People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1895 — THE NEW OPERA HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

THE NEW OPERA HOUSE.

It is with pleasure that the Pilot announces the intention of Manager Ellis to thoroughly rebuild his opera house and make it larger and finer in every respect. It is his intention to put in a full horse shoe balcony and incline the floor of the main hall. The building will probably be made 20 feet deeper and some office rooms put in the front. An important feature will be the providing of two front and two rear exits for fire emergencies besides the main stairway. The work will not be done until next spring, though the tire exits will be provided at once. Mr. Ellis promises to make it one of the finest opera houses in any small city in Indiana. Nice opera chairs will be installed and tine new curtains and scenery put on the stage, which will be modernized. The best electric light and gas systems are contemplated, besides a perfect ventilation. Mr. Ellis is deserving of much credit for all the good things he promises for Rensselaer, and his efforts to please them should meet a hearty support.