Capitol Theatre

415 S. Main Street,
Aberdeen, SD 57401

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Previously operated by: ABC Theatres, Plitt Theatres, Publix Theaters Corporation

Architects: Henry Orth

Firms: Buechner & Orth

Functions: Community Arts Center, Live Performances, Movies (Film Festivals)

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 605.225.2228

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Capitol Theatre

The Capitol Theatre was opened on January 12, 1927.

Contributed by William Gabel

Recent comments (view all 13 comments)

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 13, 2009 at 2:08 pm

Here is an October 1963 photo from Life magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/mf48an

meepo
meepo on February 12, 2010 at 12:43 pm

The Capitol theater has been playing films for about 5 years now. They show great movies that the mainstream theaters won’t show. The Capitol hosts the SD Film Festival and a 48 hour film competition called Fischgaard Film Project. It is also the home of Aberdeen Community Theater which puts on plays. The Capitol Theater also hosts several musical concerts throughout the year.

Don Lewis
Don Lewis on August 16, 2010 at 10:37 pm

From the 1940s a postcard view of the Capitol Theatre in Aberdeen.

Don Lewis
Don Lewis on October 9, 2010 at 6:54 pm

From Aberdeen another postcard view of the Capitol Theatre.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on July 21, 2012 at 12:16 am

The Capitol is now home to the Aberdeen Community Theater and its website is essentially the theater’s website. Films are still shown occasionally along with the ACT’s productions: http://aberdeencommunitytheatre.com/

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on September 13, 2012 at 10:50 am

The Capitol is one of the theaters listed in the finding aid to the Buechner & Orth archives at the University of Minnesota. As the Capitol was built in 1926, it seems unlikely that Charles Buechner, who died in 1924, would have had anything to do with the project.

Chris1982
Chris1982 on July 19, 2014 at 1:02 pm

The first listing I could find for the Capitol was in 1929 with 822 seats.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on July 19, 2014 at 1:34 pm

The Capitol Theatre opened on January 12, 1927, according to the theater’s history on this web page. The listing in the Buechner & Orth papers was for the year of design and construction, not the year of opening. Henry Orth was probably lead architect on the project, as Charles Buechner died in 1924.

Trolleyguy
Trolleyguy on November 29, 2016 at 7:23 am

Also home to the Capitol Cinema. Website: http://www.capitolcinema.net/

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