Grand Opera House
San Marcos,
TX
78666
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By September 2011 this had become Harper’s Public House. See my photograph.
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The Grand Opera House in San Marcos is listed in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. The Manager was J.F. Travis; the seating capacity was 500. Ticket prices ranged from 50 cents to $1, and the house had electric illumination. The proscenium opening was 18 feet square, and the stage was 20 feet deep. There were 6 members of the house orchestra. There was one daily and 3 weekly newspapers, and 4 hotels in town. The 1897 population of San Marcos was 3,000.
If you want to see vinatge images of the Grand and many other Griffith Bros cinemas type in word “theatre”,
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