Wayne Theatre
110 N. Franklin Street,
Corydon,
IA
50060
110 N. Franklin Street,
Corydon,
IA
50060
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Can I come out of my bomb shelter now?
In 1963, the Wayne was part of Iowa United Theaters, a Des Moines-based chain. Chief officers were A.E. Thiele and E.M. Garbett. This chain ran houses in numerous Iowa cities at that time.
The Wayne Theatre is open Friday, Saturday and Sundays at discount prices. $4 for Adults and $3 for Children.
It has been owned by Bill Wilson since 1991 so it should be listed as an Independent.
1984 photo of the Wayne Theatre.
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Boxoffice of April 19, 1947, reported that Frank and Floyd Smith had sold a half interest in their Wayne Theatre at Corydon to the Iowa United Theatres circuit. The item said that the Smith brothers had arrived in Corydon and built the Wayne in 1936.
A September 19, 1977, Boxoffice item said that Bud Kelly had permanently closed the Wayne Theatre on August 1, so the house must have been dark for more than a decade after that.