Olentangy Park Theater - Revision history

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<p>Added info</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:12, 6 September 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l48">Line 48:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 48:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For preparation for the 1912 season's stock program, two new dressing rooms were added to the balcony, Real Neth installed a new electrical room for electrical effects, and a new property room was arranged to allow Larry Antrim to handle and care for the stage properties. The paint frame, where the scenic artists work, was enlarged to allow two "sets" to be painted simultaneously.<ref>"Stubbs-Mackay Players." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 23, 1912. Page 14.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For preparation for the 1912 season's stock program, two new dressing rooms were added to the balcony, Real Neth installed a new electrical room for electrical effects, and a new property room was arranged to allow Larry Antrim to handle and care for the stage properties. The paint frame, where the scenic artists work, was enlarged to allow two "sets" to be painted simultaneously.<ref>"Stubbs-Mackay Players." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 23, 1912. Page 14.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The regular vaudeville performances were moved to the [[Open-Air Theater]] once it was built in 1921, leaving the theater a gathering place and for special performances only.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Performances ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Performances ==</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span class="autocomment">Arrests</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:19, 4 April 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l62">Line 62:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 62:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For Sunday, June 11, the park theater issued a public announcement stating that it would open, despite threats of arrests, as Magistrate Andrews had prevented arrests on Sunday, and no actual arrests had been made.<ref>"Said It Will Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 10, 1899. Page 7.</ref> However, during the evening performance, several of the male actors were arrested based on warrants issued by Magistrate Helwagen and affidavits filed by Harry Bell. Constable Logan and others working with him arrested Manager George L. Chennell, Bert Howard, [?] Handy, Frank Young, Joe Allen, William West, and George Fielding. Each had a {{Tooltip |text = $100|tooltip = $3,853 in 2025 dollars}} bond to pay before returning to the performance, and they were all paid by Joseph Dusenbury's brother William.<ref>"Actors Arrested." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For Sunday, June 11, the park theater issued a public announcement stating that it would open, despite threats of arrests, as Magistrate Andrews had prevented arrests on Sunday, and no actual arrests had been made.<ref>"Said It Will Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 10, 1899. Page 7.</ref> However, during the evening performance, several of the male actors were arrested based on warrants issued by Magistrate Helwagen and affidavits filed by Harry Bell. Constable Logan and others working with him arrested Manager George L. Chennell, Bert Howard, [?] Handy, Frank Young, Joe Allen, William West, and George Fielding. Each had a {{Tooltip |text = $100|tooltip = $3,853 in 2025 dollars}} bond to pay before returning to the performance, and they were all paid by Joseph Dusenbury's brother William.<ref>"Actors Arrested." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By June 12, the Columbus Pastors' Union adopted a resolution requesting that Columbus Mayor Samuel J. Swartz remove Dusenbury from his post as the Director of Public Safety if he continued to allow the theater to operate on Sundays. One reverend, R.B. Patton, requested that the mayor remove Dusenbury's partner, Eli West.<ref>"Want Him Removed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref> Similar resolutions were presented by groups such as the Christian Endeavor union,<ref>"More Severe Criticism." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 14, 1899. Page 10.</ref><ref>"Christian Endeavorers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 16, 1899. Page 9.</ref> the Mt. Vernon Avenue M. E. Church,<ref name="mtvernon">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107105523/after-dusenbery/ "After Dusenbery."] ''Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio).'' June 13, 1899. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Third Street Epworth League requesting Dusenbury's removal since they feel he was not enforcing the law equally.<ref>"So-Called Suppression." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 13, 1899. Page 10.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By June 12, the Columbus Pastors' Union adopted a resolution requesting that Columbus Mayor Samuel J. Swartz remove Dusenbury from his post as the Director of Public Safety if he continued to allow the theater to operate on Sundays. One reverend, R. B. Patton, requested that the mayor remove Dusenbury's partner, Eli West.