ATHENAEUM - Revision history

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	In 1864 the Athenaeum Theater was reopened. Although it hosted some of America's finest legitimate theater talent, it ceased to attract star performers when the [[GRAND OPERA HOUSE]] was built. (6)		In 1864 the Athenaeum Theater was reopened. Although it hosted some of America's finest legitimate theater talent, it ceased to attract star performers when the [[GRAND OPERA HOUSE]] was built. (6)

	In October 1876 the property was purchased by ~~Eighmey & Waller~~. An article in the ''Dubuque Herald'' stated that it was the intention of the owners to renovate the interior of the building for an opera house. (7) The "old rat trap" as it was called at the time was carefully studied. Architects from Chicago concluded the building could be renovated. The owners proposed to do this, at an estimated cost from $10,000 to $20,000 if the citizens of Dubuque would purchase one thousand tickets at $5.00 each. (8)		In October 1876 the property was purchased by [[EIGHMEY, Charles H.\|Charles H. EIGHMEY]] and [[WALLER, John Robert\|John Robert WALLER]]. An article in the ''Dubuque Herald'' stated that it was the intention of the owners to renovate the interior of the building for an opera house. (7) The "old rat trap" as it was called at the time was carefully studied. Architects from Chicago concluded the building could be renovated. The owners proposed to do this, at an estimated cost from $10,000 to $20,000 if the citizens of Dubuque would purchase one thousand tickets at $5.00 each. (8)

	See further '''[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Athenaeum%201864-1877.pdf The Athenaeum 1864-1877: Advertisements, Previews and Reviews, Researched and Compiled by Paul Hemmer]'''.		See further '''[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Athenaeum%201864-1877.pdf The Athenaeum 1864-1877: Advertisements, Previews and Reviews, Researched and Compiled by Paul Hemmer]'''.

Randylyon at 02:57, 26 February 2024

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	In 1864 the Athenaeum Theater was reopened. Although it hosted some of America's finest legitimate theater talent, it ceased to attract star performers when the [[GRAND OPERA HOUSE]] was built. (6)		In 1864 the Athenaeum Theater was reopened. Although it hosted some of America's finest legitimate theater talent, it ceased to attract star performers when the [[GRAND OPERA HOUSE]] was built. (6)

	In October 1876 the property was purchased ~~for $28,000~~. An article in the ''Dubuque Herald'' stated that it was the intention of the owners to renovate the interior of the building for an opera house. (7) The "old rat trap" as it was called at the time was carefully studied. Architects from Chicago concluded the building could be renovated. The owners proposed to do this, at an estimated cost from $10,000 to $20,000 if the citizens of Dubuque would purchase one thousand tickets at $5.00 each. (8)		In October 1876 the property was purchased by Eighmey & Waller. An article in the ''Dubuque Herald'' stated that it was the intention of the owners to renovate the interior of the building for an opera house. (7) The "old rat trap" as it was called at the time was carefully studied. Architects from Chicago concluded the building could be renovated. The owners proposed to do this, at an estimated cost from $10,000 to $20,000 if the citizens of Dubuque would purchase one thousand tickets at $5.00 each. (8)

	See further '''[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Athenaeum%201864-1877.pdf The Athenaeum 1864-1877: Advertisements, Previews and Reviews, Researched and Compiled by Paul Hemmer]'''.		See further '''[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Athenaeum%201864-1877.pdf The Athenaeum 1864-1877: Advertisements, Previews and Reviews, Researched and Compiled by Paul Hemmer]'''.

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	In 1864 the Athenaeum Theater was reopened. Although it hosted some of America's finest legitimate theater talent, it ceased to attract star performers when the [[GRAND OPERA HOUSE]] was built. (6)		In 1864 the Athenaeum Theater was reopened. Although it hosted some of America's finest legitimate theater talent, it ceased to attract star performers when the [[GRAND OPERA HOUSE]] was built. (6)

	In October 1876 the property was purchased for $28,000 ~~by Edward W. Duncan and [[WALLER, John Robert Sr.\|John Robert WALLER, Sr.]]~~. An article in the ''Dubuque Herald'' stated that it was the intention of the owners to renovate the interior of the building for an opera house. (7) The "old rat trap" as it was called at the time was carefully studied. Architects from Chicago concluded the building could be renovated. The owners proposed to do this, at an estimated cost from $10,000 to $20,000 if the citizens of Dubuque would purchase one thousand tickets at $5.00 each. (8)		In October 1876 the property was purchased for $28,000. An article in the ''Dubuque Herald'' stated that it was the intention of the owners to renovate the interior of the building for an opera house. (7) The "old rat trap" as it was called at the time was carefully studied. Architects from Chicago concluded the building could be renovated. The owners proposed to do this, at an estimated cost from $10,000 to $20,000 if the citizens of Dubuque would purchase one thousand tickets at $5.00 each. (8)

