The Coates Opera House was a prominent performing arts venue and cultural landmark in Kansas City, Missouri [1] from its founding in 1870 to its destruction in a fire in 1901. [2] It was built by Kersey Coates, a local hotelier. The House was the first legitimate theater in Kansas City. [3] It was located on the northwest corner of 10th and Broadway.
Heart and Sword, starring Walker Whiteside and Leilia Wolstan was the last performance in the theatre. [4]
Playwright and actor John A. Stevens managed the opera house for the 1871–72 and 1872–73 seasons (its second and third seasons).
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The Coates Opera House was a prominent performing arts venue and cultural landmark in Kansas City, Missouri [1] from its founding in 1870 to its destruction in a fire in 1901. [2] It was built by Kersey Coates, a local hotelier. The House was the first legitimate theater in Kansas City. [3] It was located on the northwest corner of 10th and Broadway.
Heart and Sword, starring Walker Whiteside and Leilia Wolstan was the last performance in the theatre. [4]
Playwright and actor John A. Stevens managed the opera house for the 1871–72 and 1872–73 seasons (its second and third seasons).
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