Chief Theater

51 Main Avenue South,
Britt, IA 50423

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Listed in editions of Film Daily Yearbook in 1941 & 1943 as the 300 seat Princess Theater. In the 1950 edition of Film Daily Yearbook it had been re-named Chief Theater with a seating capacity given as 310. The former Chief is now the Hobo Museum.

Contributed by Ken McIntyre

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lostmemory
lostmemory on August 10, 2007 at 9:26 am

This is an article about the Hobo Museum. The article claims that this theater building was built in 1912 and was known as the Princess Theater. The name was changed to the Chief Theater in the 1940s.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 10, 2007 at 11:01 am

Here is an undated photo:
http://tinyurl.com/3xdpwt

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on December 20, 2008 at 4:46 pm

Here is a 2004 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/8pcfx4

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on March 28, 2009 at 6:21 pm

There was also a Fox Theatre at 95 Main Street, Does anyone have info on the Fox?

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on April 6, 2009 at 11:39 pm

1984 photo of the Chief Theatre.
View link

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 12, 2009 at 11:19 am

This is another photo of the Chief Theater.

lostmemory
lostmemory on November 16, 2009 at 12:18 pm

Hobo Museum website

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