Chair ends. Approximately 4,000
seats originally; about 800 seats were removed in the late 1930s from the orchestra
level (first floor seating) to increase leg room, lowering the audience capacity
to about 3200. The chair ends that were removed - including the 3 here - were put
into storage. The chair end on the right shows the black and gold paint that was
added in the 1930s. |