Democratic Sentinel, Volume 21, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1897 — THE GRAND OPENING. [ARTICLE]

THE GRAND OPENING.

By a lavish expenditure of mon* ey J. 8. Ellis has now one of the most convenient, attractive and best arranged opeia houses ex tant. The opening event occurred Monday evening, and was assigned Hennessy 1 eroyle and his superb company. Few of those who had never seen the building since it has been changed could realize on entering but that they were going into a metropolitan opera house. Notwithstanding the high price of admission, the majority of the reserved seats were taken at advance sale, and by the time the curtain went up on the first act the balcony was filled at 50 cents a head. — The two boxes were occupied by our worthy commissioners and court house contractors. The play “Other Peoples’ Money”, is an old and good one, and enjoyed a long run in the metro, politan cities with great tuccess, and it waa produced in Rensselaer Monday night before a crowded and deligbted audience. Hennessy Leroyle in the character of of Hutchinson Hopper was the great feature of the play. Mr. Leroyle is a comedian of wide repute, and his renditioa of'that character was beyond criticism, while that of Oliver Starbird, his rUerk, and Millicent Hopper, his wife were equally well performed. It is the design of Mr. Ellis to secure ihe best talent for his new house. The next attraction will be Ed Davis’ Minstrels