Silent Era : Theaters

Market Street Theatre Alhambra Theatre Frolic Theatre Cameo Theatre
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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