<ref>"Want Him Removed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref> Similar resolutions were presented by groups such as the Christian Endeavor union,<ref>"More Severe Criticism." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 14, 1899. Page 10.</ref><ref>"Christian Endeavorers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 16, 1899. Page 9.</ref> the Mt. Vernon Avenue M. E. Church,<ref name="mtvernon">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107105523/after-dusenbery/ "After Dusenbery."] ''Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio).'' June 13, 1899. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Third Street Epworth League requesting Dusenbury's removal since they feel he was not enforcing the law equally.<ref>"So-Called Suppression." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 13, 1899. Page 10.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Court Cases ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Court Cases ===</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span class="autocomment">Arrests</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:19, 4 April 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l60">Line 60:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 60:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Arrests===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Arrests===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For Sunday, June 11, the park theater issued a public announcement stating that it would open, despite threats of arrests, as Magistrate Andrews had prevented arrests on Sunday and no actual arrests had been made.<ref>"Said It Will Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 10, 1899. Page 7.</ref> However, during the evening performance, several of the male actors were arrested based on warrants issued by Magistrate Helwagen and affidavits filed by Harry Bell. Constable Logan and others working with him arrested Manager George Chennell, Bert Howard, [?] Handy, Frank Young, Joe Allen, William West, and George Fielding. Each had a {{Tooltip |text = $100|tooltip = $3,853 in 2025 dollars}} bond to pay before returning to the performance, and they were all paid by Joseph Dusenbury's brother William.<ref>"Actors Arrested." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For Sunday, June 11, the park theater issued a public announcement stating that it would open, despite threats of arrests, as Magistrate Andrews had prevented arrests on Sunday<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>and no actual arrests had been made.<ref>"Said It Will Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 10, 1899. Page 7.</ref> However, during the evening performance, several of the male actors were arrested based on warrants issued by Magistrate Helwagen and affidavits filed by Harry Bell. Constable Logan and others working with him arrested Manager George <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">L. </ins>Chennell, Bert Howard, [?] Handy, Frank Young, Joe Allen, William West, and George Fielding. Each had a {{Tooltip |text = $100|tooltip = $3,853 in 2025 dollars}} bond to pay before returning to the performance, and they were all paid by Joseph Dusenbury's brother William.<ref>"Actors Arrested." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By June 12, the Columbus Pastors' Union adopted a resolution requesting that Columbus Mayor Samuel J. Swartz remove Dusenbury from his post as the Director of Public Safety if he continued to allow the theater to operate on Sundays. One reverend, R.B. Patton, requested that the mayor remove Dusenbury's partner, Eli West.<ref>"Want Him Removed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref> Similar resolutions were presented by groups such as the Christian Endeavor union,<ref>"More Severe Criticism." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 14, 1899. Page 10.</ref><ref>"Christian Endeavorers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 16, 1899. Page 9.</ref> the Mt. Vernon Avenue M. E. Church,<ref name="mtvernon">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107105523/after-dusenbery/ "After Dusenbery."] ''Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio).'' June 13, 1899. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Third Street Epworth League requesting Dusenbury's removal since they feel he was not enforcing the law equally.<ref>"So-Called Suppression." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 13, 1899. Page 10.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By June 12, the Columbus Pastors' Union adopted a resolution requesting that Columbus Mayor Samuel J. Swartz remove Dusenbury from his post as the Director of Public Safety if he continued to allow the theater to operate on Sundays. One reverend, R.B. Patton, requested that the mayor remove Dusenbury's partner, Eli West.<ref>"Want Him Removed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref> Similar resolutions were presented by groups such as the Christian Endeavor union,<ref>"More Severe Criticism." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 14, 1899. Page 10.</ref><ref>"Christian Endeavorers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 16, 1899. Page 9.</ref> the Mt. Vernon Avenue M. E. Church,<ref name="mtvernon">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107105523/after-dusenbery/ "After Dusenbery."] ''Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio).'' June 13, 1899. