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Warfield Theatre
Address	982 Market Street
Opening Night Seating Capacity	[?] 2648 or 2657?
Original Theater Owner	Marcus Loew
Original Theater Architect	G. Albert Lansburgh
Years of Operation	Opened 19 May 1922
Type of Musical Accompaniment	unknown
Current Status	Operating as live music venue
The Warfield Theatre was a first-run house named in honor of actor David Warfield, friend of Marcus Loew. The theater later became known as the Fox-Warfield Theatre. The Warfield Theatre was sold to Bill Graham Presents circa 1979-1980, and is currently operating as a venue for live music performances. References: FilmYearBook-1926 p. 486; Tillmany-TheatresSF pp. 9, 30-32, 34, 47 : with additional information provided by Jason Balch and Matt Lawsky.

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