MUNICIPAL THEATRE FOR NAPIER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 498, 4 May 1909, Page 9

MUNICIPAL THEATRE FOR NAPIER.

'.- ■■'ißT:ißtießAPß.' i :sPiciii, conßEsro»D»ini.).■•.;■ ■-. '.'.'.;;. V ■.'■.■ : .k: ;:.-::', -yj..i.-: i, Napier,. .Jlay. 3.;..:.: ;:An'interesting .ponference'ih'regard to ..the new municipal theatre .was held., this, morning' Vctween Mr. Bert (New. Zealand, ■ irepresenfative of Mr. ; ithoiMayor-(Mr.'J. ; yig(ir Brawn; JI;P;), and imeiribersiof! the Napier Borough Council. : ' ' -I'vMrl. Koyle said that a' site in Cliye.Sqiiare,' ■: ;facing .Dickens Street;'lyould make'.ari.ideal iiwsitjeii'fpr■ the now.building.; 'He Strongly.' " ■recommendod the. appointment of ah expert ithoitrieal .architect! Ho. advised tho •council .td-vplaco desi'an'in; the Hon.'f. 'Melbburne,''.whd.'waa ,' ' .recognised.'.;as ■the, leading; theatrical.'archi- / ■'te'cil of VAristralißj: and had designed, all-Mr. '. : iWillianisoh's ;. theatres.. ;■ Continuing,; -Mr,. •• • Uoylo;said v that'p'lien'. : the tnunicipalvthcatro.- > was .^constructed , ;here.;Mr..;'Williamsbn'a.' big ; companies 'would'stop.playing in Hastings, bo'to the advantage of : Hastings ■'-. people to 'com© tojNapier ; to. seo'.pieces pro-. .'.ln: outlining ,a: sclieme for the' • 'nevy./tlieatfo,' Mr. : *:Ko'yle, Strongly advised;'- • ' that ■tho'huildmg. should 'not-be made too; large; and-.scatihg accommodation .'should be: proyided'forlOOp. He thought" that if.tlio} . .theatre was / placed "on the :council's Dro-; . perty 'invClive. Squaro, and'nothing had" : .to': : uoipaid'.fqr the .laud,, £25,000 would hand;. ' somely "provide .':all; l\ requirements , for theatro'i; municipal .offices,; .supper .room's;; ■ iptb.-'-/. ,^.'. '.-■!:!■.■■■.>:.v.'"-'---''-i;'.-' ; -:!.''■';:' :'.'-'■.•.•.■. ~ '■'■''■ ■"■': ' ■ 1 -O'alking snbseqtiently to your correspond-- ' eht;.Mr, Boyle said he .was thoroughly'in, i favour' of. municipal: theatres.-- l .Ho : was '• cee'dingly pleased that; Napier had. decided; : bn<this-progressive action,..which was all to . '■ ,tho advantage .of .'tWatrical enterprise and" ; \th,e; ; pleasurei'ofrthe;public.'[:,;;' -.''■•;. ;'■■ ■"■.■;'.'■ ■-.