Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1917 — Gallery of Opera House Will Not Be Used at Play. [ARTICLE]

Gallery of Opera House Will Not Be Used at Play.

The gallery of the Ellis theatre will not be used at the high school play on Thursday and Friday evenings, of this week. The gallery is unsafe and has been condemned and Manager Ellis is already tearing it out relative to reconstructing >tlie building for another purpose. The price for the show will be 35c straight. Only the main floor seats will ibe sold. This high school lay will be the final performance in the Ellis theatre afid the plans are to give it a splendid goodd>ye performance as possible. Seats may be reserved for Thursday and Friday nights at Fendig’s drug store after Tuesday noon.