Putnam patriot., 1923-11-02
Dance Hail. Not Theatre,
Going Up on Livery Street
WILLIAM ST. ONCE SUDDENLY ALTERS HIS BUILDING
PLANS AND CITY WILL GET BIG
AUDITORIUM
New Structure Intended For Movie House. Will Have 6oxso f.
Dance Floor

nam as a place of public entertain
mert, as told about in another column.
il is now learned that the city hash /
long to mourn the passing into disuse
of its largest assembly place, because
William st. 0nge has suddenly chang
ed his plans about building moving
picture theatre on Livery street and
instead will erect dance hall and
public entertainment place. Mr.. St.
Onge said last evening that the new
hall should be ready for use in sixty
days.
Work on Building Progresses
Work has been in progress on Mr..
St. Onge's proposed movie house for
some weeks, and considerable pro.
gress had been made. II IS a cement
block, one story structure and the
sides are pretty well up. 1t is expect
ed that the roof will be put on COM
mencing a week from next Monday.
Because the auditorium was TO be US
ed as moving picture theatre. Mr.
St. 0nge had contracted to have a
pitched floor laid. as Is done in all
theatres But the contractor mad not
progressed with the work to the point
where the laying of the floor was
started and therefore practically no
difficulty and no delay whatever IS
experienced by the sudden change
in the plans for the use to which the
new building will be put.
Plans Excellent Dance Floor
Instead Of building a pitched floor,
Mr.. St. Onge will have an oak dance
floor constructed, which will be as
fine as any dance hall in the state
can boast. The dancing area viii be
so by 80 feet, total OF 5.400 square
feet. This dance floor space viii be
practically the same size as that
available in Union hall. So while the
city is mourning the loss of its iarg
est and most popular dance and en-
tertainment place, another Is being
created-almost identical with ito
take its place.
Mr.. st. 0nge will go ahead with
his plans for the interior decoration
of the auditorium. which he states viii
be highly pleasing. There will be :
ladies', also mems. coat and rest
room and a large stage, fitted with
suitable scenery and footlights, at the
front of the hall. These features will
enable the presentation of the mos
elaborate Of local productions, not
to say travelling troupes.
Entrance on Livery Street
The hall, for which no name has
vet been given, will have its entrance
on Livery street and will be of the
elaborate character as planned for the
proposed moving picture theatre. The
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lures that Union hall did not possess,
one of which was responsible for u
being closed. The new hall viii be
on the ground floor There will be
no stairs 10 climb, which many OF
Putnam'e people VIII agree Is "a ire
mendous advantage. The other IS
that the hall will have more than the
number of fire escapes as provided by
law and in case of fire, people in the
place can simply walk right out doors
and TO safety. 1t would seem that
nothing could be safer. Exits viii be
made on the east as well as on the
other sides of the structure, the east
side being mentioned particularly be-
cause it runs along the railroad. But
on that side of the hall there VIII be
eight feet between the building and
the railroad property, aifording an
ample avenue of escape in the event
of fire.
Louis A. Wolfe, who with Simon
Kaminsky owns the so-called John.
son property on Main street, stated
this morning that he and Mr.. kamin-
sky may erect business block on the
site next spring, and if they do they
will make provision for a large and
beautiful ball room on the second
floor if only a two-story building IS
erected. or on the third floor If a three
story structure is built