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Lecture Tour of America 1882

Writing and Research on Oscar Wilde

San Antonio

Texas


Turner Opera Hall

Wednesday, June 21, 1882


The Decorative Arts

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Verification

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

Venue

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.

Accommodation

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)


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