The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-01-29
OLD OPERA HOUSE
FOR SHORT COURSE
Meeting Of Commercial Club Results
in Solution Of the Opera House
Situation in Denison.
NEW COMPANY RECEIVES s4,5oo
Old Building to be. Used for Short
Course Purposes-WiIi Build
Cement Basement.

The special meeting of the CONNER
cial club on Monday night was an i'm
portant meeting and bristled with in
terest from the beginning to it's close
President McHenry was on hand tt
preside at the first meeting after his
election. 1t is needless to say that he
presided with dignity and ability. The
object Of the meeting was to deter
mine if some plan could not be de-
vised to solve the opera house ques.
tion which has been uppermost in the
minds of our business men for some
time. 1t is well known that some time
ago the Improvement company pur-
chased the Laub livery corner and
arranged to have the old opera
house transferred from it's present site
and located on the west side of this
property. After the deal had been
made with Mr.. Laub and the purchase
of his property had been consummat-
ed, new organization sprung up pro-
posing to build a new opera house on
the Sonksen property south of Broad
way. Matters drifted along far
enough to show that a division was
liable to occur among the business
men of Denison. Those interested in
the new opera house bending all their
energies to secure money for the erec-
ton of this building and the members
of the improvement company holding
back their support and subscriptions
in the new enterprise because of OBJ
legations assumed by them to erect an
opera house in time upon the Laub
corner. 1t was not difficult to see that
if this condition continued the two
factions would in time become more
and more estranged and it was to
avoid this danger that the meeting of
the business men was called for
Monday night. 1t looks now as though
a solution can be had which will be
satisfactory to everybody. 1t is pro-
posed by the improvement company
to turn over to the German Verein,
which is back of the proposition to
build the new opera house, $4500, pro
vided the Verein will put up few
dollars if necessary to insure
- }o1
$100 in stock in the new opera house
project. This not only gives a sub
stantial impetus to the movement for
a new opera house, but settles dis
pute of long standing between the
company and the Ger
man Verein and shows willingness
on the part of the Improvement COM
pany to perform in every sense it's OBJ
legations toward the Verein. In con-
of the Improvement COM
pany's turning over to the Vereln the
S45OO the old opera house is to be-
come and remain the sole property of
the improvement company and the
purpose is to, construct basement as
arge as the building, the walls of
which are to be made of cement and
10 thus have room large enough to
the short course and
meetings of this character, although
t is not to become competitor OF
he new opera house, when completed,
n the entertainments which will
properly belong to the new building.
The feeling in favor of the compro-
Mise between the two organizations
vas highly satisfactory on the part
If all the persons at the meeting on
Monday night. We understand that
he Verein is to have meeting to-
morrow night to take formal action
the proposed plan of settle
nent. 1t is needless to say that with
he enthusiasm manifested by the
members of the Verein present at the
Meeting on Monday night, that the
,lan of action will be fully ratified
when the meeting is held. The move
nent, if carried out, is calculated to
,ring about a harmonious feeling be-
ween al factions in DenisOn and to
insure new opera house in due time,
Which will go far toward bringing 9th
+ improvements to our c'ty. We con-
,ratulate the parties interested in
his movement and are sure they are
by patriotic motives.