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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.

 

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