The following link will take you to an article commemorating the 25th anniversary of Indiana's Star Plaza Theatre, and it briefly mentions how a 1969 appearance by Joan Bennett helped to make the theatre a reality. Check it out:
M'Ville theater, owner celebrate 25th anniversaryIt's nice to know that during the long period when Bennett was absent from the 1897 storyline, she was helping Northwest Indiana audiences take the arts "to the next level."