Monday, June 23, 1919

Up 5:45 A.M. Started from Holland Patent 6:45 A.M. Drove 124 miles. Arrived in Potsdam 1:45 P.M. Beautiful bright day. Drove to Parishill etc. To recital at opera house 8 P.M. Ruth sang well. Walked around town. Stayed at Bonney's. To bed 11:15 P.M.

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In trying to determine where was the opera house where Ruth had her recital, I came up with the first civic center, built in 1875. It apparently served multiple purposes in the town until 1934, when it was condemned. According to Potsdam Museum web site, the Town Hall and Opera House, as it is named in the photo,

was the scene for Normal graduations, plays, musicals, lectures, home talent shows. One outstanding feature of the auditorium was its perfect acoustic properties and architects came from Boston and other cities trying to find the reason. No one ever found the secret. 

Here is a picture of the building:

I tried to determine who the Bonneys were, but was unable to come up with any people or place that would match.