Grand Opera House

The Grand Opera House is a 1,550-seat early entertainment house opening on November 15, 1905 with a live performance of “The Yankee Consul” presented by John P. Slocum and the Comic Opera.

Famous Players took over the theater in 1925 shortly after the chain acquired the holdings of Trans-Canada Ltd. and Theatrical Enterprises Limited. That November, local owners leased rights for the Grand Opera House and Royal Theatre to the FP subsidiary, Theatrical Enterprises, but Famous Players went into a fight on wanting to take ownership, which it did later on.

Movies died down in the 1920’s but the Grand Opera House continued to offer live attractions and provide a space for local affairs; for a brief time it screened the occasional motion picture at the stipulated higher ticket prices, thus presumably also attracting a more upscale audience.

The Grand Opera House closed for the final time in 1937 and was demolished in 1942.

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