https://202s15.cesaunders.net/files/original/25ef5c62820471d4f0e1018006227f94.jpg 3b9dfe2d14fae47a4a06ee2725d64e34 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document "The Grand Opera House is next to Booth’s in beauty. It is much larger than that theatre. But for its unfortunate location, nearly a mile from Broadway, it would be one of the most successful establishments in the city. The theatre is divided into two buildings, one fronting on the Eighth avenue and Twenty-third street, and containing the offices and entrances, and the theatre proper, which is in the rear of the former. The former building is a magnificent structure of white marble, in the Italian style of architecture. It fronts 113 feet on Eighth avenue, and 98 feet on Twenty-third street. It is adorned with statuary and carvings, and is far too handsome for the part of the city in which it is located. The greater portion of this p. 475building is taken up with the offices of the Erie Railway Company. The theatre proper is connected with the front building by means of a superb vestibule, into which open the doors of the auditorium. It is one of the most beautiful halls in America, and one of the pleasantest lounging places. The auditorium is finished in light blue, white, and gold, and when lighted up is magnificent. Every appointment and decoration is tasteful and beautiful, and there are many persons who consider it the finest interior in America. The stage is large and convenient, and the scenery good. The performances are passable. The house was built by Mr. Samuel N. Pike for an Opera House. It was not successful, and was sold by him to the late Colonel James Fisk, Jr., for $1,000,000, a slight advance upon its cost." Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Enter the title exactly as printed in the document or image. If there is no title, provide a brief descriptive title enclosed in square brackets. If the item is an excerpt, follow the title with "excerpt" in square brackets. See fields guide for more information. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Creator Enter the name of the author or other creator of the document or image exactly as (s)he is identified in the document. If no author is specified there, see fields guide. James D. McCabe Jr. Date The date the document or image was originally published or created, in YYYY-MM-DD format (see fields guide for further details) 1872 Description Describe key features of the primary source and how they help to answer the research question at hand (usually the significance of a space or place to a text and/or its author or readers) This text gives background to the many locations of entertainment and sightseeing in late 18th century New York. In the segment reviewed, the author speaks about a large and expensive opera house and he gives background information about it, including its physical set up and its selling price. Contributor The name of the person who obtained, uploaded, and described the item. Please use the same form of your name throughout the site. Jjones53 Source* Provide an MLA-style "works cited" entry specifying details of both the original publication or distribution of the document, and where you found it (e.g. a library database). See fields guide for details. McCabe, James D. Lights and Shadows of New York Life Or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2015. "The Project EBook, Lights and Shadows of New York Life, by James D. McCabe." Project Gutenberg. N.p., 27 Oct. 2006. Web. 08 Apr. 2015. Rights Please copy and paste the most appropriate of the three boilerplate statements provided in the fields guide. Original document is out of copyright (it was published before 1923). Every effort has been made to comply with the provisions of any licensing agreements associated with digitization of the original document. For further information, please see the “about” page. Language A language of the resource (optional) English entertainment New York opera opera house