Barrison Theatre

Miss E. Mohrmann and Joe Howard signed a five-year lease for a livery building off of Sheridan Road on November 25, 1907 which Mr. Joseph E. Howard has accompanied by former Manager Takacs of the Schwartz Theatre nearby. The former livery stable was converted into the Barrison Theatre, which had a frontage of 70x46 (planned for 70x100 beforehand), a 18x35 stage with a 22x16 opening, and an original capacity of 540 seats (planned for 800 beforehand). Howard and Tekacs left Waukegan for Chicago on C&NW before the people behind the Waukegan News-SUN or real estate men had a chance to whether they intended to build up the former store. The Barrison Theatre opened less than a month later in December 1907 after various waitings.