Apollo Theater

455 S. Main Street,
Princeton, IL 61356

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lostmemory
lostmemory on November 7, 2009 at 6:43 pm

Another photo of the Apollo can be seen here.

lostmemory
lostmemory on October 31, 2009 at 8:08 pm

The Related Websites link above is not for this theater. Here is the Apollo Theater website.

lostmemory
lostmemory on June 5, 2009 at 10:23 am

This is a 2009 photo.

lostmemory
lostmemory on May 16, 2009 at 10:04 pm

1982 Photo

1984 Photo

1984 Photo

Chuck1231
Chuck1231 on February 7, 2009 at 7:05 pm

Here is flickr photo of the Apollo Theatre.
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rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on December 18, 2006 at 9:59 am

The Apollo, as the Apollo Hall, is listed in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide under Princeton, Illinois. The seating capacity was given as 1,000. C.G. Cushing was Mgr. The proscenium opening was 25 feet wide x 18 feet high, and the stage was 30 feet deep. Ticket prices ranged from 25 cents to 50 cents. The theatre was on the ground floor and had gas illumination. Local hotels were the American House and the Powell House, and there were 3 weekly local newspapers, the Republican, the Tribune and the Record. Local railroad was the CB&Q. The population was 5,000.