Back Stage looking East. You can see flats on your right from a previous Childrens' Theatre production and Old Canvas Curtain to your left. The small room ahead is common dressing rooms. 

This is a picture back stage looking northwest at the hand-painted canvas scenery curtain that was once sandwiched between a wall. Probably would have been destroyed had it not been left hanging.

This shows the original stage. The forestage had been cut off in years past to make a wall. Within that wall was an original scenic curtain that had been sandwiched there. It can be seen just behind the tree decorated flats. 

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Facing east, you can see in the lower left a stairway that served as the main entrance from street level. On the upper right, you can see the opening that housed that Balcony double swinging doors, that will be re-installed. 

This is the northwest corner of the auditorium. You might be able to make out a small patch of original wallpaper used for the interior of the sidebox which is now gone. It is thought to have been connected to the balcony at one time. 

This picture faces roughly south and slightly west. You will notice the area towards the top of the windows. This represents roughly the line of the balcony. The square upper window is believed to have been an escape portal since old exterior pictures showed an external fire escape. 

Looking South behind the Stage left position. You can see remnants of electrical knife switches that were present at one time for controlling the electric lights of the auditorium. Can still see writings that are TH1(for Theatre house #1), TH2 (Theatre house #2),etc. 

Looking upward approximately northwest showing the elegant interior dome with center trapdoor which was used to allow stale air to escape. You can see part of the remnants of the stage left side box region as well as the stage. 

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