Wichita Theatre
310 E. Douglas Avenue,
Wichita,
KS
67202
310 E. Douglas Avenue,
Wichita,
KS
67202
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Opened in 1918. This Spanish Renaissance styling has to be from the drawing board of Boller Bros. architectural firm. The Wichita Theatre was operated in the 1940’s by Fox Midwest Amusement Corp. It was still open in 1950.
Contributed by
J. D. Chapman
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Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1941 & 1943 editions as having a seating capacity of 1,400. At that time it was being operated by Fox Midwest Amusement Corp.
These web pages contains vintage images of the Wichita Theatre,
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The Wichita very likely had a Reproduco to accompany the silent flicks. These instruments combined a piano with three ranks of organ pipes and used player piano-type rolls.
Look into this fun link to see hundreds of photos of historic Kansas theatres,
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The Moving Picture World of March 15, 1919, confirms J.D.’s surmise that the Wichita Theatre was designed by Carl Boller. The article says nothing of a Reproduco, or any organ or piano at this time, but says that the Wichita Theatre had a 12-piece orchestra accompanying the movies at both the evening and the matinée performances.
As can be seen from the photo I just uploaded, the Wichita Theatre was much more Spanish than French in style.