The Grand Opera House, Tulsa, OK
The Grand Opera House on the north side of 2nd street between Boston Avenue and Cincinnati Avenue, 1906.
[photo from: Tulsa 75; A History of Tulsa; Tulsa Chamber of Commerce; pg 53]The apex of popular entertainment was the Grand Opera House which George E. Johnson built. He opened it on February 1, 1906 and did not close it for almost thirty-five years. "The Chaperon" played the first night, and throughout the decades the establishment billed such nationally renowned performers as "the famous funny fellows, Wook and Wand," in the "jolly jungling musical fare, "Two Merry Tramps." Serving a dual capacity as playhouse and public meeting center, the hall constantly echoed with music, speeches, and frivolity. People came to view vaudeville shows and to discuss public controversies. The establishment even withstood competition from the Theatorium, which opened the year after Glenn Pool and featured "Edison's moving pictures."
[City in the Osage Hills Tulsa, Oklahoma; Courtney Ann and Glen Vaughn-Roberson; Pruett Publishing Co, Boulder, Co; (c) 1984. Pg 92]
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