Grand Opera House

Historical marker location:

104 North West Street, Uvalde, Texas

( 104 North West Street - marker fronts Getty, Uvalde.)

Marker installed: 1967

Staged outstanding musicals, dramas. Built 1891 by local men for professional troupes. Also scene of home talent plays, some directed by Ben K. Franklin, a former actor who settled here. Programs created social stir, with lavish dress and parties. Building has copper roof and corbeled bay window tower; had ornate stage and auditorium. Now owned by former U.S. Vice President John Nance Garner and his son, Tully Garner.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.

opera houses and theatre

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