Rodee Theatre

100 East Illinois Street,
New Berlin, IL 62670

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Rodee Theatre had a relatively short history with its opening circa 1948 and the closing occuring in 1955. The owner of the Rodee Theatre was Winfred Jacob Rodell. This theatre is sometimes referred to as the Rodell Theatre or Rodell’s Theatre. In November of 1956 the theatre building was destroyed by fire.

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on August 26, 2015 at 10:47 pm

This theater’s name is a bit of a puzzle. Both the September 18, 1946, issue of the Jacksonville Daily Journal of Jacksonville, Illinois, and an issue of The Film Daily from October that year ran announcements about the opening of the new Rodeo Theatre, owned by W. J. Rodell. Showmen’s Trade Review also used the name Rodeo Theatre. However, an article about the fire in the November 18, 1956, issue of The Jacksonville Journal Courier does indeed use the name Rodee Theatre. The 1950 FDY also uses Rodee. Yet another source uses the name Rhodee.

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