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Miller High Life Theatre

January 30, 2023

Miller High Life Theatre (previously Milwaukee Theatre and originally Milwaukee Auditorium[1]) is a theatre located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building was extensively renovated between 2001 and 2003, at which point its name changed to the Milwaukee Theatre.[2] A naming rights deal changed its name in 2017 to the Miller High Life Theatre. It seats 4,086 people and can be configured into a more intimate venue that seats 2,500.[3] It is located at 500 W. Kilbourn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee.

Miller High Life Theatre
Former namesMilwaukee Auditorium (1909-2003)
Milwaukee Theatre (2003-2017)
Address500 West Kilbourn Avenue
Milwaukee
United States
Coordinates43°02′30″N 87°55′03″W / 43.041759°N 87.917404°W / 43.041759; -87.917404
OwnerWisconsin Center District
OperatorWisconsin Center District
Capacity4,086
Construction
Opened1909 (1909)
Closed2001–2003 (renovations)
ReopenedNovember 7, 2003
Tenants
Milwaukee Wave (AISA) (1984–1988)
Website
www.milwaukeetheatre.com

Milwaukee Auditorium

The Milwaukee Auditorium was built in 1909, in a place formerly occupied by the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Building, which had been destroyed by fire in 1905. The Milwaukee Auditorium held 13,520 people, and had 104,952 square feet (9,750.4 m2) of exhibition space.[4] The cornerstone was laid on August 1, 1908, and the building was dedicated on September 21, 1909.[5] At that time philanthropist Elizabeth Plankinton donated a $10,000 pipe organ.[6]

Historical uses included concerts, circuses, political rallies and sports events. For decades the Milwaukee Auditorium boasted its own orchestra, and hosted touring concerts from such historic notables as John Philip Sousa and Enrico Caruso to contemporary stars like Barry Manilow, Nirvana, Marilyn Manson, ABBA, the Carpenters, and Prince. Sitting Presidents from Taft to Clinton delivered important policy addresses in the Auditorium.[7]

On October 14, 1912, former president and then current presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech at the Milwaukee Auditorium shortly after a failed assassination attempt on him across the street from the Auditorium at the Gilpatrick Hotel, by a saloonkeeper named John Flammang Schrank. Schrank shot Roosevelt, but the bullet lodged in Roosevelt's chest only after hitting both his steel eyeglass case and a 50-page text of his campaign speech titled "Progressive Cause Greater Than Any Individual", folded over twice in Roosevelt's breast pocket. Schrank was immediately disarmed, captured and might have been lynched had Roosevelt not shouted for Schrank to remain unharmed.[8] Roosevelt assured the crowd he was all right, then ordered police to take charge of Schrank and to make sure no violence was done to him.[9]

Roosevelt, as an experienced hunter and anatomist, correctly concluded that since he was not coughing blood, the bullet had not reached his lung, and he declined to go to the hospital immediately. Instead, he delivered his scheduled speech with blood seeping into his shirt.[10][11] He spoke for 90 minutes before completing his speech and accepting medical attention. His opening comments to the gathered crowd were, "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."[12][13]

Afterwards, probes and an x-ray showed that the bullet had lodged in Roosevelt's chest muscle, but did not penetrate the pleura. Doctors concluded that it would be less dangerous to leave it in place than to attempt to remove it, and Roosevelt carried the bullet with him for the rest of his life.[14][15]

Structural and cosmetic improvements were made throughout the Auditorium's life, both before and after a major 1978 renovation brought in modern heating and air conditioning, restored architectural details and overall physical upgrades. However, by the time it was acquired by the new Wisconsin Center District in 1995, the Auditorium's continued viability was questioned – until a 20-day run of Riverdance, in 1999, shattered sales records and indicated that a market existed for a venue of its size.[7]

Milwaukee Theatre

Beginning in October 2001, the Auditorium was converted into a theater. The project, which cost $41.9 million, was completed on November 7, 2003.[2]

In January 2016, the MillerCoors, a joint venture between the Molson family through their MolsonCoors Beverage Company and South African Breweries, purchased naming rights from the Wisconsin Center District for $1.85 million. On April 25, 2017, the name officially changed from the Milwaukee Theatre to the Miller High Life Theatre, which then had become controlled by Molson following its acquisition of the Miller brands after InBev acquired South African Breweries.[16]

