The Plaque Reads

On This Site
January 18 1869
The California Theatre
Built By William C Ralston
Opened With the Following Stock Company

John McCullough
Lawrence Barrett
Harry Edwards
Willie Edouin
E B Holmes
William Mestayer
John T Raymond
W F Burroughs
W H Sedley Smith
John Wilson
Edward J Buckley
Mrs Judah Emelie Melville
Elizabeth Saunders
Annette Ince
Marie E Gordon
Sophie Edwin
Minnie Walton
Julia Buckley

This theatre remained a brilliant center of drama until August 11 1888

Among the artists who played here were

Charles W Couldock
Edwin Adams
John Broughan
Edwin Booth
Barton Hill
Walter Montgomery
Mrs D P Bowers
Adelaide Neilson
Lotta Crabtree

Tablet placed by the Commonwealth Club of California and the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
1932