Donges Theatre

Market Square,
Meyersdale, PA 15552

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SethG
SethG on August 2, 2021 at 9:53 am

Correct spelling of the name is indeed Donges. There was an Opera House to the south, on the same side of the square. It is still on the 1919 map, shown as closed, and must have been replaced shortly thereafter by the liquor store now on that corner. Clay Donges seems to have operated a meat market on Center St in later years.

robboehm
robboehm on August 1, 2021 at 11:35 am

The theatre was opened by George Donges in 1904. It was known as the Donges Opera House. According to Gus Hall’s National Theatrical Directory the seating capacity was 847. The building was destroyed by fire on March 24, 1915.

I have uploaded the image of a page from the Meyersdale Republic from April 4, 1912 on which an advertisement for the Donges Theatre appears.