A Night at the Opera
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11/3/2014
“While it’s debatable how much opera was performed in them, that was the name they were given,” says Ken Sidey, the executive director of the Warren Cultural Center. “The word ‘theater’ was frowned on by many, and ‘opera’ sounded a lot classier.”
Opera houses opened their doors to traveling acts — vaudeville, magicians, famous singers and orators — as well as community events like graduations and silent movies.
While in many...
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