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Market Street Theatre
Alhambra Theatre
Frolic Theatre
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Address [?] 934 and/or 936? Market Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity 1016
Original Theatre Owner unknown
Original Theatre Architect unknown
Years of Operation Opened 1909
Operated as Market Street Theatre: 1909-?
Operated as Alhambra Theatre: unknown
Operated as Frolic Theatre: unknown
Operated as Cameo Theatre: circa 1925
Type of Musical Accompaniment unknown
Current Status Demolished

The Market Street Theatre underwent a number of names changes throughout the silent era.

In the sound era, the theatre was known as the Marion Davies (or Davies, circa 1932), and subsequently was renamed the Esquire Theatre.

The theatre closed in 1972 and was demolished to allow development of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system.

References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 485; Tillmany-TheatresSF pp. 34, 41.

 

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