Identifier: ourtheatrestoday00dimm (find matches)
Title: Our theatres to-day and yesterday
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Dimmick, Ruth Crosby
Subjects: Theater -- New York (State) New York
Publisher: New York : The H.K. Fly Company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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farce of light variety, was the open-ing attraction. The house, which seats less than 1,000 persons,resembles a fan in interior arrangement. The decorations arein ivory and silver, with light grey hangings and upholstery.Plays of light texture will be the offerings here for the firstseason at least. The Eltinge Theatre, on the south side of Forty-second street,between Seventh and Eighth avenues, built by Al. H. Woods, was opened September 11, 1912, with a performance of1912 Within the Law. The exterior of the house, which cost $200,000, is of an imposing and artistic design cov-ering a space of 80 feet in width. The entrance is thirty feetwide and of a design in harmony with the architectural beautyof the building. The roof is of red tiles. The interior is artistic.The dome and sounding board contain Egyptian paintings. Thecolor scheme of the auditorium is Egyptian and the walls are agold brown. The curtain is of gold plush and the seats are apretty light blue. The capacity is 1,000.
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The Little Theatre

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