York Opera House & Auditorium
N. Beaver Street,
York,
PA
17401
N. Beaver Street,
York,
PA
17401
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The York Opera House & Auditorium was opened in 1881. Despite its name, it was one venue. In the early days of cinema it was equipped with a Kinetoscope.
The building has been long closed and demolished.
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Ken Roe
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There is a York Opera House listed under York PA in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. It lists 1,500 seats. The theater was on the ground floor and had both gas and electric illumination. The proscenium opening was 32 feet wide X 30 feet high, the stage was 40 feet deep. B. C.Pentz was Mgr. and admissions ranged from 25 cents to $1. There were 8 in the house orchestra. There wer 3 daily newspapers, and 3 hotels for show folk. The 1897 population of York was 30,000.