Since opening, The Miller High Life Theatre has hosted a wide range of convention, corporate, religious and political assemblies as well as Broadway musicals and other entertainment.[17]

Notable events

 
Ground level

References

  1. ^ http://www.milwaukeetheatre.com/newsArticle.asp?Article=20[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "About the Miller High Life Theatre".
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  4. ^ William George Bruce, History and City and County. Milwaukee: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1922. pp. 421-432. http://www.hellomilwaukee.com/BookFiles/Chap27_The_milwaukee_auditorium1.pdf
  5. ^ a b http://www.mkedcd.org/Planning/hpc/studyreports/MilwaukeeAuditorium2000.pdf[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Hampton 1909, p. 120.
  7. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2010. to make sure that no violence was done.
  9. ^ Remey, Oliver E.; Cochems, Henry F.; Bloodgood, Wheeler P. (1912). The Attempted Assassination of Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Progressive Publishing Company. p. 192.
  10. ^ John Gurda. Cream City Chronicles: Stories of Milwaukee's Past. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2016, pp. 189-191.
  11. ^ "Medical History of American Presidents". Doctor Zebra. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  12. ^ "Excerpt", Detroit Free Press, History buff.
  13. ^ "It Takes More Than That to Kill a Bull Moose: The Leader and The Cause". Theodore Roosevelt Association. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  14. ^ "Roosevelt Timeline". Theodore Roosevelt. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  15. ^ Timeline of Theodore Roosevelt's Life by the Theodore Roosevelt Association at www.theodoreroosevelt.org
  16. ^ . Archived from the original on 2017-04-29.
  17. ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  18. ^ Ronald H. Snyder, "Wisconsin Ends the Political Career of Wendell Willkie." Wisconsin Magazine of History. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/autumn_04_wilke.pdf
  19. ^ Ocala Star Banner, Oct. 24, 1960 at 9. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19601024&id=0I8UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3QQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2313,4938013
  20. ^ "The Beatles Milwaukee Auditorium US tour programme (395870) TOUR PROGRAMME". eil.com.
  21. ^ Kenneth R. Lamke, Best, Worst of the 1980s.
  22. ^ Michael Finnigan, "Bush Charges Gore Seeks to Be Reform's 'Obstacle-in-Chief.'" Los Angeles Times, Oct. 24, 2000. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/oct/24/news/mn-41223
  23. ^ "Wisconsin--Details". p2000.us.

Sources

  • Hampton (1909). Hampton's Magazine. Broadway Magazine, Incorporated.

