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324 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
they hoped to lead an ideal life, both devoted to the love and study of
the highest ideal of their beloved art.
A very bright future in the field of art is before Miss Ruth Deike,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Deike, of this city. Miss Deike is a
student at the Cleveland School of Art, and though she will not complete
her course of study until the coming year, her diligent Avorking and hard
study have not been unrewarded, for four of her paintings were recently
chosen by Mr. Keller, of this school, for exhibition at the Panama Exposition.
This is indeed a beautiful compliment to Miss Deike, and there is
no doubt but that the future holds many bright things in store for her.
AMUSEMENTS
On June 7, 1845, June & Turner advertised their circus to exhibit
June. 18th in Sandusky with an admission fee of 30 cents. This Avas fhe
first circus to exhibit at Sandusky, and the show probably looked like
thirty cents.
March 10,1846, there was a concert given by the choirs of the Congregational
and Episcopal churches, with an admission fee of 25 cents.
On July 14, 1846, Raymond & Warring's circus Avas advertised to
exhibit in Sandusky on the 28th day of July. It had a band wagon
drawn by four elephants.
The first amusement hall of which there is any record in Sandusky
was Philomathean Hall, where the Clarion advertises a vocal concert by
Mr. Covert on September 1, 1846.
In 1847 there was a concert by the Ogontz Band at the courthouse
H. D. Ward, Ed Stapleton and E. Bell were the committee. Mr. Lewis
AA'as the teacher, and Mr. Laurence was the pianist.
On May 16, 1848, Welch, Delavan & Nathan's circus exhibited at
Sandusky, with an admission fee of 25 cents.
On June 28, 1848, Alexander, the magician, exhibited in Doll's Hall
on Water Street.
On July 9, 1848, a concert is advertised by Anna Bishop at Doll's
Hall.
The location of the Philomathean Hall and Doll's Hall cannot now
be ascertained. The Euterpean Hall is the first hall of which old residents
at present have any knowledge. Later the Norman Hall which
occupied part of the present site of the Hinde & Dauch factory was built
and about 1868 Fischer's Hall was finished over the room now occupied
by the Wells Fargo Express Company. The Euterpean Hall was on
the third floor over the American Express Company; later William T.
West used as a theater and amusement hall the room HOAV occupied by
the R. M. & C. B. Wilcox Company as a carpet room; and the Cooke
Brothers had a hall which is now the room occupied by the Knights of
Pythias and was called Union Hall. There jAvas also in the '50s and
early '60s two or three small German theaters on Wate r and Market
streets.