	See further '''[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Athenaeum%201864-1877.pdf The Athenaeum 1864-1877: Advertisements, Previews and Reviews, Researched and Compiled by Paul Hemmer]'''.		See further '''[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Athenaeum%201864-1877.pdf The Athenaeum 1864-1877: Advertisements, Previews and Reviews, Researched and Compiled by Paul Hemmer]'''.

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	In October 1876 the property was purchased for $28,000 by Edward W. Duncan and [[WALLER, John Robert Sr.\|John Robert WALLER, Sr.]]. An article in the ''Dubuque Herald'' stated that it was the intention of the owners to renovate the interior of the building for an opera house. (7) The "old rat trap" as it was called at the time was carefully studied. Architects from Chicago concluded the building could be renovated. The owners proposed to do this, at an estimated cost from $10,000 to $20,000 if the citizens of Dubuque would purchase one thousand tickets at $5.00 each. (8)		In October 1876 the property was purchased for $28,000 by Edward W. Duncan and [[WALLER, John Robert Sr.\|John Robert WALLER, Sr.]]. An article in the ''Dubuque Herald'' stated that it was the intention of the owners to renovate the interior of the building for an opera house. (7) The "old rat trap" as it was called at the time was carefully studied. Architects from Chicago concluded the building could be renovated. The owners proposed to do this, at an estimated cost from $10,000 to $20,000 if the citizens of Dubuque would purchase one thousand tickets at $5.00 each. (8)

			See further '''[http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/images/Athenaeum%201864-1877.pdf The Athenaeum 1864-1877: Advertisements, Previews and Reviews, Researched and Compiled by Paul Hemmer]'''.

	See: [[DUNCAN-WALLER OPERA HOUSE]]		See: [[DUNCAN-WALLER OPERA HOUSE]]

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	[[Image:ath.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|~~Main Street looking north from 4th Street with the Athenaeum on the corner. c.pre~~-1873. Photo courtesy: ~~Center for Dubuque History~~]]		[[Image:ath.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|Pre-1873. Photo courtesy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/45737582684/]]
	[[Image:THEATERHISTORY.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Theater History. Courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]ATHENAEUM. The Athenaeum was constructed in 1840 by [[EMERSON, James Marshall\|James Marshall EMERSON]] and James Crider. (1) It was located on the second floor of a building constructed in 1833 by [[SHIELDS, John G.\|John G. SHIELDS]] and [[EMERSON, J. Hannibal\|J. Hannibal EMERSON]] who used the lower story as a store. (2)		[[Image:THEATERHISTORY.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Theater History. Courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]ATHENAEUM. The Athenaeum was constructed in 1840 by [[EMERSON, James Marshall\|James Marshall EMERSON]] and James Crider. (1) It was located on the second floor of a building constructed in 1833 by [[SHIELDS, John G.\|John G. SHIELDS]] and [[EMERSON, J. Hannibal\|J. Hannibal EMERSON]] who used the lower story as a store. (2)

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	[[Image:ath.png\|left\|thumb\|~~250px~~\|Main Street looking north from 4th Street with the Athenaeum on the corner. c.pre-1873. Photo courtesy: Center for Dubuque History]]		[[Image:ath.png\|left\|thumb\|300px\|Main Street looking north from 4th Street with the Athenaeum on the corner. c.pre-1873. Photo courtesy: Center for Dubuque History]]
	[[Image:THEATERHISTORY.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Theater History. Courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]ATHENAEUM. The Athenaeum was constructed in 1840 by [[EMERSON, James Marshall\|James Marshall EMERSON]] and James Crider. (1) It was located on the second floor of a building constructed in 1833 by [[SHIELDS, John G.\|John G. SHIELDS]] and [[EMERSON, J. Hannibal\|J. Hannibal EMERSON]] who used the lower story as a store. (2)		[[Image:THEATERHISTORY.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Theater History. Courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]ATHENAEUM. The Athenaeum was constructed in 1840 by [[EMERSON, James Marshall\|James Marshall EMERSON]] and James Crider. (1) It was located on the second floor of a building constructed in 1833 by [[SHIELDS, John G.\|John G. SHIELDS]] and [[EMERSON, J. Hannibal\|J. Hannibal EMERSON]] who used the lower story as a store. (2)

