New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

Ano1ner question that has appealed J. :.
tarrol is: Why not use the theatsr ~, " Mr.
some purpose from which the gene,a, oS 'ot
will derive benefit Acting or ,b;a public
plans to have the lobby Of his fhss+o 'Dea he
for public art exhibitions ''''sed
Mr.. Carroll is the FIRST New Yoci
20 utilize SO many advanced IDEAS IN "'ssF 49,
construction These innovations have "aef
for 81 unusual amount Of space heb;.o S'eo
cartaia. The seating capacity Of Tho '.,' ~ '''
viii be 900 T'sa'eS
Mr.. CAROLS revival o1 the greer v,,
calls the early traditions Of the Enyl;sS t.
The green room derived its raroe se
syree from the fact that it was ''sfs
green material, probably baizo, and mss, s !, !,
inc coverings Of Tie furniture wsro
rne first green room was L, the (ovo,. S,S'" -
den 'rheater. According u accouns. 'N'
1t that tine, II vas earpe.ed ard paoe-s,'
9anty, with handsome chandelier
certer. several globe lgals q tie S'2.s "'
Portable dvnn IL figured 1anasx eesssI"
about the entire room, large pier vlae.u.
rsntei glasses On the walls aad fsn ls..x
,iYrcr, 90 the actors could ce. aecsssar,, 81
II their costumes IN fac, lie f~., ~,
10 be attended 10 Oh entering the yra.n r,"''
Vas 10 sss to ones attire aad nake-va r..
rersaticn IN the Old greer room "-xss
racted by tie ahrll cries of the ca, soye 40.
ing their rounds"
n the Co.'ent Garden and Drury Laoa ,b..
ters there we're tirst ard seconc sYeen roo...
The fivst green room was for tie lesd,s -,
tors a.d actresses and the seccnl vas r., =.
corps dc balla. ard osnc- 'Gttle ossn,n y.
The cast, except the principal dancers, vb.a a.a
the privileges Of us first gree roon
Tie green roosns we're INC fa1orite loun1,,
places of artists, authors and MUSICIANS u,
garth, il picAing up his impressions Of o1
London, did 10. forge. shs green com On
4 MS most farnorz painting IS a Gene i. II,
Diary Lane green ROOM.
III New York Few Of the greea roop,a q. y.
old-tinle theaters were more surrounded wit
romance than tt.at Of the Grand Opera Hens
at Eigh4a Avenue ard Twenty-third strss
This is ore Of the few green roonz nov /,
existence. The theater -ras built in 1868 sr
Morris Pike aad vas bought uncompleYj +,
Jay Gould and James Fs.1, wao iavishsa
money upon it. The Office building part Of ,ss
heater vas the headquarters Of The Erie Raj
road, and the cared doors today bear Il.
monogram "E r. T." Vast private bczm
'aere built FOX Mr.. Gould aad Nj Fisk Frcn
these boxes there vas 4 private passagcvsy
70 the street. secret stairway led fror
the tneater 10 the house built IN the middle d
inc block for Josie Mansfield, the actress os
whom jim Fisk vas shot by Ed Stokes L.
ls7l. Comic opera was produced ct the G.an:
Opera House, out. with Miss Mansfield as tt
scar. on the death Of Fisk. Aug1stin Daly tos
the lease and used the tneater for spectAeakr
play In 1875 the theater became "rosc
company house Augustus Pitou look he
management, and the theater saw long rws
by such stars as ". J. ScanIon and ChauneeT
Oicott. John II. Springer and Cohan & Harri:
also had the management before the thea.s,
became part u the "ouc-of-town circuit" Of
k.aw & frlanger. II 1915 the thester became
z burlesGue house, changing TO vaudeville late-
and then to q combination Of riotion pictures
and vaudeville.