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:'' The Pensacola Opera House, Government cor Jefferson. R. F. McConnell, Manager, Sullivan's Wharf. This Opera House has two tiers above the main floor, is supplied throughout with opera chairs, and has a seating capacity of 1400 people. The stage which is 50 x 60 feet has 15 sets of scenery, foot-lights and four boxes. The rent is $100 per night.''<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/1885appendix.htm] Courtesy Janet Myers.</ref>
 
:'' The Pensacola Opera House, Government cor Jefferson. R. F. McConnell, Manager, Sullivan's Wharf. This Opera House has two tiers above the main floor, is supplied throughout with opera chairs, and has a seating capacity of 1400 people. The stage which is 50 x 60 feet has 15 sets of scenery, foot-lights and four boxes. The rent is $100 per night.''<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/1885appendix.htm] Courtesy Janet Myers.</ref>
  
In its issue of January 5, 1883, the Pensacola ''Commercial'' described the new opera house (quoted by [[Occie Clubbs]] in a [[1959]] article in the ''Florida Historical Quarterly''):
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[[Occie Clubbs]] further describes it in a [[1959]] article in the ''Florida Historical Quarterly'':
 
:''This was a two-story structure of brick with mansard roof, reaching a height of sixty feet, and extending 105 feet on [[Jefferson Street]] and 145 feet on [[Government Street|Government]].  The lower floor or parquet is very capacious and with a magnificent dome over-head lit by a chandelier with numberless gasjets will present an animated appearance.  There is a vestibule in front of each gallery landing for gentlemen to lounge entre-acts, and cloakrooms for the ladies who come in full dress.  The seating capacity is about 1200 and the building will be lighted by a 2000 light gas machine.  There are four boxes and the floor is covered with velvet carpet and the wrought iron rail is covered with red plush."'' <ref>Clubbs, Occie (January 1959). [http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/DLData/SN/SN00154113/0037_003/37no3.pdf "Pensacola in Retrospect: 1870-1890"].  ''Florida Historical Quarterly'', p. 385-387.</ref>
 
:''This was a two-story structure of brick with mansard roof, reaching a height of sixty feet, and extending 105 feet on [[Jefferson Street]] and 145 feet on [[Government Street|Government]].  The lower floor or parquet is very capacious and with a magnificent dome over-head lit by a chandelier with numberless gasjets will present an animated appearance.  There is a vestibule in front of each gallery landing for gentlemen to lounge entre-acts, and cloakrooms for the ladies who come in full dress.  The seating capacity is about 1200 and the building will be lighted by a 2000 light gas machine.  There are four boxes and the floor is covered with velvet carpet and the wrought iron rail is covered with red plush."'' <ref>Clubbs, Occie (January 1959). [http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/DLData/SN/SN00154113/0037_003/37no3.pdf "Pensacola in Retrospect: 1870-1890"].  ''Florida Historical Quarterly'', p. 385-387.</ref>
  

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