Funke Opera House

The Hallo Opera House was built by clothing merchant H. Hallo and opened in 1873. It was destroyed by fire in 1875. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1876 as the Centennial Opera House. It was purchased in 1882 by Frederick Funke and renamed Funke Opera House. He added another story and an addition at the rear of the building.

The theatre occupied the 2nd floor of the building and had a balcony. In addition to an inside stairway leading up to the auditorium, there was a large outside iron ramp running up to the 2nd floor and to the gallery.

The first moving pictures ever to be shown in the city were screened at the Funke Opera House by the W.W. Bittner Comedy Company. The Funke Opera House also attracted many great theatre stars to its stage.

The Funke Opera House was closed in 1902 and was remodelled into an office building. It was demolished in January 1940.

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