Grand Theatre
47 Ontario Street,
St. Catharines,
ON
L2R 5J3
47 Ontario Street,
St. Catharines,
ON
L2R 5J3
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I have a December, 1912 program from this theater. It was a vaudeville house, but showing short films as part of the program. According to the program, the Grand will expand “next season” to a seating capacity of 1600 or more, more comfortable chairs, new Ladies' Retiring Parlor, Gentlemen’s Smoking Room, a new balcony and steam heat.
The Grand Opera House in St. Catherines in listed in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. T.D. Lalor was Mgr; there were 1,196 seats, tickets 25 cents to 75 cents. The proscenium opening was 30 feet wide X 26 feet high; the stage was 31 feet deep. There was gas illumination; the house was on the ground floor and there were 7 in the house orchestra. There were 3 daily newspapers, and 3 hotels for show folk. The 1897 population was 20,000.