Grand Opera House, St. Paul
Bibliography
Andrews, General C. C. History of St. Paul, Minn. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1890.
Castle, Henry A. History of St. Paul and Vicinity. Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1912.
City of Saint Paul, the Capital of Minnesota and the Commercial, Railway and Financial Metropolis of the Northwest. St. Paul: Pioneer Press Publishing, 1883. Available at the Minnesota Historical Society library as HF296.S13 A3.
DeCoster, Georgia Ray. "St. Paul's Stately Old Buildings—Going, Going, Going, Almost Gone." Ramsey County History 2, no. 1 (1965): 10–16.
https://publishing.rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RCHS_Spring1965_DeCoster.pdf
“Electric Light at the Opera House.” St. Paul Daily Globe, February 19, 1884.
“Electric Light Glare.” St. Paul Daily Globe, August 19, 1888.
Elzey, John Myles. “Professional Legitimate Theatres in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1890–1918.” PhD dissertation, 1972. Available at the Minnesota Historical Society library as PN2277.S21 E43.
“Grand Gutted.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 22, 1889.
Koeper, H. F. Historic St. Paul Buildings; A Report of the Historic Sites Committee, a Special Citizens Group Named by the St. Paul City Planning Board. St. Paul: St. Paul City Planning Board, 1964. Available at the Minnesota Historical Society library as F613.S7 K7.
Jensen, Andrew F. “Two Decades of Trouping in Minnesota, 1865–1885.” Minnesota History 28, no. 2 (June 1947): 97–119.
http://collections.mnhs.org/mnhistorymagazine/articles/28/v28i02p097-119.pdf
Martin, Sadie E. The Life and Professional Career of Emma Abbott. Minneapolis: Kimball Printing, 1891.
“New Bethel Hotel Opens Its Doors to Deserving Poor.” St. Paul Globe, August 14, 1903.
“An Opera House Burned.” New York Times, January 22, 1889.
“St. Paul’s Grand Opera House.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 14, 1883.
Wells, Jocelyn. Boosters, Hustlers, and Speculators: Entrepreneurial Culture and the Rise of Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1849–1883. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2005.
Whiting, Frank M. “A History of the Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota, From Its Beginning to 1890.” PhD dissertation, 1941. Available at the Minnesota Historical Society library as PN2277.S21 W434.
——— . "Theater in Old St. Paul: Extravaganzas, Melodramas." Ramsey County History 5, no. 2 (Fall 1968).
——— . Minnesota Theatre: From Old Fort Snelling to the Guthrie. St. Paul: Pogo Press, 1988.
Chronology
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Bibliography
Andrews, General C. C. History of St. Paul, Minn. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason, 1890.
Castle, Henry A. History of St. Paul and Vicinity. Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1912.
City of Saint Paul, the Capital of Minnesota and the Commercial, Railway and Financial Metropolis of the Northwest. St. Paul: Pioneer Press Publishing, 1883. Available at the Minnesota Historical Society library as HF296.S13 A3.
DeCoster, Georgia Ray. "St. Paul's Stately Old Buildings—Going, Going, Going, Almost Gone." Ramsey County History 2, no. 1 (1965): 10–16.
https://publishing.rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RCHS_Spring1965_DeCoster.pdf
“Electric Light at the Opera House.” St. Paul Daily Globe, February 19, 1884.
“Electric Light Glare.” St. Paul Daily Globe, August 19, 1888.
Elzey, John Myles. “Professional Legitimate Theatres in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1890–1918.” PhD dissertation, 1972. Available at the Minnesota Historical Society library as PN2277.S21 E43.
“Grand Gutted.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 22, 1889.
Koeper, H. F. Historic St. Paul Buildings; A Report of the Historic Sites Committee, a Special Citizens Group Named by the St. Paul City Planning Board. St. Paul: St. Paul City Planning Board, 1964. Available at the Minnesota Historical Society library as F613.S7 K7.
Jensen, Andrew F. “Two Decades of Trouping in Minnesota, 1865–1885.” Minnesota History 28, no. 2 (June 1947): 97–119.
http://collections.mnhs.org/mnhistorymagazine/articles/28/v28i02p097-119.pdf
Martin, Sadie E. The Life and Professional Career of Emma Abbott. Minneapolis: Kimball Printing, 1891.
“New Bethel Hotel Opens Its Doors to Deserving Poor.” St. Paul Globe, August 14, 1903.
“An Opera House Burned.” New York Times, January 22, 1889.
“St. Paul’s Grand Opera House.” St. Paul Pioneer Press, October 14, 1883.
Wells, Jocelyn. Boosters, Hustlers, and Speculators: Entrepreneurial Culture and the Rise of Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1849–1883. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2005.
Whiting, Frank M. “A History of the Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota, From Its Beginning to 1890.” PhD dissertation, 1941. Available at the Minnesota Historical Society library as PN2277.S21 W434.
——— . "Theater in Old St. Paul: Extravaganzas, Melodramas." Ramsey County History 5, no. 2 (Fall 1968).
——— . Minnesota Theatre: From Old Fort Snelling to the Guthrie. St. Paul: Pogo Press, 1988.