do they have theatre plays here?
Yes, the neighborhood Greeks performed the classic plays of antiquity in their own language and the children of European immigrants produced Shakespeare as well as others. Early one December, the Greeks performed "Odysseus in Chicago".
Hull House
Addams felt that the community benefits from theater plays and thus established an amateur theater in the Hull House in 1899. "The neighborhood Greeks performed the classic plays of antiquity in their own language and the children of European immigrants produced Shakespeare" as well as others. Early one December, the Greeks performed "Odysseus in Chicago".
who created a settlement house with the help of other social reformers Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr. what is hull house? A settlement house. what was its mission? Social reform. name a few things it accomplished Advocating for legislative reforms at the municipal, state and federal levels, addressing issues such as child labor etc. what were its teachings? "To provide a center for a higher civic and social life; to institute and maintain educational and philanthropic enterprises, and to investigate and improve the conditions in the industrial districts of Chicago." where is it located? Near West Side of the city, Chicago, Illinois, United States. is the building now a museum? Yes, the Hull mansion and a related dining hall are operated and open as a museum. when was it built? 1856. by whom? Charles Jerald Hull. is it haunted? Yes, over the years, numerous stories of ghosts and hauntings have surrounded Hull House, making it a stop on many of the "ghosts in Chicago" tours.
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Hull House [SEP] Theater
Addams felt that the community benefits from theater plays and thus established an amateur theater in the Hull House in 1899. "The neighborhood Greeks performed the classic plays of antiquity in their own language and the children of European immigrants produced Shakespeare" as well as others. Early one December, the Greeks performed "Odysseus in Chicago". The auditorium was filled with a multi-ethnic crowd and packed too close for comfort. The audience was very eager and gave the performers "rapt attention." They watched neighbors and co-workers execute this primitive play, but it was very powerful, plausible, and personal. The actors seemed to pay "tribute to a noble ancestry" and plea for the respect of the audience.