Mrs Henry C Hall, formerly Miss Fannie Field of this city [Ottumwa IA] started to see the production of "Bluebeard Jr" but on the way decided to see "The Pit." It was probably due to this change in plans that Mr. and Mrs. Hall were not included in the list of victims. They would doubtless have been in the balcony as they had not procured tickets and there were few downstairs seats left.
Ottumwa Semi Weekly Courier (Ottumwa, Iowa) 02 Jan 1904 page 1