Murphy Theatre
The Murphy Theatre in 2012
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| Address | 50 W. Main St. Wilmington, Ohio United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°26′42″N 83°49′46″W / 39.4451044°N 83.8294098°WCoordinates: 39°26′42″N 83°49′46″W / 39.4451044°N 83.8294098°W |
| Capacity | 769 |
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| Opened | July 24, 1918 |
| Reopened | January 17, 1934 |
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The Murphy Theatre is a historic theatre located at 50 West Main Street in Wilmington, Ohio.
Chicago Cubs owner and Wilmington native Charles Murphy financed the construction of the Murphy Theatre. Charles Murphy hired Eveland Construction Company from Cincinnati, Ohio, to build the theatre and construction began in 1916.
The construction of the Murphy was a massive undertaking. Over 175 cars were used in the construction. The materials used in the construction included: 1 car of metal lathe and tile, 17 cars of hollow tile, 19 cars of solid brick (850,000), 2 cars of terra cotta, 4 cars of lumber, 2 cars of brick-layers cement, 12 cars of cement, 3 cars of lime, 4 cars of plaster, 2 cars of reinforcing steel rebar, 10 cars of structural and ornamental steel, 2 cars of cinders, 1 car of cut stone, 70 cars of sand and gravel, 3 cars of mill work, 4 cars of material for heating system and 1 car of material for electrical work. It also included the lights, curtains, and ropes. Charles Murphy hired The Mandel Brothers, a prestigious interior decorating firm from Chicago, to decorate the interior. The total cost of the undertaking was in excess of $250,000 (equivalent to $3,980,642 in 2016).
The theater had a half-barrel foyer ceiling, a carved ornamental plaster with a continuous row of Cupid heads, a lobby decorated with a sunburst chandelier, marble floors, and polished oak doors; and three painted stage curtains with pictures of Betsy Ross, Nathan Hale, and Patrick Henry.
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