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			[[Image:ath.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Main Street looking north from 4th Street with the Athenaeum on the corner. c.pre-1873. Photo courtesy: Center for Dubuque History]]
	[[Image:THEATERHISTORY.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Theater History. Courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]ATHENAEUM. The Athenaeum was constructed in 1840 by [[EMERSON, James Marshall\|James Marshall EMERSON]] and James Crider. (1) It was located on the second floor of a building constructed in 1833 by [[SHIELDS, John G.\|John G. SHIELDS]] and [[EMERSON, J. Hannibal\|J. Hannibal EMERSON]] who used the lower story as a store. (2)		[[Image:THEATERHISTORY.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Theater History. Courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]ATHENAEUM. The Athenaeum was constructed in 1840 by [[EMERSON, James Marshall\|James Marshall EMERSON]] and James Crider. (1) It was located on the second floor of a building constructed in 1833 by [[SHIELDS, John G.\|John G. SHIELDS]] and [[EMERSON, J. Hannibal\|J. Hannibal EMERSON]] who used the lower story as a store. (2)

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	ATHENAEUM. The Athenaeum was constructed in 1840 by [[EMERSON, James Marshall\|James Marshall EMERSON]] and James Crider. (1) It was located on the second floor of a building constructed in 1833 by [[SHIELDS, John G.\|John G. SHIELDS]] and [[EMERSON, J. Hannibal\|J. Hannibal EMERSON]] who used the lower story as a store. (2)		[[Image:THEATERHISTORY.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Theater History. Courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]ATHENAEUM. The Athenaeum was constructed in 1840 by [[EMERSON, James Marshall\|James Marshall EMERSON]] and James Crider. (1) It was located on the second floor of a building constructed in 1833 by [[SHIELDS, John G.\|John G. SHIELDS]] and [[EMERSON, J. Hannibal\|J. Hannibal EMERSON]] who used the lower story as a store. (2)

	The theater had a single balcony and only two box seats located so close to the stage that it was impossible to see well from either. The seating arrangement was unique. The rows of seats followed around the parquet rail so that a person sitting on the extreme ends of the rows faced a side wall instead of the stage. In 1846 the building was renovated, enlarged, and called the [[CITY HOTEL]] by Richard Plumbe. In 1856 the proprietor was C. C. Hewitt. (3)		The theater had a single balcony and only two box seats located so close to the stage that it was impossible to see well from either. The seating arrangement was unique. The rows of seats followed around the parquet rail so that a person sitting on the extreme ends of the rows faced a side wall instead of the stage. In 1846 the building was renovated, enlarged, and called the [[CITY HOTEL]] by Richard Plumbe. In 1856 the proprietor was C. C. Hewitt. (3)

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 . "Mirth and Music," ''Dubuque Herald'', December 28, 1877, p. 4. Online:https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18771229&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
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+. "Memories of the Fourth St. Theatre," ''Telegraph Herald'', April 10, 1910, p. 6
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+. "Inns of Yesteryear," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', April 30, 1933, p. 5
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+. "Dubuque Before 1880," ''Telegraph Herald'', November 2, 1933. p. 7. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BABCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1340,4189885&dq=lumber+yard+fires+dubuque&hl=en
 . "Prospect of An Opera House," ''Dubuque Herald'', October 15, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18761015&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
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	[[Category: Theater]]		[[Category: Theater]]

			1. "Memories of the Fourth St. Theatre," ''Telegraph Herald'', April 10, 1910, p. 6

			2. Oldt, Franklin T. and Patrick J. Quigley, '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa''' Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, . p. 51

			3. "Memories..."

			4. "Inns of Yesteryear," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', April 30, 1933, p. 5

			5. Memories

			6. "Dubuque Before 1880," ''Telegraph Herald'', November 2, 1933. p. 7. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BABCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1340,4189885&dq=lumber+yard+fires+dubuque&hl=en

			7. "Theater At Fourth and Main: A Rich and Vivid Tradition," Online: http://fiveflagscenter.com/AboutUs/History.aspx

			8. Ibid.

			9. Ibid.

			10. "Commencement Exercises," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', June 25, 1886, p. 4

			11. "Many Are Coming," ''Dubuque Telegraph Herald'', Nov. 10, 1901, p. 14

			12. Ibid.