THE NEW THEATRE

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 50, 27 August 1914, Page 9

THE NEW THEATRE

A COMPLETE TRANSFORMATION. The New Theatre in Manners-street, of which Mr. Charles MacMahon has secured » seVen years' lease, will reopen on Saturday *fc noon with "The Silence of Dean Maitland," played for the moving picture camera by leading artists. Since it closed its doors some inonthß ago the popular theatre has undergone a complete transformation, and has been modernised in every respect. The interior effects are decidedly attractive, tho schomo of decoration being most artistic. The inside has been entirely replastered, and the oeiling is now beautifully tinted. Tho walls have been painted with various panels, and the colour scheme is very pleasing to the eye. Everything that makes for comfort has been taken into consideration. The old seats have been taken out and replaced by up-to-dato tip-up seats upholstered in red plush. A good feature is that the rows aro placed sufficiently far apart to allow patrons to pass to and fro. Other acquisitions aro a new curtain, a_ new piano, and a new maohine. Special attention has been paid to ventilation, and in tho summer the theatre will' bo beautifully cool. The vestibule has been metalled and painted white, and strings oi' eleotric lights have been fitted up, making tho entrance most striking in ap^parance. Powerful arc-lights on the. outside will complete the effect. Mr. Charles MaoMahon announces that the theatre will be thrown open to-morrow night for inspection by the public, from 7 o'clock omvarde.

The weekly session of the Pioneer Lodge was hold in the Rechabito Chamj bers, Manners-etreet, Bro. Pethorick, C.T., presiding. The item of the evening was "Brothers' Niprht," but owing to the present crisis, there was not a large attendance. One now mombor was initiated. Tho lodge closed after the usual business, with a special prayer for those going on active service.