The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . Ralph Plumb School. THE STOnV OP STREATOH. 69 OUR PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS THEATRES, SOCIAL CLUBS, CHAUTAUQUAS, FAIRS AND NUMER-OUS OTHER AMUSEMENTS. Streatcir is kiiowii as a lively town. All theycai roiiiiil tlnTc is soiiictliiiiu: loiiiii- for tlip en-IcrtaiiuiRiit cil tlic imlilic. lii tho wiiitiT fourtheatres open their dtxirs, otTe
The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . Ralph Plumb School. THE STOnV OP STREATOH. 69 OUR PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS THEATRES, SOCIAL CLUBS, CHAUTAUQUAS, FAIRS AND NUMER-OUS OTHER AMUSEMENTS. Streatcir is kiiowii as a lively town. All theycai roiiiiil tlnTc is soiiictliiiiu: loiiiii- for tlip en-IcrtaiiuiRiit cil tlic imlilic. lii tho wiiitiT fourtheatres open their dtxirs, otTerinf;: all varietie.^^Ill staire aimiseiiifiit. In the siiininer tliere are weekly baseball inatelies, tliere are races, tliereis tlie bia: district fair, and tlie (haiitau(|ua forthe less hilariously inclined. The largest of thetheatres is that devoted to the regular drama. PLUMB OPERA HOUSE Iliiiul) opera was erected i)y Colonel seiiibly. where tliey could liear tlie liest thingsriunil) in 1SS;{. lie l)uilt it in the same si>irit in music, drama and oratory under favorabletliat he did the lliiih School bi-cause lie coiulitions. Ior a number of vears the auditor-. Plumb Opera House. tliouirlit tlie town needed it. lie exjjeoted no ium was occupied on Sundays for lectures from it. and was not disapiniinted. He church senices, and during the week for the-wanted to give the people a place of public as- atrical purposes; at uo time have the ideals of 70 THE STORY OF STREATOR. its builders been lost sight of, or the good ofthe communit}- ceased to be a prime considera-tion in its conduct. When the property passed into the hands ofits present owner, Mr. Fawcett Plumb, thesame motives prevailed. He rebuilt it in 1903at a cost of about $15,000 to adapt it to theneeds of big scenic productions, and again re-decorated and improved at a cost of severalthousand dollars. This money has never been returned in theway of profits, so from a financial view, atleast, the th
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