Guelph Royal Opera House

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The Guelph Royal Opera House also functioned under several different names throughout its 53 years: Guelph Workingmen’s Opera House Co., Griffin’s Opera House and Royal Opera House. The theatre was in operation from 1873-1926 as a performing arts theatre and then renovated into a movie theatre, called the Capitol Theatre, later in the 1920s. It was torn down in 1953 during a wave of modernisation in the city.

Collection of contracts, account statements, correspondence legal documents concerning the Guelph Royal Opera House.

Dates

1873-1926

Types of Materials

Unpublished Material and Manuscripts

Extent

32 cm of textual materials.

No further accruals are expected.

How to Access This Resource

XR1 MS A395

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