Silent Era : Theaters

Curran Theatre
Address	445 Geary Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity	unknown
Original Theatre Owner	Homer Curran
Original Theatre Architect	Alfred Henry Jacobs
Years of Operation	Opened 10 September 1922
Type of Musical Accompaniment	unknown
Current Status	Operating as a live theatre venue
The Curran Theatre was designed and built as a live theatre venue, but the theatre is known to have presented a run of The Phantom of the Opera (1925) in 1925. In 1960, comedian Lenny Bruce recorded a full-length concert performance at the Curran Theater, which was released on LP records as a full-length concert. Today, the theatre is owned and operated by the Shorenstein Hays Nederlander Organization. References: Tillmany-TheatresSF pp. 27, 34, 47, 48, 49 : with additional information provided by Reuben Schwartz.

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