Edsell’s Opera House – Otsego – Allegan County
Edsell’s Opera House Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan OPENED: 1881 (various sources) TYPE: Upstairs Hall Style Opera House NAME HISTORY: Edsell’s Opera House (Miner 1884) STREET ADDRESS: SE corner of Allegan and Farmer (Wieber/Stamm 2006: 115) FLOOR: Second Floor (Wieber/Stamm 2006: […]
Why the Name Opera House
“Like every other small town of any size, Hartford had a hall known as the opera house. This was a misnomer, for I doubt that anything faintly resembling opera was ever performed on its stage. Mostly these opera houses were used for theatrical experiences of one sort or another. They were not called theatres because […]
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