Theater Curators Visiting Colorado Towns This Week

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) – Curators who travel the country studying and preserving early American theater artifacts are in Colorado, reviving memories of the days when the Denver suburb of Westminster was known for apple orchards and dairy farms and its Grange Hall was the heart of the community.
On Wednesday, Vermont-based conservationist Christine Hadsel noted the blocks of advertising hand-painted on the hall’s theater curtain. None of the advertisers are still in business. But the