Egyptian Theatre
700 W. Main Street,
Boise,
ID
83702
700 W. Main Street,
Boise,
ID
83702
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Egyptian Theatre - Boise (Official)
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Fox Circuit, Intermountain Theatres, Paramount-Publix, Plitt Theatres
Architects: Frederick C. Hummel
Firms: Tourtellotte & Hummel
Functions: Concerts, Live Performances, Movies (Classic), Movies (First Run)
Styles: Egyptian
Previous Names: Ada Theatre, Fox Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
208.345.0454
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News About This Theater
- Mar 5, 2013 — What's an Egyptian movie theater doing in Downtown Boise?
- Mar 2, 2010 — Happy 45th, "The Sound Of Music"
- Sep 29, 2009 — Remembering the lost theaters of Boise
A great Egyptian-style theatre that was restored in 2000. The Egyptian Theatre opened on April 19, 1927 with John Barrymore in “Don Juan”. It had 1,400 seats. From December 5, 1936 it was renamed Ada Theatre.
The theatre occasionally plays movies from the 1920’s and 1930’s accompanied by a live organist.
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Marlene Mussler-Wright
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Recent comments (view all 53 comments)
There was a great feature of the Egyptian on the Travel Channel last night, showing much of the theater. Supposedly, the place is haunted, and that was the feature.
Bway: I saw the same show on the Travel Channel and found it very fascinating! Supposedly, the ghost’s name is Joe and he died of a heart attack some 50 years ago while walking up the steps to the projection room as he was the resident projectionist then! Paranormal folks came to the theatre and after telling the owners the ghost’s name was Joe they then learned the name of the projectionist….coincidence?
Hmm; I just tried searching under “Ada”, “Boise, ID,” and “Egyptian” and all three yielded this theater in the results. I wonder why it does not work for you.
Theater also visited by Antiques Roadshow for the current season, 2014.
Just to clarify it opened as the Egyptian, in what appears to be August 1926. The Ada name was in the `50s. Images added.
Boxoffice, June 11, 1979: “Plitt Theatres has announced the opening of the Egyptian Theatre in Boise, Idaho. Formerly known as the Ada, the theatre has been renovated and equipped with new Dolby stereo sound and has been re-seated with rocker type chairs. Work is continuing on the 830 seat theatre; a new marquee front are to be completed shortly.”
This was renamed Ada on December 5th, 1936. Grand opening ad posted.
When did 70mm projection get installed here? Was 70mm in place during the 1960s under the Ada name, or was it installed during a later renovation under the Egyptian name?
Closed as Ada on April 4th, 1979 and reopened as Egyptian on May 18th, 1979.
A chronology of Boise’s 70mm presentations history has recently been published. The Egyptian gets some mentions in the piece.