Eureka Opera House

31 South Main Street,
Eureka, NV 89316

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on June 8, 2015 at 8:35 pm

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http://www.co.eureka.nv.us/opera/opera01.htm

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on June 8, 2015 at 8:32 pm

Circa 1956 photo added courtesy of AmeriCar The Beautiful Facebook page.

rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on July 2, 2007 at 1:34 pm

The Eureka Opera House in Eureka is listed in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. James G. Lucey was the Mgr. and there were 500 seats. The theatre was on the second floor, had a stage 21 feet deep and was illuminated by coal oil lamps. Professor Felix Rice was leader of the house orchestra which had 2-plus members. Local hotels were the Jackson House and the Bureau Hotel. The Eureka Sentinel was published every Saturday. The railroad was the Eureka & Palisade RR. The 1897 population was 1,500.