Columbus Indiana's historic Crump Theatre / David Sechrest
- Author
- Sechrest, David
- Published
- Charleston : The History Press, 2013.
- Physical Description
- 156 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 The Road to Success Is Paved with Failure (Columbus, Indiana Opera Houses and Theaters, 1872-89) -- 1872: F.J. Crump's Opera House: A Place of Which No Citizen Should Feel Ashamed -- 1873: John George Schwartzkopf's Germania Hall: A Time of Uncertainty -- 1875: McCormack and Sweeney's Pallas Theater: A New Beginning -- 1879-80: Pallas Theater Fire, Schwartzkopf's Hall Remodeled and the Third Street Variety Theater -- 1881: The Death of Francis Jefferson Crump and Rumors of New Amusement Places -- 1881-88: John Smith Crump Emerges -- pt. 2 The Crump Theatre -- 1889: The Building of Crump's New Theatre -- 1889: The Opening of Crump's New Theatre -- 1890-99: J.S. Crump's Railway, the Belvedere Hotel and John Crump's Testimonial -- 1900-20: Vaudeville, Competition and New Beginnings -- 1920: The First Remodel -- 1926 29: The Fight for Sunday Movies -- 1934 35: The Second Remodel and the Contest to Change the Theater's Name -- 1941: The Third Renovation of the Crump Theatre -- 1950 70: Nothing Ever Quite as Good: The Crump's Most Popular Era -- 1970 2013: Deterioration, Rumors of Demolition and a Newfound Interest.
- Summary
- "Not since the construction of the Columbus courthouse had one man and his visionreceived as much publicity from local newspapers as John Crump and his theater,designed and built by architect Charles Sparrell in 1889. This is the story of the passion, struggles and triumphs that created the first true cultural arts center in this small town and the legacy that continues to inspire the community over a century later to protect this local landmark. It is a journey marked by first-class opera performances, flickering silent films, police intervention and arrests and, ultimately, decay and closure. A portion of the proceeds from sales of this book will go to the Heritage Fund in support of the Crump Theatre building--an architectural treasure in a city that boasts many"--
"A history of the Crump Theatre in Columbus, Indiana, showcasing rare historic images and research"-- - Subject(s)
- Crump Theater (Columbus, Ind.)
- Theaters—Indiana—Columbus—History
- Theater architecture—Indiana—Columbus—History
- Theater architecture—Conservation and restoration—Indiana—Columbus
- PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General
- Theater architecture
- Theater architecture—Conservation and restoration
- Theaters
- Indiana—Columbus
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781626191884 (pbk.)
1626191883 (pbk.) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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