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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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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Here is an August 2007 story from the Topeka Capital Journal:
http://tinyurl.com/77g639
1983 photo of the Fox Theatre.
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1985 Night Photo
Some recent interior photos are here.
The Watson from a different angle.
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2009 photos of the Fox-Watson.
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Box Office
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Close up of entrance & marquee.
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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!