The Eagle Theatre in Gold Rush-era Sacramento was the first permanent theatre to be built in the state of California. Established in 1849 this relatively small structure was originally wood-framed and canvas-covered with a tin roof and a packed earth floor.[1] The theatre was flooded on Jan 4, 1850.
| Eagle Theatre | |
|---|---|
 The reconstructed Eagle Theatre in Old Town Sacramento in its exact historic location | |
| Coordinates | 38°35′01″N 121°30′19″W / 38.58369°N 121.50514°W |
| Built | 1849 |
| Architect | Hubbard, Brown & Co. |
| Reference no. | 595 |
  Location in Sacramento  Eagle Theatre (Sacramento, California) (California)  Eagle Theatre (Sacramento, California) (the United States) | |
Located at 925 Front Street, it was one of the earliest structures in the new city. It featured many different types of entertainment for a rough crowd of wild west pioneers and gold miners from the small but rapidly growing area. Tickets to the theater could be obtained at a nearby saloon for two dollars and three dollars,[2] most likely the Round Tent Saloon then located just to the south of the theatre.[3]
Today the theatre is owned by California Department of Parks and Recreation and is administered by the California State Railroad Museum as part of the Old Sacramento State Historic Park.[4]
References
edit- ^ Levy, JoAnn (2013). They Saw the Elephant: Women in the California Gold Rush. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 137. ISBN 9780806189956. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Wilmeth, Don B.; Bigsby, Christopher (1998). The Cambridge History of American Theatre. Cambridge University Press. p. 17. ISBN 9780521472043. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Eagle Theatre". California State Parks - Parks and Recreation. California State Government. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "The Eagle Theatre" (PDF). California State Parks - Gold Rush District. California State Government. Retrieved April 21, 2017.