California Theatre
California State Historic Landmark 86
08/06/95
#086
On this site January 18, 1869 the California Theatre built by
William C. Ralston opened with the following stock company - John McCullough -
Lawrence Barrett - Harry Edwards - Willie Edouin - E B Holmes - William Mestayer -
John T Raymond - W F Burroughs - W H Sedley Smith - John Wilson - Edward J Buckley -
Mrs Judah Emelie Melville - Elizabeth Saunders - Annette Ince - Marie E Gordon -
Sophie Edwin - Minnie Walton - Julia Buckley
This theatre remained a brilliant center of drama until August 11 1888. Among
artists who played here were - Charles W Couldock - Edwin Adams - John Broughan -
Edwin Booth - Barton Hill - Walter Montgomery - Mrs O P Bowers - Adelaide Neilson -
Lotta Crabtree
Nothing remains of this site.
430 Bush St between Kearny and Grant, San Francisco.
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