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{{Infobox Building | {{Infobox Building | ||
|image=OldOperaHouseCrowd.jpg | |image=OldOperaHouseCrowd.jpg | ||
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|name=Pensacola Opera House | |name=Pensacola Opera House | ||
|location=[[Jefferson Street]] at [[Government Street|Government]] | |location=[[Jefferson Street]] at [[Government Street|Government]] | ||
|architect= | |architect= | ||
|client=[[Daniel F. Sullivan]] | |client=[[Daniel F. Sullivan]] | ||
| − | |engineer=[[A.V. Clubbs]], contractor<br/>[[Theodore Weber]], artist | + | |engineer=[[A.V. Clubbs]], contractor<br/>[[Theodore Weber]], artist |
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{{For|the building that houses the current Pensacola Opera company|Pensacola Opera}} | {{For|the building that houses the current Pensacola Opera company|Pensacola Opera}} | ||
| − | The '''Pensacola Opera House''' was a 1,400-seat theater at the intersection of [[Jefferson Street|Jefferson]] and [[Government Street]]s, across from [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]. Financed by timber magnate [[Daniel F. Sullivan]], it opened | + | The '''Pensacola Opera House''' was a 1,400-seat theater at the intersection of [[Jefferson Street|Jefferson]] and [[Government Street]]s, across from [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]. Financed by timber magnate [[Daniel F. Sullivan]], it opened in [[1883]]. The building was heavily damaged in the two [[1916 hurricanes]] and demolished after receiving further damage from the [[Hurricane of 1917]]. Salvaged bricks and balcony railings were used in the construction of the [[Saenger Theatre]]. |
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The [[1885-1886 Pensacola City Directory]] says the following of the Opera House: | The [[1885-1886 Pensacola City Directory]] says the following of the Opera House: | ||
:'' 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> | ||
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==Guest Performers== | ==Guest Performers== | ||
| + | [[Image:OperaHouseFountain.jpg|thumb|right|The opera house as seen from [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]]] | ||
Some of the performers who graced the Opera House during its existence include: | Some of the performers who graced the Opera House during its existence include: | ||
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*[[Wikipedia:Sarah Bernhardt|Sarah Bernhardt]] | *[[Wikipedia:Sarah Bernhardt|Sarah Bernhardt]] | ||
*[[Wikipedia:John Drew (actor)|John Drew]] | *[[Wikipedia:John Drew (actor)|John Drew]] | ||
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*[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=14194 Amelia Bingham] | *[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=14194 Amelia Bingham] | ||
*[[Wikipedia:John Philip Sousa|Sousa's Band]] | *[[Wikipedia:John Philip Sousa|Sousa's Band]] | ||
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==Bank== | ==Bank== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:OperaHouseBank.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Bank entrance at the northwest corner of the Opera House]] | |
| − | + | In addition to the theater itself, the Opera House also housed the Sullivan brothers' [[First National Bank]], accessible through an entrance at the building's northwest corner. When that bank changed locations, the space was occupied by the [[American National Bank]]. | |
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==Pensacola Advertising Company== | ==Pensacola Advertising Company== | ||
| + | [[Image:OldOperaHouseSite2.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Historical sign marks the site of the old opera house]] | ||
In [[1902]] then-owner [[John M. Coe]] created the "Pensacola Advertising Company," a small poster business to promote the opera house. He took a business partner, [[Charles W. Lamar, Sr.]], in [[1905]]. When the two men dissolved their business relationship in [[1908]], the poster company went to Lamar and was renamed [[Lamar Advertising]]. According to Lamar company lore, "a coin toss was used to divide their assets," and Lamar "lost."<ref>[http://www.lamar.com/main/about/History.cfm Lamar Company History]</ref> Of course, the opera house was destroyed eight years later, while Lamar Advertising went on to become a billion-dollar multinational. | In [[1902]] then-owner [[John M. Coe]] created the "Pensacola Advertising Company," a small poster business to promote the opera house. He took a business partner, [[Charles W. Lamar, Sr.]], in [[1905]]. When the two men dissolved their business relationship in [[1908]], the poster company went to Lamar and was renamed [[Lamar Advertising]]. According to Lamar company lore, "a coin toss was used to divide their assets," and Lamar "lost."<ref>[http://www.lamar.com/main/about/History.cfm Lamar Company History]</ref> Of course, the opera house was destroyed eight years later, while Lamar Advertising went on to become a billion-dollar multinational. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Historic theaters]] | [[Category:Historic theaters]] | ||
[[Category:Demolished structures]] | [[Category:Demolished structures]] | ||
