Carterton Concert Hall.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1743, 7 October 1885, Page 3

Carterton Concert Hall.

Mr W. Di-Imp, of the White H,.rt Dote), Carterton, has supphtdthe town in winch Le resides with an nrquiaitioii. the want winch Las lung been felt there, namely, an excellent Lad for public entertainments, hulis, meetings of societies, dc. Iu this enterprise Mr lusliop deserves the achDowWigtmfcUt of iii» fellow fownnpeop/e ut u marked manner, j as Wtias \e\i uo psdus wnspavtil to vendor ilia ball convenient Had comfortable in every ; dslAiV T\ie Cody oi lV\a sp&cWna Wilding is 4'J by 2o feet wide, dear of stage and all anterooms and apartments, and will seat 400 of an audience. At the entrance there are two side roi ms or ticket offices on either tide of the door, over which there is a very artistically arranged gallery with, not the old conventional step ladder, hut a veritable anJ substantial stairway. At the rear of the stage are two retiring rooms, each provided with a fireplace and arranged in a most convenient manner. These rooms are cheek Ly jowl with each other, having se; arate doors leading from the stage, also door, for ingress or egress. The roof internally will le painted tky bine, with the I,liters imitation gold, thus lending an excellent enact. The walls on the inside will be dead white, with dark dado lining the usual height. The acoustic piopertiea of the hall have been attended to in a manner characteristic of tne energy and enterprise of the proprietor. The stage is so arranged as to economise every atom of s .uod and rcliects the same in us entirety, and also even to assist the , emission of sound tow-aids the body of the building;, so that a tiage whisper would almost ring among the audience with no tin- ' certain sound. lie scenery wiil be by Mr koneliy. i f Mast-Ttou, a pupil of the great colonial scene printing artist, Massey It will r> present gliders. ,vc. The windowlighting of the hall is from the east only, and 1.- ample. At night hour huge and elaborate chandeliers will light the building from the rod. Altogether this public Lyceum will, when compieti-ly finished, be oue of the best iu the valiey. It will he opened on November 4, ou tue dav upon which the AA'airaraja Agnciiiiuia. and Dastnal hhi.w will be held, and i. i doubt the great influx of visitors that wid probab.y be at the >lloll* will pudge f , tl.emsi ivi - :.f the convenience and tmiiph lgi.- ss , { t-.i. new institution. It is al-o mi ten led to hold in entertainment and bad in in-: evening on that date.