External links

  • Miller High Life Theatre official website

January 30, 2023
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Miller High Life Theatre previously Milwaukee Theatre and originally Milwaukee Auditorium 1 is a theatre located in Milwaukee Wisconsin The building was extensively renovated between 2001 and 2003 at which point its name changed to the Milwaukee Theatre 2 A naming rights deal changed its name in 2017 to the Miller High Life Theatre It seats 4 086 people and can be configured into a more intimate venue that seats 2 500 3 It is located at 500 W Kilbourn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee Miller High Life TheatreFormer namesMilwaukee Auditorium 1909 2003 Milwaukee Theatre 2003 2017 Address500 West Kilbourn AvenueMilwaukeeUnited StatesCoordinates43 02 30 N 87 55 03 W 43 041759 N 87 917404 W 43 041759 87 917404OwnerWisconsin Center DistrictOperatorWisconsin Center DistrictCapacity4 086ConstructionOpened1909 1909 Closed2001 2003 renovations ReopenedNovember 7 2003TenantsMilwaukee Wave AISA 1984 1988 Websitewww wbr milwaukeetheatre wbr com Contents 1 Milwaukee Auditorium 2 Milwaukee Theatre 3 Notable events 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksMilwaukee Auditorium EditThe Milwaukee Auditorium was built in 1909 in a place formerly occupied by the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Building which had been destroyed by fire in 1905 The Milwaukee Auditorium held 13 520 people and had 104 952 square feet 9 750 4 m2 of exhibition space 4 The cornerstone was laid on August 1 1908 and the building was dedicated on September 21 1909 5 At that time philanthropist Elizabeth Plankinton donated a 10 000 pipe organ 6 Historical uses included concerts circuses political rallies and sports events For decades the Milwaukee Auditorium boasted its own orchestra and hosted touring concerts from such historic notables as John Philip Sousa and Enrico Caruso to contemporary stars like Barry Manilow Nirvana Marilyn Manson ABBA the Carpenters and Prince Sitting Presidents from Taft to Clinton delivered important policy addresses in the Auditorium 7 On October 14 1912 former president and then current presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech at the Milwaukee Auditorium shortly after a failed assassination attempt on him across the street from the Auditorium at the Gilpatrick Hotel by a saloonkeeper named John Flammang Schrank Schrank shot Roosevelt but the bullet lodged in Roosevelt s chest only after hitting both his steel eyeglass case and a 50 page text of his campaign speech titled Progressive Cause Greater Than Any Individual folded over twice in Roosevelt s breast pocket Schrank was immediately disarmed captured and might have been lynched had Roosevelt not shouted for Schrank to remain unharmed 8 Roosevelt assured the crowd he was all right then ordered police to take charge of Schrank and to make sure no violence was done to him 9 Roosevelt as an experienced hunter and anatomist correctly concluded that since he was not coughing blood the bullet had not reached his lung and he declined to go to the hospital immediately Instead he delivered his scheduled speech with blood seeping into his shirt 10 11 He spoke for 90 minutes before completing his speech and accepting medical attention His opening comments to the gathered crowd were Ladies and gentlemen I don t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose 12 13 Afterwards probes and an x ray showed that the bullet had lodged in Roosevelt s chest muscle but did not penetrate the pleura Doctors concluded that it would be less dangerous to leave it in place than to attempt to remove it and Roosevelt carried the bullet with him for the rest of his life 14 15 Structural and cosmetic improvements were made throughout the Auditorium s life both before and after a major 1978 renovation brought in modern heating and air conditioning restored architectural details and overall physical upgrades However by the time it was acquired by the new Wisconsin Center District in 1995 the Auditorium s continued viability was questioned until a 20 day run of Riverdance in 1999 shattered sales records and indicated that a market existed for a venue of its size 7 Milwaukee Theatre EditBeginning in October 2001 the Auditorium was converted into a theater The project which cost 41 9 million was completed on November 7 2003 2 In January 2016 the MillerCoors a joint venture between the Molson family through their MolsonCoors Beverage Company and South African Breweries purchased naming rights from the Wisconsin Center District for 1 85 million On April 25 2017 the name officially changed from the Milwaukee Theatre to the Miller High Life Theatre which then had become controlled by Molson following its acquisition of the Miller brands after InBev acquired South African Breweries 16 Since opening The Miller High Life Theatre has hosted a wide range of convention corporate religious and political assemblies as well as Broadway musicals and other entertainment 17 Notable events EditThis article may contain indiscriminate excessive or irrelevant examples Please improve the article by adding more descriptive text and removing less pertinent examples