WKST SHOUK.
THE TACOMATHEATRE. Th ,lftUy u with tnniV(n ftn, lU.
sterrd ojktii chairs of comfortable widths, and all
TACOMA in many things shows an enterprise and ti.iniuan.Iini? a char view of the entire stage. It wratu
faith in the future that command the admira- ab.ut 'J.Vl, an.l afford a lino view of the entire n.
tion of every one at all acquainted with the fm-tn. iuin front, private b.xrs and sounding b.ard.
hut one of the greatest exhibitions of thin may There are right prowenium b.xc. f.nir on rithrr
Ik; seen in the elegant theatre which wan dedicated tide, Wing in the form of Indian temple or goda.
to Thespis Monday night last. landing well out from tin surrounding work, no an to
Recognizing the need of such a building a numbr command a clear view of the Mage, ami yi t imt oh-
ofentcrprifiing gentlemen organized the Tacoma Theatre intruding the view from any of the side auditriunt
Co., and secured a site at the corner of St. I Menu and seats. These bxr are provide with movable, ry
Ninth streets. Arrangements were made with J. M. chairs, forty in all. IV lloor are caroled in m.xtit tt'
Wood, of Chicago, whose fame as a theatre architect is and the rail upholstered in silk plush, with jH.li.hcd
as wide as the Union, for a design of such a structure braes mils abivc, and low silk pluh valance. Jut
as would combine beauty of architecture, solidity of hark of the bur, on the left, b a bu parlor, hand-
construction, adaptability to the ends sought ami rle. somrly decorated and furnished, forming a pleasant
gance of appointments. All these features are most retiring room from the bixe. The upper brs on
happily blended in this edifice. The building was raeh side arr approached by rial stairway from the
erected under the supervision of (leorge 11. Kvans. lower lloor, just back of the lower bxc
On Ninth street it has ft frontage of (17 feet, and on IV gallery i reached by a sMi ial stairway from
St. Helens 17-1 feet, the other sides b-ing and Km the alley, where are an entrance and tl krt oilier. It
feet rcsjxctively. On the St. Helens street side are ha a seating capacity of .'IV , and i furnished with
seven stores, one in the corner and three each on cither comfortable chair. Seeial attention ha bi n paid
Hide of the porte coehere, their fronts b-ing solid stone to exit. In addition to the main entrance, twelve fe(
and plate glass. There are ollice rooms on the first, wide, there are two six-foot door owning Into thr al-
second and third lloors, and in the gable of the fourth ley on the right and two into the corridor on the h ft
lloor a room 'JSx.Ti feet. In it apointiuent it I complete in rvery detail
The main entrance, on Ninth street, is in the form There are two drop curtain and an asbsl. lire prmf
of a gable projection and opens into a vestibule, four- curtain, twenty-four complete et of M-nu-ry, twuipiar
teen fect deep by twenty-one feet wide, with the box U r trap, a Hamlet trap, two rational trap, two see-
Ilice just opK)site the entrance diKir. The bx oilier tional movable bridge, and a multitude of olhrf
is in the form of an East India pagoda set into a recess convenience and appliances
in the wall, with a comfortable sctti-c on either side, The dressing room arr large, well lighted and
upholstered in emb.ssed leather. The front of the comfortable, and there are a Ni ne r-.m, ft,
pagoda is in beveled plate and cut glass. Just back of 'and a proj- tty room The ,tag" i s-venty f.. i ide
thebix ollice is a roomy ollice for the manager of the and forty-three fntd.-p, the distance from it to the rig-
theatre. The lloor of the vestibule is in imjH.rted tile, gin; loft ab.ve b-ing ity fe t
the side walls wainscoted below and finish"! ab.vr In it inl.ri,r furnishing, th lVm 'IVatreb
with papier-mache and bronzes. '"Want and artistic, with a m-t harmonious U ndmg
OptK,site the b)X ollice is an archway with three of colors, producing soft and pba-mg rlhet H .ho,
steps, leading to the outer foyer, Wl M, elegantly a display of artistic ta.te and a di-rcgard ..fn.t that
carpeted and hung with tarries. From this a ves- i in keeping with otl, r fr.lurr. of tb, .trud-ire
tibulc leads to the circular parlor f ,r ladies in the cor- With it s,.r,,li. r.ju..mmt and it. Mating r.,,4.11; f
m r tower, which is twenty feet in diameter and most l,Slin a city grow mg r.pi ly and confining .. ! a
elegantly and tastefully furnish The main foyer
extends entirely across the rear of the auditorium, from t ntuUur nMl .0,uu, Kail, s-atlb and Toft-
which the balcony is r ached by a wide stairca- mi Ury J,m r.-ii, b t.. similar .true
either end Near the stairway on the left i the g.-ntie- tllfr."t j fMlii,,g strong rir. mt for tbtri al attrae-
men's smoking room, a delightful lounging place. ti M, jhn W llan.,.. . " J
Kntram.tothe palette is made by three wM,ai;K w, tZ tM
the center one stopping at the railing, and the others Mnday, J-n-urr IX by the ,ff
continuing to the orchestra pit. The paruettr and cUlpnr, with tU .(cfmi. g r,,mu? oj-rr of
circle are seatM with oj.ra chairs, uphobter,l with .. y fZVll
silk plush, and having automatic backs, hat racks, t;:-!::!
etc., and will seat i'W ple.