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Lecture Tour of America 1882

Writing and Research on Oscar Wilde

Atlanta

Georgia

De Give's Opera House

Tuesday, July 4, 1882

The Decorative Arts

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Verification

Newspaper report

The Atlanta Constitution, July 5, 1882, 4

Newspaper advertisement

The Atlanta Constitution, June 28, 1882, 5

Venue

DeGive's Opera House

NE corner of Marietta and Forsyth Streets, Atlanta, GA (now 41 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30303)*

Opened: January 24, 1870 (Laurent DeGive)

Seating capacity: 2000

Later: Bijou Theatre

Demolished: 1921

Replaced by: Palmer Building (demolished)

Accommodation

Markham House

22-24 Lloyd Street, Atlanta, GA (now Central Avenue), NE corner of the passenger depot at the head of Wall Street

Opened: November 15, 1875 (William Markham)

Rooms: 107

Destroyed (fire): May 13, 1896

Ephemera

INDICATION | WILDE AND IMPOSTER

Newspaper advertisement

The Atlanta Constitution, July 2, 1882, 7

Markham House (#28) in the center is the U-shaped building adjacent to the railroad terminal.

DeGive's Opera House (#12) is NW of the hotel on Marietta (extn of Decatur) diagonally opposite the Capitol building (#14).

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