The Hanna Opera House and Club Room
#19
Page by Bob Leathers with contributions from Gary Milliken
The Hanna Opera House, building #19 in the image below, was located at the far east end of Front Street.
Part 3 (Photo by Mike Manias, September 1926)
Hanna. Looking Over the No. 2 Mine. (Gert Milliken Collection from Gary Milliken)
The Opera House was operated by Thomas Love. It served as a theater, confectionary and dance hall. It burned down following a community Christmas tree and school program. (Hanna Miner, 1962)
Hanna Opera House (Gert Milliken Collection from Gary Milliken)
Hanna Opera House (Gert Milliken Collection from Gary Milliken)
1921
Hanna Opera House. Hanna. 1921. (The Pioneer. 1921)
1921
Thomas Love's Opera House and Club Room (The Pioneer, 1921)
1921
Thomas Love's Opera House and Club Room included a barber shop.
1921: Barber Shop in Thomas Love's Opera House and Club Room (The Pioneer, 1921)
1924
Hanna, 1924,Tom Love. Hanna Theater, Club Room and Opera House.(UPCCEM, Apr. 1924)
1926
December 24, 1926:
The Hanna Opera House burned down. Strong winds created a huge blaze and the building burned to the ground in a short period of time. Community and school activities, such as movies and graduation held at the Opera House, were moved to the Community Hall.
The Hanna Opera House burned down. Strong winds created a huge blaze and the building burned to the ground in a short period of time. Community and school activities, such as movies and graduation held at the Opera House, were moved to the Community Hall.
(UPCCEM, Jan. 1927)
Not long after the Hanna Community Christmas Tree program was completed, the Opera House burned down. It was a good thing the building did not catch fire while the crowd of people were still in the building. One casualty of the fire was the Hanna Band instruments. Some of the instruments were destroyed in the fire.
1927 January 16:
The Hanna Band gave a street concert to raise funds to replace the instruments which were destroyed in the fire on Christmas Eve of 1926. The concert was well attended and enjoyed by the community with a goodly amount of money collected. (UPCCEM, Mar. 1927)
When the Opera House burned down, the picture show had to be moved to the First Aid Hall which is now the Community Hall turned Hanna Basin Museum.
1927 January 23:
Our temporary picture show theater was opened at the First Aid Hall. (UPCCEM, Mar.1927)