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Third Street Epworth League requesting Dusenbury's removal since they feel he was not enforcing the law equally.<ref>"So-Called Suppression." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 13, 1899. Page 10.</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>Added info</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:52, 1 March 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l21">Line 21:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 21:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was claimed to be the largest summer theater in the world in 1914.<ref name="may1914">[https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll56/id/12199/rec/6 "Olentangy Park."] ''The Daily Journal-Herald (Delaware, Ohio).'' May 13, 1914. Page 7. Accessed through the Delaware County Historical Society via OhioMemory.org.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was claimed to be the largest summer theater in the world in 1914.<ref name="may1914">[https://ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p16007coll56/id/12199/rec/6 "Olentangy Park."] ''The Daily Journal-Herald (Delaware, Ohio).'' May 13, 1914. Page 7. Accessed through the Delaware County Historical Society via OhioMemory.org.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A "big shelter house...supplied with tables and seats to accommodate large groups of picnickers" was described in ''The Columbus Dispatch'' in 1923. It is unknown if this is one of the casinos or a newer structure built for that season.<ref>Cherrington, H. E. "Outdoor Amusements." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' May 6, 1923. Page 79.</ref></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Later, air conditioning made other theaters a bigger competition, affecting the park theater's attendance until most of the structure burned down in 1927.<ref name="candb">Hyatt, Shirley. ''Clintonville and Beechwold.'' Arcadia Publishing, 2009.</ref> The remaining structure was used for square dances until the rest of the frame building was razed in November 1932<ref>"Historic Theater at Olentangy Park Latest Victim to March of Progress." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 12, 1932. Page 2.</ref><ref>[https://dp.la/item/57021949941def63bc863ff5313c0b72?q=Olentangy&page=2 "Olentangy Park Theatre."] ''Digital Public Library of America.''</ref><ref>Barrett, Richard E. ''Columbus, Ohio 1898-1950 in Vintage Postcards.'' Arcadia Publishing, 2002.</ref><ref>Classified Advertisement. ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 8, 1932. Page 21.</ref> and the 20-foot-tall wooden front entrance towers burned down on Nov. 10, 1939.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, Vol. 1.'' April 1984.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Olentangy Village Is Scene of Blaze|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = Nov. 11, 1939|page = 12 }}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Later, air conditioning made other theaters a bigger competition, affecting the park theater's attendance until most of the structure burned down in 1927.<ref name="candb">Hyatt, Shirley. ''Clintonville and Beechwold.'' Arcadia Publishing, 2009.</ref> The remaining structure was used for square dances until the rest of the frame building was razed in November 1932<ref>"Historic Theater at Olentangy Park Latest Victim to March of Progress." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 12, 1932. Page 2.</ref><ref>[https://dp.la/item/57021949941def63bc863ff5313c0b72?q=Olentangy&page=2 "Olentangy Park Theatre."] ''Digital Public Library of America.''</ref><ref>Barrett, Richard E. ''Columbus, Ohio 1898-1950 in Vintage Postcards.'' Arcadia Publishing, 2002.</ref><ref>Classified Advertisement. ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Nov. 8, 1932. Page 21.</ref> and the 20-foot-tall wooden front entrance towers burned down on Nov. 10, 1939.<ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. 1984. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian, Vol. 1.'' April 1984.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Olentangy Village Is Scene of Blaze|pub = The Columbus Dispatch|date = Nov. 11, 1939|page = 12 }}</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 06:21, 17 January 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l8">Line 8:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 8:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|numstories = 2</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|numstories = 2</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|section = Center</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|section = Center</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|architect = Yost & Packard<br /><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">John Albert </del>Ewers (Contracting Firm)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|architect = Yost & Packard<br />Ewers <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Bros. </ins>(Contracting Firm)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|length = 250 feet (76.2 meters)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|length = 250 feet (76.2 meters)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|width = 135 feet (41.2 meters)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|width = 135 feet (41.2 meters)</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l25">Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Description and Background ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Description and Background ==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Rumors of a casino at the park began in December 1898, and plans were drawn up by March 1899. Working with <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">John Albert </del>Ewers<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'s </del>contracting firm,<ref>"John Albert Ewers Summoned by Death." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Dec. 4, 1922. Page 8.</ref> architects Joseph W. Yost & Frank L. Packard designed the building to have a "combination of towers, and turrets and pinnacles, that will rise from broad piazzas, balconies, terraces and a capacious theater." The original location was to be west of the entrance to the park, overlooking the Olentangy River {{Tooltip |text = 56 feet|tooltip = 17.1 meters}} below. It was to face north and have its entrance at the northeast corner, just before the bridge that spans the ravine.<ref name="casinoplans">"Olentangy Park Casino." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 4, 1899. Page 6.</ref><ref name="loc">''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 8, 1899. Page 4.</ref> The Columbus Street Railway company said they decided to move the location nearer to the center of the park grounds due to the original location being too crowded.<ref name="locationchange">"Location is Changed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 27, 1899. Page 7.</ref> It was later revealed that it was moved to make most of the park outside the city limits, which ended around the southern part of the ravine.<ref name="kidsgloves">"Without Kids Gloves." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 27, 1899. Page 6.</ref> The final location was just past the bridge and just west of the refreshment hall (later, the [[Colonnade]]), and northwest of the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)|Merry-Go-Round]].<ref name="loc" /> The building would now face the south, with the theater toward the north.<ref name="sanborn1901"/><ref name="sanborn1901-2" /> This location allowed the balconies to look over the river and the park.<ref name="locationchange" /> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Rumors of a casino at the park began in December 1898, and plans were drawn up by March 1899. Working with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </ins>Ewers <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Bros. </ins>contracting firm,<ref>"John Albert Ewers Summoned by Death." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Dec. 4, 1922. Page 8.</ref> architects Joseph W. Yost & Frank L. Packard designed the building to have a "combination of towers, and turrets and pinnacles, that will rise from broad piazzas, balconies, terraces and a capacious theater." The original location was to be west of the entrance to the park, overlooking the Olentangy River {{Tooltip |text = 56 feet|tooltip = 17.1 meters}} below. It was to face north and have its entrance at the northeast corner, just before the bridge that spans the ravine.<ref name="casinoplans">"Olentangy Park Casino." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 4, 1899. Page 6.</ref><ref name="loc">''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 8, 1899. Page 4.</ref> The Columbus Street Railway company said they decided to move the location nearer to the center of the park grounds due to the original location being too crowded.<ref name="locationchange">"Location is Changed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 27, 1899. Page 7.</ref> It was later revealed that it was moved to make most of the park outside the city limits, which ended around the southern part of the ravine.<ref name="kidsgloves">"Without Kids Gloves." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 27, 1899. Page 6.</ref> The final location was just past the bridge and just west of the refreshment hall (later, the [[Colonnade]]), and northwest of the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)|Merry-Go-Round]].<ref name="loc" /> The building would now face the south, with the theater toward the north.<ref name="sanborn1901"/><ref name="sanborn1901-2" /> This location allowed the balconies to look over the river and the park.<ref name="locationchange" /> </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The casino covered a ground area of {{Tooltip |text = 135 by 250 feet|tooltip = 41.2 by 76.2 meters}}<ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Theater Opening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 29, 1899. Page 9.</ref> and the theater alone was {{Tooltip |text = 80 by 150 feet|tooltip = 24.4 by 45.7 meters}} and stood {{Tooltip |text = 56 feet|tooltip = 17.1 meters}} above the Olentangy River.<ref name="openingweek">"Olentangy Park: Opening Week." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 1, 1899. Page 11.</ref>. There were eleven arches on each side of the loggia, and each arch was studded with lamps.<ref name="opentomorrow">"Olentangy Park: The Opening To-morrow." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 27, 1899. Page 14.