1913
A Major Remodel
The local press described the 1913 remodel this way:
"When the McPherson people see the opening show early in the fall, they will hardly know that they are in the McPherson Opera House, for nothing will look like it used to. It is a happy transformation wrought by the Malm brothers of Lindsborg who have decorated it, and when the Malm brothers do a job, it does not appear like a paper hanging job—it is decoration and the finest.
"The painting over the stage arch is a real work of art. It represents a western scene, the Indian near his tepee and the river flowing nearby. The sky in the background is a marvel of colors. The receding sides of the main arch are in the latest color of the dark brown, and the panels are pretty, and the overhead effect is in harmony, as is the entire color scheme."