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− | | name = The Quinby Opera House | + | |Organization name=Quinby Opera House |
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− | | image = QuinbyOperaHouse-PicturesqueWayne.jpg
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− | | type = Concert Hall
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− | | industry = Recreation
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− | | foundation = [[Wooster, Ohio]] ({{Start date|1877|02|01}})
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− | | location_city = corner of [[N. Buckeye and Larwill Sts.]], [[Wooster, Ohio]]
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− | ==Locations== | + | |Services=Opera House |
− | * {{Address | number=1989 | street=S. Buckeye St. | city=Wooster | state=Ohio | zip=44691 | categorize=true | primary=true | township=Wooster }}
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| + | |Year Start=1877 |
− | <!-- Ex. YEAR - Name of Directory, p. --> | + | |Founded in city=Wooster |
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| + | |Founded in state=Ohio |
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− | ==Comprehensive History== | + | |Locations={{Location |
− | <!-- Long version of the company history --> | + | |Is primary=Yes |
| + | |Building number=1989 |
| + | |Street=S. Buckeye St. |
| + | |City=Wooster |
| + | |Township=Wooster |
| + | |County=Wayne |
| + | |State=Ohio |
| + | |Zipcode=44691 |
| + | |Country=United States of America |
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| + | |title=[[Quinby Opera House Media Gallery|Media Gallery]] |
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| + | |content= Discover logos, letterheads, maps, ads, and photos. |
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| + | |link=Quinby Opera House Media Gallery |
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| + | |title=[[Quinby Opera House Timeline|Timeline]] |
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| + | |content= View the timeline of this establishment. |
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| The building was constructed by contractor D.C. Curry & Co. during late summer of 1876 and opened it's doors for the first performance on January 24, 1877. The architect was Mr. C. M. Amaden.<ref>Wooster Republican, 1877-JAN-25 p.3</ref> | | The building was constructed by contractor D.C. Curry & Co. during late summer of 1876 and opened it's doors for the first performance on January 24, 1877. The architect was Mr. C. M. Amaden.<ref>Wooster Republican, 1877-JAN-25 p.3</ref> |
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− | ==Historical documents==
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− | * Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 6
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| ==Presentations== | | ==Presentations== |
| * 1 Feb 1877 - "As You Like It" a Shakespeare's comedy, was presented by [[Effie Ellsler's Dramatic Company]] from the [[Euclid Avenue Opera House]], Cleveland. | | * 1 Feb 1877 - "As You Like It" a Shakespeare's comedy, was presented by [[Effie Ellsler's Dramatic Company]] from the [[Euclid Avenue Opera House]], Cleveland. |
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− | ==Timeline== | + | ==Quick Facts== |
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| * 1877 - January 24, Quinby Opera House Opens. | | * 1877 - January 24, Quinby Opera House Opens. |
| * 1877 - February 1, Grand opening & First Shakespeare's comedy | | * 1877 - February 1, Grand opening & First Shakespeare's comedy |
− | * 1900 - Building torn down 1900 circa | + | * 1900 - Building torn down 1900 circa <ref> "Old Opera House. Wooster's Former Temple of Amusement Being Torn Down." ''Wooster Republican'' 11 April 1900 p. 3 </ref> |
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− | ==Gallery==
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| ==Programs== | | ==Programs== |
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− | ===Business Letterheads=== | + | ==See Also== |
− | | + | * Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 6 |
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− | ===Newspaper full-text articles===
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− | ====1877====
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− | File:Tomorrow Night Grand Opening of Quinby Opera House WCD18770131p3.PNG
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− | ===Newspaper ads===
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− | =====1917=====
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− | File:Opera House WR19170612p2.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-06-12, p. 2</ref>.
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− | =====1918=====
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− | File:Opera House WR19180220p3.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-02-20, p. 3</ref>.
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− | File:Opera House WR19180419p2.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-04-19, p. 2</ref>.
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− | File:Opera House WR19180419p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-04-19, p. 6</ref>.
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− | =====1919=====
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− | File:Opera House WR19191124p3.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-11-24, p. 3</ref>.
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− | =====1920=====
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− | File:OperaHouse19200117p3.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-17, p. 3</ref>.
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− | File:OperaHouse19200119p4.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-19, p. 4</ref>.
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− | File:OperaHouse19200121p2.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-21, p. 2</ref>.
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− | File:operahouse19200123.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-23, p. 4</ref>.
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− | * [http://wcpl.advantage-preservation.com/Viewer/?key=opera&pbd=01/01/1877-12/31/1877&fn=wooster_republican_usa_ohio_wooster_18770125_english_3&page=1&df=1&dt=10&tc=119&cnt=United%20States%20of%20America&sn=Ohio&cn=Wooster&pn=Wooster%20Republican All the World's a Stage. Grand Achievement of the Quinby Hall Association, Quinby Opera House Opens it Doors to an Admiring Public...]<ref>Wooster Republican, 1877-JAN-25 p.3</ref>
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