</ref> The exterior was painted in olive green, surmounted by a red roof. The cornice is decorated with white, and the whole building is covered in foliage. It was covered with electrical lights inside and out.<ref name="theater">"Summer Theatricals." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 13, 1899. Page 14.</ref> In the center of each tower at the entrance was an arc light, while the entrance archway had a cluster of lamps.<ref name="opentomorrow" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The casino covered a ground area of {{Tooltip |text = 135 by 250 feet|tooltip = 41.2 by 76.2 meters}}<ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Theater Opening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 29, 1899. Page 9.</ref> and the theater alone was {{Tooltip |text = 80 by 150 feet|tooltip = 24.4 by 45.7 meters}} and stood {{Tooltip |text = 56 feet|tooltip = 17.1 meters}} above the Olentangy River.<ref name="openingweek">"Olentangy Park: Opening Week." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 1, 1899. Page 11.</ref>. There were eleven arches on each side of the loggia, and each arch was studded with lamps.<ref name="opentomorrow">"Olentangy Park: The Opening To-morrow." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 27, 1899. Page 14.</ref> The exterior was painted in olive green, surmounted by a red roof. The cornice is decorated with white, and the whole building is covered in foliage. It was covered with electrical lights inside and out.<ref name="theater">"Summer Theatricals." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 13, 1899. Page 14.</ref> In the center of each tower at the entrance was an arc light, while the entrance archway had a cluster of lamps.<ref name="opentomorrow" /></div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 06:20, 17 January 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l8">Line 8:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 8:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|numstories = 2</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|numstories = 2</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|section = Center</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|section = Center</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|architect = Yost & Packard</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|architect = Yost & Packard<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><br />John Albert Ewers (Contracting Firm)</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|length = 250 feet (76.2 meters)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|length = 250 feet (76.2 meters)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|width = 135 feet (41.2 meters)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|width = 135 feet (41.2 meters)</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16">Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Olentangy Park Theater]] and '''Casino''' was built in [[1899 Season|1899]] by the architectural firm Yost & Packard and opened on Sunday, May 28, 1899. </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[Olentangy Park Theater]] and '''Casino''' was built in [[1899 Season|1899]] by the architectural firm Yost & Packard and opened on Sunday, May 28, 1899.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built along the banks of the ravine,<ref name="sanborn1901">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map.</ref><ref name="sanborn1901-2">''[https://sanborn-ohioweblibrary-org.oh0057.oplin.org/viewer/?id=13464 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901, Sheet 63. Map.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> it featured band performances, vaudeville, and summer stock theater performances, along with areas to relax and enjoy refreshments. Its open-air design allowed performances to run throughout the summer when downtown theaters had to close during the hottest months. It also hosted local events, including Boxwell graduation commencements. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Built along the banks of the ravine,<ref name="sanborn1901">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map.</ref><ref name="sanborn1901-2">''[https://sanborn-ohioweblibrary-org.oh0057.oplin.org/viewer/?id=13464 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901, Sheet 63. Map.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> it featured band performances, vaudeville, and summer stock theater performances, along with areas to relax and enjoy refreshments. Its open-air design allowed performances to run throughout the summer when downtown theaters had to close during the hottest months. It also hosted local events, including Boxwell graduation commencements. </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l25">Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Description and Background ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== Description and Background ==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Rumors of a casino at the park began in December 1898, and plans were drawn up by March 1899. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Architects </del>Joseph W. Yost & Frank L. Packard designed the building to have a "combination of towers, and turrets and pinnacles, that will rise from broad piazzas, balconies, terraces and a capacious theater." The original location was to be west of the entrance to the park, overlooking the Olentangy River {{Tooltip |text = 56 feet|tooltip = 17.1 meters}} below. It was to face north and have its entrance at the northeast corner, just before the bridge that spans the ravine.