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[[Image:lyric.png|left|thumb|250px|1908 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]LYRIC THEATER (THE). The 1909 ''Dubuque City Directory'' located this business at 902 Main. An announcement made in 1907 stated that the theater had been "given over into the hands of electricians" who would make a brilliant electrical display and transform "the corner into one of the brightest in the city. (1)
[[Image:lyric.png|left|thumb|250px|1908 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]LYRIC THEATER (THE). An announcement made in 1907 stated that the theater located at 902 Main been "given over into the hands of electricians" who would make a brilliant electrical display and transform "the corner into one of the brightest in the city. (1)


In 1910 [[HARKETT, William A.|William A. HARKETT]], the florist, leased the Lyric Theater building for five years. (2)
In 1910 [[HARKETT, William A.|William A. HARKETT]], the florist, leased the Lyric Theater building for five years. (2)
The management of the theater provided an oyster supper for all its employees and the Hanover Orchestra which provided music in November 1919. (2)


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2. "Business Change Announced," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', March 3, 1910, p. 10
2. "Business Change Announced," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', March 3, 1910, p. 10


2. Untitled article. ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', November 21, 1919, p. 7


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1908 advertisement. Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald

LYRIC THEATER (THE). An announcement made in 1907 stated that the theater located at 902 Main been "given over into the hands of electricians" who would make a brilliant electrical display and transform "the corner into one of the brightest in the city. (1)

In 1910 William A. HARKETT, the florist, leased the Lyric Theater building for five years. (2)

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Source:

1. "The City in Brief," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, October 30, 1907, p. 5

2. "Business Change Announced," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, March 3, 1910, p. 10