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Taylor Opera House

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17: 142:, January 19, 1914. Accessed December 29, 2007. "At midnight to-morrow New Jersey will have a new Governor, James F. Fielder of Jersey City, but he will not take the oath of office until Tuesday at noon.... The Legislature will assemble at the State House shortly before 12 o'clock on Tuesday and then proceed to the Taylor Opera House." 160:, January 15, 1917. Accessed December 29, 2007. "Everything is ready for the inauguration here Tuesday of Walter E. Edge of Atlantic City, Republican, as Governor of New Jersey. The induction ceremonies will be held in the Taylor Opera House." 39:, creator of Pork Roll and one of Trenton's leading citizens. The building first opened March 18, 1867 at 18 S. Broad Street. A historical marker was placed on the site after its demolition. 294: 274: 279: 95:
in 1921 titled, "Washington Crossing the Delaware", the 16x10 foot painting was lost after it was put into storage having been deemed too large to display at another museum.
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A mural that was originally displayed at the opera house was rediscovered after a search began in 2021. Painted by
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The theater presented the major speakers and performers of the day, including
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In 1921, it was converted into a movie and vaudeville palace known as
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Democratic State Convention of 1877 at the Opera House
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The theater was razed by its next door neighbor (the
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opera
Trenton, New Jersey
John Taylor
Mark Twain
Ethel Barrymore
George M. Cohan
George B. McClellan
Woodrow Wilson
James F. Fielder
Walter Evans Edge
Trenton Saving Fund Society
George Matthews Harding
Historical Marker Database: Taylor Opera House
Trenton Historical Society
"FIELDER IN TO-MORROW.; Jersey's New Governor to Take Oath of Office at Noon."
The New York Times
"EDGE IN OFFICE TOMORROW.; Inaugural in Opera House;-Parade and Social Affairs."
The New York Times
Trenton Saving Fund Society
Archived
Wayback Machine
"Long-lost mural of George Washington found rolled up in a basement"
40°13′11″N 74°45′50″W / 40.2196°N 74.7638°W / 40.2196; -74.7638
Categories
Music venues completed in 1867
Theatres in New Jersey
History of Trenton, New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Trenton, New Jersey
Buildings and structures demolished in 1969

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