<ref name="casinoplans">"Olentangy Park Casino." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 4, 1899. Page 6.</ref><ref name="loc">''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 8, 1899. Page 4.</ref> The Columbus Street Railway company said they decided to move the location nearer to the center of the park grounds due to the original location being too crowded.<ref name="locationchange">"Location is Changed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 27, 1899. Page 7.</ref> It was later revealed that it was moved to make most of the park outside the city limits, which ended around the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">south </del>part of the ravine.<ref name="kidsgloves">"Without Kids Gloves." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 27, 1899. Page 6.</ref> The final location was just past the bridge and just west of the refreshment hall (later, the [[Colonnade]]), and northwest of the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)|Merry-Go-Round]].<ref name="loc" /> The building would now face the south, with the theater toward the north.<ref name="sanborn1901"/><ref name="sanborn1901-2" /> This location allowed the balconies to look over the river and the park.<ref name="locationchange" /> </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Rumors of a casino at the park began in December 1898, and plans were drawn up by March 1899. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Working with John Albert Ewers's contracting firm,<ref>"John Albert Ewers Summoned by Death." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' Dec. 4, 1922. Page 8.</ref> architects </ins>Joseph W. Yost & Frank L. Packard designed the building to have a "combination of towers, and turrets and pinnacles, that will rise from broad piazzas, balconies, terraces and a capacious theater." The original location was to be west of the entrance to the park, overlooking the Olentangy River {{Tooltip |text = 56 feet|tooltip = 17.1 meters}} below. It was to face north and have its entrance at the northeast corner, just before the bridge that spans the ravine.<ref name="casinoplans">"Olentangy Park Casino." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 4, 1899. Page 6.</ref><ref name="loc">''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 8, 1899. Page 4.</ref> The Columbus Street Railway company said they decided to move the location nearer to the center of the park grounds due to the original location being too crowded.<ref name="locationchange">"Location is Changed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' March 27, 1899. Page 7.</ref> It was later revealed that it was moved to make most of the park outside the city limits, which ended around the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">southern </ins>part of the ravine.<ref name="kidsgloves">"Without Kids Gloves." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 27, 1899. Page 6.</ref> The final location was just past the bridge and just west of the refreshment hall (later, the [[Colonnade]]), and northwest of the [[Merry-Go-Round (1)|Merry-Go-Round]].<ref name="loc" /> The building would now face the south, with the theater toward the north.<ref name="sanborn1901"/><ref name="sanborn1901-2" /> This location allowed the balconies to look over the river and the park.<ref name="locationchange" /> </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The casino covered a ground area of {{Tooltip |text = 135 by 250 feet|tooltip = 41.2 by 76.2 meters}}<ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Theater Opening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 29, 1899. Page 9.</ref> and the theater alone was {{Tooltip |text = 80 by 150 feet|tooltip = 24.4 by 45.7 meters}} and stood {{Tooltip |text = 56 feet|tooltip = 17.1 meters}} above the Olentangy River.<ref name="openingweek">"Olentangy Park: Opening Week." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 1, 1899. Page 11.</ref>. There were eleven arches on each side of the loggia, and each arch was studded with lamps.<ref name="opentomorrow">"Olentangy Park: The Opening To-morrow." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 27, 1899. Page 14.</ref> The exterior was painted in olive green, surmounted by a red roof. The cornice is decorated with white, and the whole building is covered in foliage. It was covered with electrical lights inside and out.<ref name="theater">"Summer Theatricals." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 13, 1899. Page 14.</ref> In the center of each tower at the entrance was an arc light, while the entrance archway had a cluster of lamps.<ref name="opentomorrow" /></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The casino covered a ground area of {{Tooltip |text = 135 by 250 feet|tooltip = 41.2 by 76.2 meters}}<ref name="opening2">"Olentangy Park: Theater Opening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 29, 1899. Page 9.</ref> and the theater alone was {{Tooltip |text = 80 by 150 feet|tooltip = 24.4 by 45.7 meters}} and stood {{Tooltip |text = 56 feet|tooltip = 17.1 meters}} above the Olentangy River.<ref name="openingweek">"Olentangy Park: Opening Week." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 1, 1899. Page 11.