. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . u i Id i n g was per-formed. The workwas begun March 14,1891, and in lessthan seven monthsthe whole buildingwas completed andready for the first per-formance. This wasgiven Oct. 5, 1891,when the theatre wasopened with Menand Women. Sincethen only high-classdrama has held theboards. In decora-tions and finish theColumbia is entirelyoriginal, amongthe advantages ofits arrangementsbeing the fact thatthere is not a seat inthe house that doesnot command a viewof
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . u i Id i n g was per-formed. The workwas begun March 14,1891, and in lessthan seven monthsthe whole buildingwas completed andready for the first per-formance. This wasgiven Oct. 5, 1891,when the theatre wasopened with Menand Women. Sincethen only high-classdrama has held theboards. In decora-tions and finish theColumbia is entirelyoriginal, amongthe advantages ofits arrangementsbeing the fact thatthere is not a seat inthe house that doesnot command a viewof the whole balconies arebuilt on Boucicaults principle of striking a straight line from the top row ineach balcony to a point on the stage in front of the foot-lights, and you have a perfect point of vision for every-body. The impression received upon entering is that of being in the courtyard of a Moor-ish palace, and looking into the great entrance to thepalace, formed by the proscenium arch, the windowsbeing represented by the boxes and loges on eitherhand. The general effect of the decoration is that of. JAMES J. GRACE old ivory. Loges, seating from sixteen to twenty per-sons, and so arranged that every one can see equallywell, take the place of the conventional box on thebalcony level. Of the two magnificent drop curtains,one representing the Ruins of Alhambra, and theother the Surrender of Granada, the former was sug-gested by Mr. Graces son Pierce. Under the manage-ment of Messrs. Rich, Harris & Frohman the prosperityof this house has been phenomenal. Mr. Grace is one of Bostons heaviestreal estate was born at , Newfound-land, June I, comes of titledIrish stock, whosehome for centurieswas at Callan, Kil-kenny, and amonghis ancestors werethe famous Earls ofOrmand. Mr. Graceobtained his educa-tion in the schools ofSt. Johns, and at theage of twenty-six hecame to Boston,where he enteredupon a mercantilecareer. In 1867 hesta
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