NRHP: Gehling's Theatre
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[hide]Gehling's Theatre
NRHP Reference #: 88000942
NRHP Listing Date: 19880928
Location
1592 Stone, Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska
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Summary
Constructed in 1892-93 in Falls City by the Gehling family, owners of the local brewery, the three story brick building has a large opera house on the second level. The interior features a curved balcony and a huge proscenium arch, which fills the entire wall of the opera house. Old posters advertising silent movies remain on the walls backstage. The opera house hosted stars like Fanny Rice and such classics as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "Shepherd of the Hills."
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