My original post contains an error regarding the first programming at the Fargo Theatre. The Fargo Theatre opened to the public on March 15, 1926. The local newspaper included a 12-page section covering details about the building. The entertainment for the first day included a slate of movies and vaudeville-type performances with live music by Chicago organist Ramon Berry at the Mighty Wurlitzer, as well as the theatre’s house orchestra. The theatre’s website states that “The King Cole Revue, a musical extravaganza with 15 entertainers, was the feature number. Sydney Chaplin, brother of Charlie Chaplin, played the title role in the feature film, ‘The Man on the Box’ (1925). A news reel, animated cartoon, and burlesque number completed the entertainment.”
My original post contains an error regarding the first programming at the Fargo Theatre. The Fargo Theatre opened to the public on March 15, 1926. The local newspaper included a 12-page section covering details about the building. The entertainment for the first day included a slate of movies and vaudeville-type performances with live music by Chicago organist Ramon Berry at the Mighty Wurlitzer, as well as the theatre’s house orchestra. The theatre’s website states that “The King Cole Revue, a musical extravaganza with 15 entertainers, was the feature number. Sydney Chaplin, brother of Charlie Chaplin, played the title role in the feature film, ‘The Man on the Box’ (1925). A news reel, animated cartoon, and burlesque number completed the entertainment.”