Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts
151 S. Santa Fe Avenue,
Salina,
KS
67402
151 S. Santa Fe Avenue,
Salina,
KS
67402
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Fox Theatres (Reading, PA)
Architects: Carl Boller, Robert O. Boller
Firms: Boller Brothers
Functions: Performing Arts
Styles: Art Deco
Previous Names: Fox Watson Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
785.827.1998
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News About This Theater
- May 27, 2011 — UltraStar closes three southern California operations
- Apr 22, 2004 — Salina's Fox Theatre Wins Peservation Award
- Dec 30, 2003 — Renovation Consultant Writes Book
This theater opened in 1931 as the Fox Watson Theatre, and closed sometime in the 1990’s.
In 2001, supporters raised nearly $3 million to restore and renovate the old Fox Watson Theatre into a premiere performing arts center.
The theatre reopened on March 8, 2003.
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Joel Weide, William Gabel
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Their website is http://www.thefoxtheatre.org.
The Fox Watson Theatre is located at 159 S. Santa Fe Ave..
Here is some additional background on this theater:
http://tinyurl.com/y5bap4
Here is an August 2007 story from the Topeka Capital Journal:
http://tinyurl.com/77g639
According to the item about the theater’s 40th anniversary that was run in Boxoffice of August 30, 1971, the exact opening date of the Fox was February 23, 1931.
From 1940 an image of the Watson, Grand and Jayhawk Theaters in Salina.
From 2010, photos of the Watson Theatre in Salina. [Please click on thumbnails for larger view].
Adding link. Thanks!