The Hanna Theater Curtain was sent out for conservation assessment in 2007 and is now being stored, indefinitely inaccessible for viewing. When we know what it will cost to perform the necessary preservation treatment and perhaps have it mounted somewhere for long-term viewing, we will probably need to conduct a fundraising drive. Comments, questions and suggestions are appreciated and may be sent to the Special Collections Librarian at w.barrow@csuohio.edu, or telephoned to him at (216) 687-6998

Souvenir Program, opening night, the Hanna Theater, 1921

The Hanna Theater in 1948.
(Photo: Herman Seld, 1948)

Ticket sales for "Annie Get Your Gun" in 1948.
(Photo: Byron Filkins, 1948)

Brisk ticket sales for "South Pacific" at the Hanna Theater, 1950. Manager Milton Krantz, at right.
(Photo: Glenn Zahn, 1950)

Hanna ushers, 1951: Flo Ritchie, Mary Nemastil, Edna Spahlinger, Kay Scalero, Mary Alice Martin, Irene Toloskevich, Louise Bergner, and Phyllis Kolk.
(Photo: Cleveland Press, 1951)

Switchboard intricacies of Hanna Theater's "The Egghead" are explained to Lakewood Little Theater's Patti Rowe by Director Hume Cronyn.
(Photo: Herman Seid, 1957)

Hanna subscriptions, 1958, are being sold at shopping centers from a mobile unit. A giant chart helps customers pick good seats. Jon Essex, the theater's traveling ticket agent, explains the chart at Shoregate to Miss Pat Frazier.

The Hanna Theater in 1968.
(Photo: Bernie Noble)

The Hanna Theater in 1971.
(Photo: Tom Prusha, 1971)

Redecorated lobby of the Hanna Theater, 1971.
(Photo: Tom Prusha, 1971)

Hanna Theater stagehands, 1972: Zoe Zitiello and Phil Smith.
(Photo: Bernie Noble)