1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁remained ▁vac ant ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Kim ber ly ▁Gel vin - M el ville ▁( now ▁Kim ber ly ▁Gel vin - Wil ks ) ▁was ▁given ▁" right ▁to ▁first ▁ref us al " ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁town spe ople ▁or ▁someone ▁else ▁to ▁buy ▁and ▁restore ▁the ▁old ▁opera ▁house ▁as ▁a ▁the ater ▁and ▁not ▁apart ments ▁or ▁offices . ▁She ▁then ▁produced ▁a ▁the ater ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁dead ▁of ▁winter ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁draw ▁public ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁this ▁gl orious ▁opera ▁house ▁she ▁wished ▁to ▁run ▁her ▁own ▁the ater ▁company ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Trust ees . ▁The ▁Four ▁Post er ▁was ▁produced ▁at ▁The ▁White ▁Hart ▁Inn ▁in ▁Sal is bury ▁and ▁the ▁Smith ies ▁saw ▁the ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁tr ist ate ▁paper , ▁L itch field ▁Times , ▁about ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁Kim ber ly ▁Gel vin - M el ville ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁save ▁it . ▁She ▁gave ▁the ▁Smith ies ▁permission ▁to ▁purchase ▁it ▁because ▁they ▁liked ▁all ▁of ▁her ▁ideas ▁to ▁turn ▁it ▁back ▁into ▁a ▁the ater ▁and ▁run ▁sh ops ▁down st airs ▁to ▁help ▁fin ance ▁it . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁play w right s ▁and ▁the ater ▁produ cers ▁Ma ura ▁Cav an augh ▁and ▁Richard ▁Smith ies ▁for ▁US $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁who