Mabel Tainter Memorial Theatre, Menomonie, WI

 Today's post is mostly a continuation from yesterday's post, which showed exterior shots of the Mabel Tainter Memorial Center for the Arts. Today, a couple more exterior shots, including the Viking ship sculpture, and then several shots of the interior.

Steere & Turner pipe organ, lower

Box seats above

From Mabeltainter.org

'The interior of the building contains hand stenciled walls and ceilings, marble staircase and floors, leaded stained glass windows, walnut and oak woodwork, brass fixtures, and four fireplaces, each built with a different stone or technique. The Mabel Tainter Theater still contains the original Steere & Turner tracker pipe organ. The organ has a total of 1597 pipes and 28 stops. The pipes range from 2 inches to 16 feet. Although originally water powered, it was later converted to electric. The organ's restoration began in 1957 and, since then, has been fully restored.'

From a reviewer on Trip Advisor:

'As a Menomonie native, I grew up and didn't think much about the Mabel Tainter...it was just the city library to me. Now that I've grown up and moved away, I've come to cherish what a truly impressive landmark the Memorial and the Theatre is. It's one of the few great old buildings that survived "progress" in Menomonie over the years and it helps keep the arts alive in the bustling little city. Inside, past the marble floors and the gilt edges, is a magnificent little theatre, described by docents over the years as "a copy of Ford's Theatre in Washington." It's both a wonderful place to see a play, or to perform one...I've done both in my time. Take the time to see this Victorian beauty. You'll be glad you did!'

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So true. I have been to Ford's Theatre in D.C. and I'll have to say that the layout seems somewhat the same, but the Mabel Tainter is much more beautiful, much more ornate.

If you don't believe me, check out this virtual tour of Ford's Theater.

 Hey buddy, get a ticket like everyone else!

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