See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for further suggestions October 2016 Ground level President William Howard Taft October 27 1911 5 Former President and Presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt October 14 1912 Roosevelt shot before speech President Woodrow Wilson January 31 1916 Enrico Caruso May 13 1919 John Philip Sousa November 8 1924 and September 21 1929 Premier of Lincolnshire Posy an important composition for wind band by Percy Grainger performed at the American Bandmasters Association s 8th annual convention March 7 1937 Milwaukee Auditorium Fire December 24 1937 Presidential candidate Wendell Willkie March 27 1944 18 West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer June 15 1956 Liberace August 2 1957 Van Cliburn January 30 1959 Presidential candidate John F Kennedy October 23 1960 19 Martin Luther King Jr April 27 1964 The Beach Boys July 19 1964 with The Kingsmen Johnny Cash August 1 1964 and October 29 1973 The Beatles September 4 1964 20 Ray Charles October 11 1964 The Rolling Stones November 11 1964 with The Ladybirds Louis Armstrong November 13 1964 The Dave Clark Five December 15 1964 December 11 1965 and July 5 1966 The Jimi Hendrix Experience May 1 1970 with Oz The Carpenters October 24 1972 Queen March 1 1976 and January 13 1977 with Cheap Trick Jackson Browne November 7 1976 Kiss February 1 and 2 1977 Genesis February 10 1977 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band February 22 1977 Frank Zappa September 27 1977 November 25 1980 and December 1 1981 ABBA September 29 1979 The Grateful Dead February 4 1978 and May 30 1980 Bob Marley amp The Wailers November 12 1979 Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis November 1 1988 21 WCW SuperBrawl II February 29 1992 Presidential candidate George W Bush October 23 2000 22 Presidential candidate Ralph Nader November 1 2000 23 Prince amp The New Power Generation November 18 2000 Kenny Rogers November 25 2000 Dolly Parton October 30 2005 The Wiggles November 3 2007 2 shows James Taylor May 9 2009 The Milwaukee Blues Festival March 13 2010 and March 9 2012 Janet Jackson August 14 2011 Mindless Behavior The 1 Girl Tour July 27 2012 The fourth 2016 Republican Party presidential debate sponsored by Fox Business Network and the Wall Street Journal November 10 2015 Presidential candidate Donald Trump April 4 2016 Michelle Obama March 14 2019 YouTube personnel Dan Howell danisnotonfire and Phil Lester AmazingPhil for their theatrical show The Amazing Tour is Not On Fire May 29 2016 Mariah Carey March 15 2019References Edit http www milwaukeetheatre com newsArticle asp Article 20 permanent dead link a b About the Miller High Life Theatre Seating Chart Milwaukee Theatre Archived from the original on 2009 04 06 Retrieved 2009 11 13 William George Bruce History and City and County Milwaukee S J Clarke Publishing Company 1922 pp 421 432 http www hellomilwaukee com BookFiles Chap27 The milwaukee auditorium1 pdf a b http www mkedcd org Planning hpc studyreports MilwaukeeAuditorium2000 pdf permanent dead link Hampton 1909 p 120 a b Wisconsin Center District About Us Archived from the original on 2014 05 28 Retrieved 2014 06 18 The Bull Moose and related media Archived from the original on March 8 2010 Retrieved March 8 2010 to make sure that no violence was done Remey Oliver E Cochems Henry F Bloodgood Wheeler P 1912 The Attempted Assassination of Ex President Theodore Roosevelt Milwaukee Wisconsin The Progressive Publishing Company p 192 John Gurda Cream City Chronicles Stories of Milwaukee s Past Madison Wisconsin Historical Society Press 2016 pp 189 191 Medical History of American Presidents Doctor Zebra Retrieved September 14 2010 Excerpt Detroit Free Press History buff It Takes More Than That to Kill a Bull Moose The Leader and The Cause Theodore Roosevelt Association Retrieved October 14 2015 Roosevelt Timeline Theodore Roosevelt Retrieved September 14 2010 Timeline of Theodore Roosevelt s Life by the Theodore Roosevelt Association at www theodoreroosevelt org Miller High Life Theatre signs installed at former Milwaukee Theatre Milwaukee Milwaukee Business Journal Archived from the original on 2017 04 29 Wisconsin Center District WCD facilities have a 100 year history of events Archived from the original on 2014 04 24 Retrieved 2014 06 18 Ronald H Snyder Wisconsin Ends the Political Career of Wendell Willkie Wisconsin Magazine of History http www wisconsinhistory org wmh pdf autumn 04 wilke pdf Ocala Star Banner Oct 24 1960 at 9 https news google com newspapers nid 1356 amp dat 19601024 amp id 0I8UAAAAIBAJ amp sjid 3QQEAAAAIBAJ amp pg 2313 4938013 The Beatles Milwaukee Auditorium US tour programme 395870 TOUR PROGRAMME eil com Kenneth R Lamke Best Worst of the 1980s Michael Finnigan Bush Charges Gore Seeks to Be Reform s Obstacle in Chief Los Angeles Times Oct 24 2000 http articles latimes com 2000 oct 24 news mn 41223 Wisconsin Details p2000 us Sources EditHampton 1909 Hampton s Magazine Broadway Magazine Incorporated External links EditMiller High Life Theatre official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miller High Life Theatre amp oldid 1111905340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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