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Al Ringling Theatre - Downtown Baraboo

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The Al Ringling Theatre was built by circus showman Al Ringling (of the Ringling Brothers) as a gift back to the town in which he grew up and loved. The Theatre was designed in ornate French Renaissance style by architectural firm Rapp & Rapp, best known for their Chicago Theatre.

The "Al" is a work of majestic building with gilded plasterwork, frescoes and mosaics and antique tapestries. The Theatre opened in 1915 to operatic performances, but soon became known for vaudeville and later motion pictures.

Amazingly, the theater has remained almost completely intact over the years, despite some 1970s renovations made with the best intentions that were corrected in the 1990s. Today The Al Ringling Theatre continues to mainly screen movies, but is also used for live shows, concerts and community events.

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