Curtains Up in Drumright: The Boom Town Theater Chronicles

DRUMRIGHT - What does a 1912 oilfield boom town have to do with the Boom Town Theater? They both started out with a need and with a dream.

As a rag-town of oilfield workers, entertainment was a way to experience a lighter side of life. Vaudeville performers came and played at the Hump — a notorious saloon with bootleg alcohol. One famous performer was Ruby Darby, a blues singer/vaudeville performer…