Flemington Opera House

The Flemington Opera House is listed in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide, an annual for roadshow managers. E. B. Allen was Mgr and there were 500 seats. The proscenium opening was 22 feet wide X 10 feet high and the stage was 20 feet deep. Dressing rooms were under the stage and the theatre was on the first floor. There were 4 weekly newspapers and 2 hotels and a boarding house in Flemington. Railroads were the CNJ and the LV. The 1897 population was 2,500.