Texas
Turner Opera Hall
Wednesday, June 21, 1882
The Decorative Arts
Newspaper report
The Evening Light, (San Antonio), June 22, 1882, 1
Newspaper advertisements
The Evening Light (San Antonio), June 21, 1882, 4
The Evening Light, June 17, 1882, 4
Turner Opera Hall
SE corner of Houston and St. Mary's Streets, San Antonio, TX
Opened: 1879
Seating capacity: 1000
Replaced: 1913, by the new Empire Theatre
* Subsequently Turner Opera House, Riche’s Opera, the Houston Street Theatre, the Alhambra Theatre, and the Empire Opera House.
Menger Hotel
204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX (located at the site of the Battle of the Alamo)
Built: 1858, (John M. Fries, architect)
Opened: February 2, 1859 (William A. Menger)
Changed ownership: 1881 (Kampmann family)
Extant
Related:
Menger Hotel (Wikipedia)
Oscar Wilde In America | © John Cooper, 2023