</ref>. There were eleven arches on each side of the loggia, and each arch was studded with lamps.<ref name="opentomorrow">"Olentangy Park: The Opening To-morrow." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 27, 1899. Page 14.</ref> The exterior was painted in olive green, surmounted by a red roof. The cornice is decorated with white, and the whole building is covered in foliage. It was covered with electrical lights inside and out.<ref name="theater">"Summer Theatricals." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 13, 1899. Page 14.</ref> In the center of each tower at the entrance was an arc light, while the entrance archway had a cluster of lamps.<ref name="opentomorrow" /></div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:07, 22 December 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l60">Line 60:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 60:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For Sunday, June 11, the park theater issued a public announcement stating that it would open, despite threats of arrests, as Magistrate Andrews had prevented arrests on Sunday and no actual arrests had been made.<ref>"Said It Will Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 10, 1899. Page 7.</ref> However, during the evening performance, several of the male actors were arrested based on warrants issued by Magistrate Helwagen and affidavits filed by Harry Bell. Constable Logan and others working with him arrested Manager George Chennell, Bert Howard, [?] Handy, Frank Young, Joe Allen, William West, and George Fielding. Each had a {{Tooltip |text = $100|tooltip = $3,853 in 2025 dollars}} bond to pay before returning to the performance, and they were all paid by Joseph Dusenbury's brother William.<ref>"Actors Arrested." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For Sunday, June 11, the park theater issued a public announcement stating that it would open, despite threats of arrests, as Magistrate Andrews had prevented arrests on Sunday and no actual arrests had been made.<ref>"Said It Will Open." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 10, 1899. Page 7.</ref> However, during the evening performance, several of the male actors were arrested based on warrants issued by Magistrate Helwagen and affidavits filed by Harry Bell. Constable Logan and others working with him arrested Manager George Chennell, Bert Howard, [?] Handy, Frank Young, Joe Allen, William West, and George Fielding. Each had a {{Tooltip |text = $100|tooltip = $3,853 in 2025 dollars}} bond to pay before returning to the performance, and they were all paid by Joseph Dusenbury's brother William.<ref>"Actors Arrested." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By June 12, the Columbus Pastors' Union adopted a resolution requesting that Columbus Mayor Swartz remove Dusenbury from his post as the Director of Public Safety if he continued to allow the theater to operate on Sundays. One reverend, R.B. Patton, requested that the mayor remove Dusenbury's partner, Eli West.<ref>"Want Him Removed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref> Similar resolutions were presented by groups such as the Christian Endeavor union,<ref>"More Severe Criticism." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 14, 1899. Page 10.</ref><ref>"Christian Endeavorers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 16, 1899. Page 9.</ref> the Mt. Vernon Avenue M. E. Church,<ref name="mtvernon">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107105523/after-dusenbery/ "After Dusenbery."] ''Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio).'' June 13, 1899. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Third Street Epworth League requesting Dusenbury's removal since they feel he was not enforcing the law equally.<ref>"So-Called Suppression." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 13, 1899. Page 10.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>By June 12, the Columbus Pastors' Union adopted a resolution requesting that Columbus Mayor <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Samuel J. </ins>Swartz remove Dusenbury from his post as the Director of Public Safety if he continued to allow the theater to operate on Sundays. One reverend, R.B. Patton, requested that the mayor remove Dusenbury's partner, Eli West.<ref>"Want Him Removed." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 12, 1899. Page 7.</ref> Similar resolutions were presented by groups such as the Christian Endeavor union,<ref>"More Severe Criticism." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 14, 1899. Page 10.</ref><ref>"Christian Endeavorers." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 16, 1899. Page 9.</ref> the Mt. Vernon Avenue M. E. Church,<ref name="mtvernon">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107105523/after-dusenbery/ "After Dusenbery."] ''Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio).'' June 13, 1899. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref> and the Third Street Epworth League requesting Dusenbury's removal since they feel he was not enforcing the law equally.<ref>"So-Called Suppression." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 13, 1899. Page 10.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Court Cases ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Court Cases ===</div></td></tr> </table>

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