Silent Era : Theaters

Imperial Theatre
Address	1077 Market Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity	1485
Original Theatre Owner	David Grauman Sid Grauman
Original Theatre Architect	Cunningham and Polito
Years of Operation	Opened December 1912 Operating from December 1912 throughout silent era
Type of Musical Accompaniment	unknown
Current Status	Operating as a live strip venue
The Imperial Theatre was a first-run house. The theatre manager was J.A. Partington in 1918. In later years, the venue’s name was changed to the United Artists Theatre. References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 485; Tillmany-TheatresSF pp. 24-25, 34, 47.

Silent Era Home Page > Theatres > United States > California > San Francisco > Imperial

•