Object ID:
1014.1028
Title:
Normal Literary Society 18th Annual Entertainment
Union Hall
Union Hall
Scope & Content:
Normal Literary Society 18th Annual Entertainment
Union Hall
Union Hall, the third floor of the Bank Block, was used as an entertainment center until the Opera House was built in 1888-89. Many road shows came to the Opera House during the winter season. Later, Howe’s Moving Pictures were first shown in Mansfield in this building. The Opera House was often used for dances and other social functions. It burned in 1913.
Union Hall
Union Hall, the third floor of the Bank Block, was used as an entertainment center until the Opera House was built in 1888-89. Many road shows came to the Opera House during the winter season. Later, Howe’s Moving Pictures were first shown in Mansfield in this building. The Opera House was often used for dances and other social functions. It burned in 1913.
Date:
1884
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Normal Literary Society 18th Annual Entertainment
Normal Literary Society 18th Annual Entertainment