The market was removed in 1925 and the second floor converted into the balcony section that you see today. Upstairs at the theater acts like Mae West, Al Jolson, John Phillip Sousa, and the Dorsey Brothers, along with traveling theater groups visited regularly. It had two floors: upstairs was the theater and downstairs was used as a public market where farmers would congregate to sell to the townspeople. Live Music News and Review: Tell us a bit about the history of Mauch Chunk Opera Hous e.ĭan Hugos: The Opera House was opened in the winter of 1882 as a Vaudeville theater. (Check out some really cool video of Enter the Haggis at the Opera House for their drummer’s final show in September of 2010 in the video section below. Along with his partners, Vincent DeGiosio and Christie McGorry, they run a company called JTAMS productions who are responsible for throwing the concerts at the Opera House. We spent some time with Dan Hugos, one of the folks involved with the operation and promotion of the Mauch Chunk Opera House, and asked him all about the venue, and their vision in terms of bringing music into the historic venue. As not too many operas are heading through NEPA, for decades it has housed concerts for the community. Over the years that building has been renovated many times and is the current Opera House for the area. In the late 1800s when the area was still known as Mauch Chunk, the community came together and decided to build a building for community events, town hall, and local market.
Though he was not from there, the town was inspired by his accomplishments and took his name. Nestled in the Pocono Mountains of Eastern Pennsylvania is a small town made famous by changing their town’s name to honor one of America’s greatest athletes, Jim Thorpe.
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