During its early years the Opera House provided a variety of entertainment for the public, and one of the forms especially popular with the men was wrestling. On October 23rd, a crowd of more than 600 watched a match between Harold Christensen, amateur heavyweight champion of the world and Earl Caddock, native of Iowa. Caddock defeated Christensen and later faced a new challenger in Jess Westergaard. Matches took place after the regularly-scheduled movies and ticket prices ranged from $1.00 to $1.50 for auditorium seats and $2.00 for a seat on the stage. While audiences were mostly male, a few women were reported to attend the less refined entertainment. On one particular evening a reporter noted with some surprise that there were actually as many as 25 ladies in the crowd.

On November 20th, Opera returned to the stage of the Opera House with performances by the Chicago English Opera Company. Three railroad cars brought the extensive collection of scenery, properties, and wardrobe to Lead. The beautiful stage settings were exact reproductions of those used at Covent Garden in London and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

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