Grand Theater

The Keokuk Opera House is listed in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. J.C. Hubinger was owner. Tickets 25 cents to $1. 1,064 seats. Electric illumination. The proscenium opening was 30 feet square, and the stage was 36 feet deep. The auditorium was on the ground floor. There were 6 – 10 musicians in the pit band. There were 2 daily newspapers and 4 weeklies. There were 4 hotels for show folk. The 1897 population was 17,000.