Grand Opera House (San Francisco)

The Grand Opera House (Initially Wade's Opera House) was an opera house in San Francisco, which opened in 1874, and which was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It was located on the north side of Mission St. between 3rd and 4th.^[1]

Grand Opera House

Illustration of interior, circa 1876
Former names	Wade's Opera House
Location	San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37.78593°N 122.40299°W / 37.78593; -122.40299
Capacity	2395
Construction
Opened	January 17, 1876 (1876-01-17)
Demolished	1906

Specifications

The 1905–1906 edition of Julius Cahn's Official Theatrical Guide lists the seating capacity of the Grand Opera House as 2,395, including 100 seats in boxes. Ticket prices ranged from 10 cents ($3 in 2024) for the gallery to 75 cents ($26 for the best seats. Cahn lists the Grand Opera House's stage as 42 feet wide and 74 feet deep (13 by 23 m), with a 31-foot-tall (9.4 m) proscenium arch.^[2]

Floor plan, first level