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OF THE COLLEGE OF MUSIC OF CINCINNATI,
EAST SIDE PLUM ST., bet. Twelfth and Fourteenth, ADJOINING MUSIC HALL.
INTERIOR VIEW OF THE Ot)EON, COLLEGE OF MUSIC.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES —Peter Budolph Neff, President; William McAlpin, Vice President;
L. Markbreit, Secretary; J. G. Schmidlapp, Treasurer: Larz Anderson, Fred. H. Alms. Jacob D. Cox,
H. S. Fechheimer, Charles Fleischmann, R. fl. Galbreath, A. T^ Goshorn, Alexander McDonald, Wm. A.
Procter, I. Burnet Besor, Dr. W. W. Seely.
The Odeon
Is a part of the spacious buildings which belong to
and are occ by the College of Music of Cincinnati
for Educational purposes. The Odeon has
been constructed for Concerts, Lectures, Recitals,
and for Dramatic and Operatic performances.
These edifices adjoin, and are situated between
Elm, Plum, Grant, and Fourteenth Streets, in an
orderly and/highly respectable neighborhood.
Three lines ,ef-street-cars pass its doors, and
within one and two blocks are several other lines
of street-ears. On special occasions all the lines
in the city pass the Odeon. The main entrance
of the Odeon is from Blm Street by passage-way
leading to three entrances (within the gates) to
the Auditorium, and two entrances to the Dress
Circle. In addition to these, as exits, there are
three large double doors opening to tfae corridor,
which may be thrown open to dismiss the audience.
In every respect the building has been
constructed witfa regard to safety and comfort.
The acoustic properties of the house are admirable.
Like its noble neighbor, Music Hail, the
Odeon is lined with wood.
The Auditorium
Consists of a parquette and dress circles. Near
the stage are twelve private boxes, six on each
side. In the house there are some eleven hundred
seats, of the latest improvements, roomy
and comfortable.! The pitch of the parquette is
seven feet and six inches in a length of eightyfive
feet ten inches, which gives every spectator
an uninterrupted view of the stage.
The Stage
Is thoroughly equipped with scenery, furniture
and macfainery for operatic or dramatic perlormances.
To tfae rear of the stage is a large twomanual
pipe organ, which may be used for concerts
and oratorios. Forty feet openingtbetween
tfae proscenium wings and thirty feet to height of
proscenium arch.
PETER RUDOLPH NEFF, President of the College of Music, Oincitiiiati, Ohio.
THE LYCEUM OF THE COLLEGE OF MUSIC OF CINCINNATI,
Is also a part of the College buildings, especially Grant Street or from the Blm Sireet entrance to
constructed for Lectures, Recitals, and rehearsal the Odeon. To the rear of the organ is a waiting-
gurposes; and is also admirably adapted for room and ticket-office.
hurch and Sunday-School Meetings. Its inte­ The Lyceum will be rented to responsible parrior
is constructed entirely of wood, and the ties for legitimate entertainments at ihe uniform
acoustic properties are excellent. There are four rate of $26, including light, heat, and attendants.
hundred portable seats in the Lyceum, and a spa­ Musical organizations desiring a hall for rehearsal
cious platform upon which stands a large Roose­ purposes can secure the Lyceum for the ."eason
velt organ. The hall may be entered either from