Amytis Theatre

4300 Saint Ferdinand Avenue,
St. Louis, MO 63120

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JAlex
JAlex on September 20, 2012 at 11:42 pm

This theatre dated from 1918 when it was the auditorium for Poro College which had been founded by Annie Malone. In February 1934 the auditorium became a commercial operation, the Amytis, and presented films and occasional stage attractions. This was one of the theatres for the Black population of St. Louis in the days of racial segregation. The last ad spotted for the theatre was published in July 1960.

The FDYB lists a seating capacity of 640.

lostmemory
lostmemory on January 27, 2009 at 4:38 am

The 1955 Film Daily spells the name as “Amytis”.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 27, 2009 at 4:34 am

Spelled as Amythis in the May 1960 issue of Boxoffice magazine:

ST. LOUIS-The Amythis, 4300 St. Ferdinand Avenue, has been reopened by Mort S. Silvers, a former vaudeville entertainer and Universal Pictures employee for 40 years. Silvers had planned to reopen the house January 11 but was delayed when he was hospitalized for a long period.

JAlex
JAlex on September 25, 2007 at 6:59 pm

Operated from 1934 to 1960.