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Comique Theatre - Artifacts

An ad announcing the opening of the Crystal Theater, from the Sept. 17, 1905, edition of the Detroit Free Press

An ad for the Crystal Theatre's lineup from the Sept. 19, 1905, edition of the Detroit Free Press

An ad for the Crystal from the Oct. 11, 1905, edition of the Detroit Free Press, featuring "Zutka, the Mystery"

An ad for the Crystal Theater from the Sept. 24, 1905, edition of the Detroit Free Press

An ad announcing the theater's reopening as the Theatre Comique on Feb. 17, 1908. Ad from the Feb. 15, 1908, edition of The Detroit Times.

An ad from the March 14, 1908, edition of The Detroit Times for the Comique, featuring the "European trick and novelty pantomimists Pluto & Fluto

An ad for the Theater Comique from the Feb. 23, 1908, edition of the Detroit Free Press

An ad for the bankruptcy sale of the Crystal Theater from the May 26, 1907, edition of the Detroit Free Press. The theater, lease and assets did not sell at that time.