2-888-164 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Interior of the New Olympic Theatre, Strand, [London], 1850. '...this New Theatre, which has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes of the old house, destroyed by fire in March last...has the form of an elongated horse-shoe, with but few projections, so as not to present any interruptions to sight or sound. The Pit Seats are circular in plan, so that each person looks directly to the centre of the stage. The ceiling and proscenium are match boarded, and canvassed for decorations. The height from the Pit floor to the highest part of the ceiling is about 36 feet. The Stalls contain 38 sittings; the Pit will hold from 800 to 850 persons, the Boxes about 200, and the Gallery 700 to 750. The decorations were entrusted to Mr. Aglio, and executed conjointly by him and his son'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.