Grand Opera House (Brooklyn)

The Grand Opera House was a theatre in Brooklyn, New York that was in operation from 1881 through 1920.

[1] The theatre was demolished in 1924 along with several adjacent buildings to make room for the A. I. Namm & Son Department Store.

[2] The Grand Opera House was built by the firm of Barry, Fay & Lewis;[3] a partnership which consisted of theatrical impresario Benjamin Lewis (died 1905),[4] and Irish comedic actors Hugo Fay and Billy Barry.

[2] The theater was constructed at 14 Elm Place,[1] on the west side of the street just south of Fulton Ave.[3] It was built on the former site of the Congregational Church on Elm Pl.

[5] The Grand Opera House was inaugurated on Monday, November 14, 1881, with a performance of Muldoon's Picnic.