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Columbus Indiana's Historic Crump Theatre
Not since the construction of the Columbus courthouse had one man and his vision received 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.
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Columbus Indiana's Historic Crump Theatre
Not since the construction of the Columbus courthouse had one man and his vision received 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.
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Columbus Indiana's Historic Crump Theatre

Columbus Indiana's Historic Crump Theatre

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Columbus Indiana's Historic Crump Theatre

Overview

Not since the construction of the Columbus courthouse had one man and his vision received 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626191884
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 10/01/2013
Series: Landmarks
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Columbus, Indiana native David Sechrest is the creator of HistoricColumbusIndiana.org. He also helped found the Historic Columbus Day Celebrations, first held in 2006. In 2007, Mayor Fred Armstrong proclaimed April 14, 2007 as David Sechrest Day. Elected in 2011, Kristen Brown is the 36th mayor of the City of Columbus, Indiana. Mayor Brown is developing Columbus' first community-wide strategic plan, which paints a bold vision and defines the community's highest strategic priorities. She was born in Columbus and has deep roots in the community.

Table of Contents

Foreword Mayor Kristen Brown 11

Acknowledgements 13

Part 1 The Road to Success is Paved with Failure (Columbus, Indiana Opera Houses and Theaters, 1872-89) 13

1872: FJ. Crump's Opera House: A Place of Which No Citizen Should Feel Ashamed 17

1873: John George Schwartzkopf's Germania Hall: A Time of Uncertainty 28

1875: McCormack and Sweeney's Pallas Theater: A New Beginning 32

1879-80: Pallas Theater Fire, Schwartzkopf's Hall Remodeled and the Third Street Variety Theater 36

1881: The Death of Francis Jefferson Crump and Rumors of New Amusement Places 41

1881-88: John Smith Crump Emerges 45

Part 2 The Crump Theatre

1889: The Building of Crump's New Theatre 53

1889: The Opening of Crump's New Theatre 62

1890-99: J.S. Crump's Railway, the Belvedere Hotel and John Crump's Testimonial 68

1900-20: Vaudeville, Competition and New Beginnings 78

1920: The First Remodel 92

1926-29: The Fight for Sunday Movies 96

1934-35: The Second Remodel and the Contest to Change the Theater's Name 102

1941: The Third Renovation of the Crump Theatre 109

1950-70: Nothing Ever Quite as Good: The Crump's Most Popular Era 117

1970-2013: Deterioration, Rumors of Demolition and a Newfound Interest 124

Appendix: A Timeline of Events 143

Bibliography 153

Index 155

About the Author 157

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