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stenciling of roses and scrolls on the ceiling and boxes. The floors are marble tile, and the walls are wainscot. The banisters and railings are of long leaf red-heart pine, like the wainscot. A large, bronze statue of a woman holding a torch stands on the newel post on The Grand staircase. Inside the theater auditorium, red, velvet curtains frame the stage and eight opera boxes. Blue velour lines the chairs. The stage curtain (originally painted by architect Frank Cox) is a replication of the original, depicting “Sappho and Companions”.
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The front wall of the building is made of red stone, brick, and terra cotta; the large, glass doors are framed by a carved, Romanesque style stone arch. Inside, the glass box office sits in between the two sets of doors. The carpet is a historic pattern of colors found in the decorative curtain and
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phase, it slowly evolved into a movie house. The movie house closed in 1974 and was purchased the same year by the Galveston County Cultural Arts Council. They transformed the movie house back into a theatre and then renovated and restored it to its former beauty. The restoration included volunteer
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as "1894 Grand Opera House" in 1974. The Galveston County Cultural Arts Council owned the Opera House until 1986, when it became a stand-alone organization known as 1894, Inc. Maureen M. Patton is The Grand's Executive Director, having served as Director under the Arts Council beginning in 1981.
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Hurricane Ike hit Galveston Island on September 13, 2008, but The Grand was reopened on January 3, 2009 on its 114th anniversary. All of the damage that the hurricane and the flood had caused was repaired with only 92 days of construction.
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style Opera House is located at 2020 Post Office Street in Galveston's Historic Downtown Cultural Arts District. It was named "The Official Opera House of Texas" in 1993 by the 73rd Texas Legislature. It has a seating capacity of 1,040.
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The Grand has been through natural disasters, such as fires and hurricanes, as well as neglect during its time as a movie house. It has been rebuilt and remodeled more than once, such as during the devastating
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Szatmary, Peter. "Maureen McGovern Returns to Galveston's Grand 1894 Opera House, May 2." Playbill. Playbill, Inc., 30 Apr. 1998. Web. 22 June 2015. <
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Galveston County Cultural Arts Council, comp. Galveston Arts! Presents Live Onstage At The 1894 Grand Opera House. N.p.: n.p., 1984. Print.
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Card, Terry. "The Grand 1894 Opera House: A History Full of Surprises." Island Guide Magazine. N.p., 13 Jan. 2015. Web. 22 June 2015. <
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In 1894, Henry Greenwall (often spelled Greenwald) raised $ 100,000 for construction of The Grand Opera House and Hotel in
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Faires, Robert. "Ann, Taylor-made." The Austin Chronicle. Austin Chronicle Corp., 29 Apr. 2011. Web. 22 June 2015. <
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Wood, Roger. "Grand by Design." Texas Highways. Texas Department of Transportation, Mar. 2015. Web. 22 June 2015. <
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Wardlaw, Molly. "Downtown Galveston." Texas Monthly. Emmis Publishing, L.P., June 2008. Web. 22 June 2015. <
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Schwartz, Eileen. "Straight Talk." Texas Monthly. Emmis Publishing, L.P., Sept. 2002. Web. 22 June 2015. <
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Patton, Maureen. "The Grand 1894 Opera House." Telephone interview. 29 Jan. 2015.
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Evans, Everett. "Hal Holbrook's Twain Improves with Age." Houston Chronicle.
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efforts and support from private foundations. The theatre was listed in the
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is currently operated as a not-for-profit performing arts theatre. The
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Opera houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
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The Grand has stood through notable hurricanes, including the
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The Grand also has been the presenter of several premieres:
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Grand Opera House is located in Texas
Grand Opera House is located in the United States
Galveston, Texas
29°17′47″N 94°47′26″W / 29.29639°N 94.79056°W / 29.29639; -94.79056
Frank Cox
Romanesque
The Grand 1894 Opera House
74002071
7478
Galveston, Texas
Romanesque Revival

Galveston
Galveston Hurricane of 1900
Galveston Hurricane of 1915
Hurricane Carla
Hurricane Ike
Vaudeville
National Register of Historic Places
Sarah Bernhardt
Ignace Paderewski
Anna Pavlova
John Philip Sousa
Madame Modjeska
Cloris Leachman
Otis Skinner
George M. Cohan

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