Port Elizabeth of Yore: The Opera House

The Opera House is the oldest theatre on the continent of Africa and the Southern Hemisphere. This special piece of World History is right here in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape Province.

In its final form, the Opera House might have only been opened in December 1892 but Port Elizabeth was not deprived of entertainment as its predecessor, the “New Theatre”  operated from 1862.

Main picture: Engraving of the Opera house soon after it was built in 1892

Continue reading