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紐貝裡歌劇院
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您會怎麼處理一棟曾設有牢房、消防局及其他東西的建築物？
1882年，新建好的紐貝裡歌劇院共分為二層樓，一樓內有兩家商店、一個消防局、一間市政廳、一間職員辦公室及一間警察局。而它的二樓則是表演廳及舞台。紐約的許多巡迴劇團、藝人及形形色色的演出、知名的聲樂家及演講者、魔術師、新奇的表演及拳擊展覽會都曾出現在這個舞台上，這邊也曾舉辦過會議、舞蹈大會、學院畢業典禮及音樂會。1900年代早期，它特別受到大眾的青睞，因為此處負責放映無聲電影。慢慢地，電影漸漸取代了舞台秀。到了1920年代時，它被重新改建成電影院。直到1952年，這棟建築物一直是座電影院。
電影院於1952年關閉後，有些人認為應該將這棟建築物拆毀，但其他人則相信這是一棟重要的歷史建築。到後來，支持者終於勝出，1970年時，這間歌劇院終於被列入史蹟地點國家註冊處。1990年時，市政府放棄了它位於一樓的辦公處，因而使得整棟建築物的重建計畫得以開工，它又回復到它最原本的用途：歌劇院及社區藝術中心。
現在，這間劇院內有427個座位(全是仿造過去的樣子重製)、一個舞台及一個呈馬蹄形的陽臺。自重新開幕以來，紐貝裡歌劇院已經上演過歌劇、音樂會、爵士樂演奏會、聲樂節目及其他的表演項目。
What can you do with a building that used to contain, among other things, jail cells and a fire station?
In 1882, the newly built Newberry Opera House housed, on the first floor, two stores, a fire station, a city council chamber, a clerk's office, and a police station. The second floor held a performance hall and stage. Touring companies of New York plays, minstrel and variety shows, famed vocalists and lecturers, magicians, novelty acts and boxing exhibitions appeared on its stage. Meetings, dances, college commencement exercises, and musicals were also held there. In the early 1900s it became especially popular because silent "moving pictures" were shown there. Slowly moving pictures replaced stage shows and in the 1920s the floor was remodeled as a movie theater. The building functioned as a movie theater until 1952.
After the movie theater closed in 1952, some people thought the building should be torn down, while others believed it was an important historical building. Eventually the supporters won and in 1970 the Opera House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the 1990s the city government gave up its space on the first floor, making it possible for the entire building to be renovated and returned to its original use as an opera house and community arts center.
The theater now has 427 theater seats that are historic reproductions, a stage, and a horseshoe-shaped balcony. Since its reopening, performances at the Newberry Opera House have included operas, musicals, jazz concerts, vocal and other performances.
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