Springer Opera House facts

Francis Joseph Springer: Born Marlenheim, Alsace, France, 1834; Died Nov. 17, 1882

Workman killed when scaffold collapsed on Sept. 22, 1870 -- John Prince

Local businessman, James F. Winter, falls through a trap door in the stage, badly spraining his arm, the day before the theatre opens, Feb. 20, 1871

Cost to build the Springer Opera House in 1871 -- $40,000

Contract signed in 1964 with Reaves Wrecking for demolition and salvage of Springer -- $3,500.

Cost of Springer partial renovation in 1965 -- $200,000

Cost of comprehensive Springer renovation in 1998 -- $11 million

Cost of new McClure Theatre in 2014 -- $5 million

Original trustees of the reopened Springer Opera House, 1965

Jack A. Bell

Janice P. Biggers

Mary Margaret Byrne

Robert K. David

James W. Key

J.B. Knight

J. Stephenson Knight

F. Clason Kyle

Robert L. Lewis

Roy M. Martin

Dorothy W. McClure

Charles A. McClure

Glesca Marshall

Edward W. Neal

Charles Pierson

Emily Woodruff

This story was originally published February 21, 2015 at 4:00 PM with the headline "Springer Opera House facts."