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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Delaware » Wilmington » Grand Opera House

Grand Opera House

Wilmington, DE
818 North Market Street
, Wilmington, DE 19801-3080 United States
(map)
302.658.7897
Status: Open
Screens: Single Screen
Style: French Renaissance
Function: Performing Arts
Seats: 1190
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Thomas Dixon
Firm: Unknown
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Built in 1871 by the Freemasons, the Grand evolved into a vaudeville house by the turn of the 20th century. Later, it became a movie theater, but closed a few decades later.

The Grand was restored during the 1970s as a peforming arts center and continues to entertain audiences in its massive auditorium.

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The Grand Opera House (Official)
Contributed by Ross Melnick

YOUR COMMENTS

 
This season (04-05), The Grand Opera house is having a classic film series, the first time they've shown movies there for a while! I;m very excited. Creature from the Black Lagoon (3-D), Casablanca, White Christmas, The Wizard of Oz, Rear Window, and others will be shown.
posted by DJ on Aug 23, 2004 at 11:30am
Added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1972

Masonic Hall and Grand Theater (added 1972 - Building - #72000294)
Also known as Masonic Temple and Grand Opera House
818 N. Market St., Wilmington
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Carson,Charles L.
Architectural Style: Second Empire
Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function: Clubhouse, Theater
Current Function: Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function: Clubhouse, Theater

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 8, 2007 at 10:22am
The Grand Opera House in Wilmington DE is listed in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. The seating capacity is given as 1,330. Ticket prices ranged from 15 cents to $1. The manager was Jesse Baylis. The theatre was on the ground floor and had the "Edison system" of electricity. The proscenium opening was 40 feet square, and the stage was 45 feet deep. There were 7 members in the house orchestra. At the time, there were 4 newspapers in Wilmington, one of which was the Frei Presse, apparently a German-language paper. Hotels in town were the Clayton, Dennings, Delaware and Central. The 1897 population of Wilmington was 70,000.
posted by Ron Salters on Jan 8, 2007 at 1:29pm
The Grand Opera House (Grand)was part of the acqusition of the Harris Amusement Company of Pittsburgh by Warner Bros. in 1930. It operated as a movie house by Warner Bros. (Stanley Warner)until about 1967.
posted by Barry Goodkin on May 27, 2007 at 7:52am
Here is a photo of the Grand Opera House.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 26, 2008 at 10:42am
1985 photo of the Grand Opera House.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c8%2c3%2c-1&ProductID=25481
posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 11, 2009 at 10:34pm
Can anyone give me info on the Cinemart on Gov Prinz? I can't find any info anywhere, but, I stop to look at it every time I'm in the area. What a mystery. The only thing I can tell is that I was built in the 60's due to the chandelier and font on the front sign.
posted by Marlon on Dec 28, 2009 at 9:25am
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