The Alcazar Theatre was a 1,145 seat theatre located at 260 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, California, between Mason and Powell,[1] built in 1911 by architects Cunningham and Politeo for producer Fred Belasco, replacing the previous Alcazar Theatre one block to the east, which was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake fire. This venue soon became one of San Francisco's leading legitimate theatres offering a wide range of productions, and like its predecessor, also housed a popular resident stock company. It was purchased in 1922 by Thomas Wilkes for $125,000 from the estates of Belasko and M.E. Mayer.
The building was renovated once again in 1952, renamed the Alcazar Theatre, and again devoted to legitimate stage productions. The theatre was closed on December 31, 1961, and was torn down in March 1962 to make way for a parking lot for Hotel Stewart, which abutted it, but actually became the related Handlery Motor Inn.[5]
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^"SF Public Library -- Historical Photographs". Retrieved April 15, 2023.
^"Alcazar Actress Files Suit Against Husband, Percy F. Leach, Now in New York". San Francisco Chronicle. January 4, 1912. p. 3 – via Newsbank.
alcazar, theatre, 1911, 78633, 40910, 78633, 40910, alcazar, theatre, 1885, alcazar, theatre, 1976, other, theaters, same, name, alcazar, theatre, seat, theatre, located, farrell, street, francisco, california, between, mason, powell, built, 1911, architects, . 37 47 11 N 122 24 33 W 37 78633 N 122 40910 W 37 78633 122 40910 See Alcazar Theatre 1885 and Alcazar Theatre 1976 for two other SF theaters of the same name The Alcazar Theatre was a 1 145 seat theatre located at 260 O Farrell Street San Francisco California between Mason and Powell 1 built in 1911 by architects Cunningham and Politeo for producer Fred Belasco replacing the previous Alcazar Theatre one block to the east which was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake fire This venue soon became one of San Francisco s leading legitimate theatres offering a wide range of productions and like its predecessor also housed a popular resident stock company It was purchased in 1922 by Thomas Wilkes for 125 000 from the estates of Belasko and M E Mayer The resident stock company restructured after the theatre moved locations and it included Viola Leach in 1912 nee Viola Wheeler 2 Bertram Lytell in 1912 3 Louis Bennison in 1912 3 Will R Walling in 1912 3 Charlie Ruggles in 1912 3 and Evelyn Vaughan in 1912 3 With the advent of the sound film and the Great Depression of the 1930s after remodeling the Alcazar became the Uptown Theater 4 a secondary low price movie theater In 1936 and 1937 it housed the Federal Theatre Project of the Works Progress Administration In 1945 the theatre was used by the United Nations Peace Conference for some of its meetings and afterwards reopened as the United Nations Theatre The building was renovated once again in 1952 renamed the Alcazar Theatre and again devoted to legitimate stage productions The theatre was closed on December 31 1961 and was torn down in March 1962 to make way for a parking lot for Hotel Stewart which abutted it but actually became the related Handlery Motor Inn 5 References editNotes SF Public Library Historical Photographs Retrieved April 15 2023 Alcazar Actress Files Suit Against Husband Percy F Leach Now in New York San Francisco Chronicle January 4 1912 p 3 via Newsbank a b c d e Red Rose and Gamblers Due San Francisco Chronicle January 4 1912 p 10 via Newsbank SF Public Library Historical Photographs Retrieved April 15 2023 Wreckers start on the Alcazar Oakland Tribune March 1 1962 p 40 Bibliography Wilmeth Don B 2007 The Cambridge Guide to American Theatre Second ed Cambridge Cambridge Univ Press ISBN 978 0 521 83538 1 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alcazar Theatre 1911 Cinema Treasures Alcazar Theatre United Nations Theater 1947 nbsp This article about a theater building in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a building or structure in San Francisco is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alcazar Theatre 1911 amp oldid 1152942046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
