Description

The building made use of an excavated cellar on the corner of Meeting and Thayer streets and had its entrance on one corner of the Thayer street side, with a foyer leading to the main auditorium containing all of the seating. The rear of the auditorium was divided into "loges," or, raised seating, separated by brass rails holding eight seats each. The front of the auditorium contained a stage platform, perhaps with small rooms on either side, thus accommodating both "moving pictures" and concerts or lectures. It is likely that the second (mezzanine) floor originally contained men's and women's restrooms, the projection booth, an office for the management, and perhaps an observation balcony with no seating. The building was fireproof and boasted a ventilation system worked by pumps and motors that "kept the air in the hall remarkably fresh and temperate throughout the performances."

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