Coates Opera House

The Coates Opera House was a prominent performing arts venue and cultural landmark in Kansas City, Missouri^[1] from its founding in 1870 to its destruction in a fire in 1901.^[2] It was built by Kersey Coates, a local hotelier. The House was the first legitimate theater in Kansas City.^[3] It was located on the northwest corner of 10th and Broadway.

Heart and Sword, starring Walker Whiteside and Leilia Wolstan was the last performance in the theatre.^[4]

Playwright and actor John A. Stevens managed the opera house for the 1871–72 and 1872–73 seasons (its second and third seasons).

Notes[edit]

^ Snell and Kelley, pg. 17, citing Albrecht, pgs. 2-6
^ New York Times: KANSAS CITY THEATRE BURNED.; Coates Opera House a Complete Loss -- "L'Aiglon" Was Booked for Monday.
^ Bygone Theaters: Coates Opera House Archived 2005-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Last Night at the Opera". Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

References[edit]

National Conference on Music of the Civil War Era (2004). Mark A. Snell; Bruce C. Kelley (eds.). Bugle Resounding: Music and Musicians of the Civil War Era. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 0-8262-1538-6.
Albrecht, Theodore (May 1992). "Music in Kansas City Before the Civil War". Mid-West Notebook. 1 (1).

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[1] Snell and Kelley, pg. 17, citing Albrecht, pgs. 2-6

[2] New York Times: KANSAS CITY THEATRE BURNED.; Coates Opera House a Complete Loss -- "L'Aiglon" Was Booked for Monday.

[3] Bygone Theaters: Coates Opera House Archived 2005-11-19 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Last Night at the Opera". Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

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