. King's handbook of Springfield, Massachusetts : a series of monographs, historical and descriptive. ty of scenery. There are two handsomeboxes upon each side of the stage; and the seating capacity is put at 1,200,with standing-room for 300 more. Of these seats, 175 are folding orchestra-chairs, 330 are in the parquet-circle, 305 in the dress-circle, or first gallerv,and 350 in the upper gallery. W. C. LeNoir, who has been connected withthe house almost since the start in 1857, is the treasurer and acting Skating-Rink on East-Bridge Street, between Dwight and HillmanStreets, was o
. King's handbook of Springfield, Massachusetts : a series of monographs, historical and descriptive. ty of scenery. There are two handsomeboxes upon each side of the stage; and the seating capacity is put at 1,200,with standing-room for 300 more. Of these seats, 175 are folding orchestra-chairs, 330 are in the parquet-circle, 305 in the dress-circle, or first gallerv,and 350 in the upper gallery. W. C. LeNoir, who has been connected withthe house almost since the start in 1857, is the treasurer and acting Skating-Rink on East-Bridge Street, between Dwight and HillmanStreets, was opened Dec. 23, 1879, under the management of A. S. Lalime,who has since been drowned in Lake Champlain. It is owned by H. of Worcester. The building has two towers in front, and an ellip-tical roof. Its length is 1S0 feet, and its width 84 feet. It is built of corru-gated iron, with an arched roof, and has a fine skating-fioor 150 by 60 interior is gayly decorated with Chinese-lanterns and bunting, lighted at night with electric lights, produces a brilliant effect. Its. Gilmores Opera House, Main and Pynchon Streets. 268 KING S HANDBOOK OF STRINGFIELD. name indicates its chief use, and it has popularized in Springfield the pre-viously unknown pastime of roller-skating. For two summers, perform-ances of light opera were given in it, at low prices of admission ; but theyfailed to be profitable, partly because the location and construction of thebuilding make it peculiarly uncomfortable upon a hot night. Political meet-ings and pedestrian-matches have occasionally been held in it; and theBicycle Club has given frequent exhibitions in it, outside of the regularskating-season. The Springfield Club, the only purely social organization of consequencein the city, was formed about 15 years ago as a sporting-club, and first met
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