ances occupies the basement at the rear of the classroom wing.
The building, which is built of stucco on terra cotta blocks, faces northeast and is seen on the river side of Broadway, as the highway is called, half concealed by a high stucco wall with an interesting gateway.
Classic in style, it is highly academic and expressive of the school idea both in mass and detail. Its pediment rises above two stories of Greek columns—Doric and Ionic. Niches in which statues are to be placed flank the entrance portico. One of these, representing Kipling’s boy hero Mogli and his panther, with great beauty of line and character, has just been completed by Mr. Rudulf Evans, Mr. Vanderlip’s intimate friend and protege. The Theater, directly opposite the entrance, is reached through the altogether charming vestibule with French-gray walls, black and white marble floor, and panels filled with plaster casts from the Parthenon friezes, with hanging light fixtures of alabaster supported by chains of antique green bronze. The spirit breathed by this foyer is cool, fresh, strikingly architectural, yet so simple that its design is comprehended at a glance—the very “type parfait” of vestibule treatment, as is well set forth in that admirable work on interior decoration by Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman. As one enters the theater he is surprised to find it so large and entirely “professional.” There are seats for three hundred spectators. The stage
is 25 feet deep and is provided with all the modern equipment of mechanical devices, lighting features, etc., so that regular companies of actors may be
A GLIMPSE OF THE ENTRANCE PORTICO
CLASS ROOM END OF SCHOOL
The building, which is built of stucco on terra cotta blocks, faces northeast and is seen on the river side of Broadway, as the highway is called, half concealed by a high stucco wall with an interesting gateway.
Classic in style, it is highly academic and expressive of the school idea both in mass and detail. Its pediment rises above two stories of Greek columns—Doric and Ionic. Niches in which statues are to be placed flank the entrance portico. One of these, representing Kipling’s boy hero Mogli and his panther, with great beauty of line and character, has just been completed by Mr. Rudulf Evans, Mr. Vanderlip’s intimate friend and protege. The Theater, directly opposite the entrance, is reached through the altogether charming vestibule with French-gray walls, black and white marble floor, and panels filled with plaster casts from the Parthenon friezes, with hanging light fixtures of alabaster supported by chains of antique green bronze. The spirit breathed by this foyer is cool, fresh, strikingly architectural, yet so simple that its design is comprehended at a glance—the very “type parfait” of vestibule treatment, as is well set forth in that admirable work on interior decoration by Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman. As one enters the theater he is surprised to find it so large and entirely “professional.” There are seats for three hundred spectators. The stage
is 25 feet deep and is provided with all the modern equipment of mechanical devices, lighting features, etc., so that regular companies of actors may be
A GLIMPSE OF THE ENTRANCE PORTICO
CLASS ROOM END OF SCHOOL