Majestic Theatre

Old newspaper ads refer to the Majestic #1 and #2 and also the OLD Majestic #1 and #2. I infer there were actually 4 theatres operating simultaneously with the same name! In the book "Nickelodeon Theatres and Their Music" there is a photo of a Majestic Theatre in Memphis, but the theatre in the photo is most definately not the building that survives on South Main Street.

Across the street was the Strand Theatre (razed) and the Loew's State (razed). In the next block north was the Pantages (a.k.a. Warner, razed). In the next block south was the Princess (razed) and the Orpheum (still operating).

In discussion with others from this web-site, the Majestic does not seem to appear in trade journals after 1941, implying that it had ceased theatrical operation before World War II.

Finally got the address: 145-147 South Main Street. Many thanks to the Memphis Public Library history room for providing the information.

Here is a recent photo of the former Majestic Theater building.

The first Moller theater organ mentioned in the description above was an opus 1188 installed in 1910. The second was a Moller theater organ opus 1418 size 2/10 installed in 1912 and the third organ that I found listed for this theater was a Moller theater organ opus 1873 size 3/20 installed in 1915.