Harry Thiele ¹

   Another name for Harry was John Edward Henry Thiele.²

   FamilySearch ID: GNXC-7QT.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: lithographer on 5 Jun 1917 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. ²

2. He was described as tall, slender, blue eyes, light hair on 5 Jun 1917 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. ²

3. Residence: 2929 Glendora Ave., Cincinnati, OH on 5 Jun 1917 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. ²

4. Newspaper: Cincinnati Enquirer: Corryville Barber Harry Thiele, 28 Apr 1960, Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. ¹ Select Your Category...Corryville Barber Has Answers
Shop Talk Covers Opera, Graphics Arts

(photos) (caption) Many Mementos Of A 19th Century Cincinnati Barber Shop Are Treasured In The Home of Nellie And Harry Thiele ...100-year-old shaving mugs and hobnail bottles are just a few.

Shop Talk Covers Opera, Graphic Arts

Baseball barbers are as thick as summer flies and boxing barbers run a close second, but If you look around for a barber versed In the humanities your hair may reach your shoulders before you locate a tonsorial craftsman who speaks your language. Corryville Barber Harry Thiele, however, can produce a steady, knowledgeable flow of conversation on any couth subject from grand opera to the graphic arts. Of course, there should be a bit of the reconteur in a man of Mr. Thiele's background. He started barbering in his father's shop at the turn of the century in the same building (2929 Glendora Ave.) where he now lives. HARRY THIELE was nine years old when his dad, Henry, built a platform around the barber's chair so his son could reach the top of customers' heads. The father learned the trade in Magdeburg, Germany. He immigrated to Cincinnati and began barbering on Court Street. His shop stopped several slugs fired in the famous Courthouse Riot in 1884. The 100-year-old brass hand clippers and several dozen antique shaving mugs and blown glass, hob-nail bottles, are still in the Thiele household. After learning the barbering trade, Harry studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy, etched glass in a Mt. Adams cut-glass firm, lithographed posters for some of the world's most famous circuses at a downtown firm and returned once again to barbering. Along the way Mr. Theile studied voice and in the 1920s sang at the Cincinnati Summer Opera, in which he is a charter member. HERE ANOTHER colorful chapter in Thiele's life opened before him. He met his wife, a ballerina, also a charter member, backstage at the opera pavillon. If the barber ever runs out of interesting conversation he surely can call to his wife for assistance. She studied at Shuster-Martln, where she became an intimate friend of Tyrone Power and his mother, and took part in many dramatic and musical presentations in the Cincinnati area. AFTER HER MARRIAGE, Mrs. Thiele worked for some time as a dresser at the opera and acquired a treasured photograph album containing pictures and friendly notes from many famous musicians. An autographed picture from Jan Kupera, opera star who appeared here 15 years ago, reads, "To Nellie Theile, whose quick safety pin saved my high C." Early medical practice adds to Harry Theile's conversational repertory. He has watched his father apply many a leech to a black eye and extract teeth before the blessing of cocaine both common barber shop operations in 19th Century Cincinnati.
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5. Obituary: Cincinnati Post: obituary of Harry Thiele on 17 Sep 1982 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH. ⁴ Services for Harry Thiele, 93, a former Cincinnati resident, will be at 10 am Saturday in the Sutton & Sons Funeral Home in Paris, Ill. He died Thursday at the Shavy Rest Home in Paris. Mr. Thiele was a barber and was a charter member of the Cincinnati Grand Opera Company, the precursor to the Cincinnati Summer Opera which now performs at Music Hall. He learned barbering from his father, a German immigrant. Mr. Thiele also studied art at the Cincinnati Art Academy, etched glass for a Mt. Adams firm and worked as a lithographer. He also studied voice and during the 1920s sang with the Cincinnati Summer Opera. Mr. Thiele was also a member of the Hanselmann Lodge In Cincinnati. He leaves his wife, Nellie, who was a ballet dancer In the original opera company and was later a dresser for operatic stars who performed In Cincinnati.

Harry married Nellie Schoneberger. (Nellie Schoneberger was born on 2 Dec 1891 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH,⁶ died on 22 Sep 1985 in Paris, Edgar, IL, USA ^{6 7} and was buried on 24 Sep 1985 in Paris: Edgar Cemetery, Edgar, IL, USA ⁷.)