor has
been awarded the contract TO build
an addition TO the Moore Automobile
Co S garage. Gilpin avenue near
Jackson street The plans were
drawn by Roscoe Cook Tindall, arch
itect
Edward Candy May. architect. will
be ready on Wednesday to ask for es-
Inmates on plans for a building for
The Sussex Trust Company at Laurel.
The contract for the erection OF
new home for the Peoples National
Bank al Laurel has not yet been
awarded The plans were made by
Edward Candy May. architect
Fred g. Hodges. formerly of this city.
who is now operating new hrc-proof
brick and concrete mattress factory In
Reading Pa, has secured am option ON "A
property at Fifth and Greenwich streets.
that city, which Is $50 10y 22O feet, aud
has on Il hrown-tonc front bnildmg.
Mr.. Hodges plans 90 either remodel the
house or razc it and erect ON the site a
modern apartment house ON the Brook
ISM plan. Mr.. Hodges recently purchased
a handsome residence In Reading.
a. s. Reed and Brother Company ha.
romplctcd attentions TO the residence OF
J. Harvey Mhiteman. Thirteenth and
Franklin streets.
Brown g. Whitcsidc. architects. have
prepared plans for alterations 10 th,
third floor and various romodcliugs OF
the summer home of John s. Alullin. al
Holly Oak The contract has beer
awarded 10 j. r. stevens, contractor
and work Is in progress.