Huber Opera House & Civic Center
157 East High Street,
Hicksville,
OH
43526
157 East High Street,
Hicksville,
OH
43526
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Go to http://hicksvilleohio.org/HicksvivlleTheMovie.aspx for more info and a picture from the 1960’s.
This theater is listed under Hicksville OH as “Huber’s Opera House” in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. The Mgr. was A.A. Huber. Seating capacity was listed as 925, and the theater was on the ground floor. Tickets were 25 cents and 50 cents. The proscenium opening was 25 feet wide X 20 feet high, and the stage was 25 feet deep. The house had electric illumination and there were up to 7 players in the house orchestra. There were 2 local newspapers, the Independent and the News, and 2 hotels for show folks, the Swilly House and the Hotel Baltimore. The railroad was the Baltimore & Ohio. The 1897 population of Hicksville was 3,000.
The building was also used as a nightclub/concert venue in the 1980s.
This site has a photo of the Huber Theater.
An old photo and additional information can be found here.
This is a photo taken after the renovation.