Ghosts of LTOB

A story published in the book, Columbus Ghosts II by Robin Smith in 2003, tells a story by Joy Schmitt about a ghostly figure at Grove City’s downtown Little Theatre off Broadway. Schmitt and others said they had heard steps, slamming doors and other unusual unexplained sounds inside the old building. In 1978, while sitting in the auditorium she heard a crashing sound near the stage area. Moments later, a similar sound occurred from above. She searched the building and found nothing out of place. Schmitt also admitted she once saw the hem of a dress of a ghostly figure moving silently in the building. Others reported seeing the reflection of a woman in a high-necked blouse and skirt standing in the doorway at the top of the stairs. Schmitt believed the LTOB ghostly figure might be Ethel King, the blind daughter of the woman who built the Kingdom Theatre in 1916.