The Coates Opera House was a prominent performing arts venue and cultural landmark in

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from its founding in 1870 to its destruction in a fire in 1901. It was built by

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, a local hotelier. The House was the first legitimate theater in Kansas City. It was located on the northwest corner of 10th and Broadway. ''Heart and Sword'', starring

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and Leilia Wolstan was the last performance in the theatre. Playwright and actor John A. Stevens managed the opera house for the 1871–72 and 1872–73 seasons (its second and third seasons).

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* * Theatres in Kansas City, Missouri Former theatres in the United States Music venues completed in 1870 Buildings and structures demolished in 1901 Burned buildings and structures in the United States 1870 establishments in Missouri Burned theatres 1901 disestablishments in Missouri {{US-theat-struct-stub