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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Tennessee » Nashville » Bijou Theatre

Bijou Theatre

Nashville, TN
423 4th Avenue North
, Nashville, TN 37219 United States
(map)
Status: Closed/Demolished
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 800
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Built on the site of the former Adelphi/Grand Opera House, the Bijou was the Nashville flagship of the Bijou Amusement Company, one of the first African American theatre chains in the south. For close to forty years, the theatre featured both live performance and film until it was razed in 1957 for construction of the new Municipal Auditorium.
Contributed by Jack Coursey

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Here is a postcard picture of the Bijou Theater.
posted by Lost Memory on Nov 16, 2005 at 6:43am
Here is an archive shot of the Bijou from the Will Duncan Collection.
posted by JackCoursey on Oct 11, 2007 at 10:19am
The Bijou was constructed on the site of the former Adelphi Theatre which had burned in December 1902. The Adelphi was known as The Grand when it was destroyed by fire.

When the Bijou opened on September 14th, 1904, as a playhouse, it reportedly (Tennessean 7/19/1957) seated 1,642. The theatre had pink marble wainscoting, a tiled vertibule, soft green interior trimmed with white and gold, a guilded proscenium arch, and hand painted figures on the ceiling. The first production, "Sign of the Four" was an adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel.

When the Bijou converted to motion pictures, it's seating capacity was reduced to accomodate the screen.
posted by TheatreOrgan on Apr 14, 2008 at 6:14pm
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