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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Oklahoma » Hobart » Esquire Theater
Also known as Kiowa Theater

Esquire Theater

Hobart, OK
463 S. Main Street
, Hobart, OK 73651 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Twin
Style: Spanish Colonial
Function: Unknown
Seats: 909
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
Esquire Theater
Recent exterior view of the lovely Esquire
Photo courtesy of Todd Scott
Listed in editions of Film Daily Yearbook from at least 1941 through to 1950 and beyond as the Kiowa Theater (sometimes spelt Kiawo Theater).
Contributed by Todd Scott

YOUR COMMENTS

 
The Esquire, a one-screen theatre opened at the tail end of the silent film era, was converted to two screens in 1970. It was the first small town theatre in Oklahoma to be converted to two screens.
posted by Symco on May 19, 2002 at 8:42pm
My wife and I visited The Esquire this past summer. It looks like a bomb went off inside it! It's completely gutted! The only thing left is its marquis. I attended this theatre when I was a child, and its current state is truly disheartening. What a waste!
posted by brentclarkf on Dec 14, 2004 at 10:42pm
Another Hobart theatre, the OKLAHOMAN, is mentioned in the following link about stage scenery supply companies-
http://digital.lib.umn.edu/scenery/index.html
posted by ___ on Jun 3, 2006 at 7:26am
To view 1936 exterior photo of the Esquire Theatre, when it was still known as Kiowa, enter site below, type in word "theatre", then enter. Images of the Oklahoman Theatre will also pop up.
http://okhistory.cuadra.com/starweb3/b.archives/servlet.starweb3?path=b.archives/STARArchives.public.web
posted by Seymour Cox on Aug 2, 2007 at 8:30pm
After looking at interior/exterior photos I can't help but wonder if Harold Gemino was architect of this cinema. The facade and rustic, exposed beam auditorium are so similar to his Sooner Theatre, Norman, OK.
posted by Jeff Chapman on Aug 3, 2007 at 11:41am
Notice how the Kiowas marquee touts "Western Electric Sound", which translate to "sound on film." My grampy told me how quickly moviegoers tired of Vitaphone disk sound, and alert theatre owners began to ballyhoo sound on film systems.
posted by Oklahomo Cowboy on Aug 7, 2007 at 12:18pm
1981 photo of the Esquire Theatre. The address for the Esquire is 463 S. Main St. The theatre is still standing but vacant.
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c36%2c3%2c-1&ProductID=32509
posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 8, 2009 at 10:07pm
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