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STANDARD THEATRE
STANDARD THEATRE. In May, 1886 painters and carpenters were busy renovating Clark's Rink into the Standard Theatre for business. A new floor was slanted from the entrance on Main Street to the orchestra railing making the entrance seven feet higher than at the stage.
The stage was 33' x 50' and the orchestra space was 50' long and 7' wide. The drop curtain by Losman and Sanders featured scenery of a lake in Switzerland. The stage was illuminated by 150 gas lights while the auditorium had electric lighting. The house would seat eight hundred. (1) Seating cost fifteen and twenty-five cents. (2)
Renovation and remodeling was carried out in June, 1887. (3)
The 1886-87 Dubuque City Directory listed the east side of Main between 9th and 10th.
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Source:
1. "Standard Theater," Dubuque Herald, May 16, 1886
2. "The News in Brief," Dubuque Herald, May 23, 1886, p. 8
3. "Local News in Brief," Dubuque Herald, June 9, 1887, p. 4