Princess Theatre
111 E. Fourth Street,
Beardstown,
IL
62618
111 E. Fourth Street,
Beardstown,
IL
62618
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The Princess theatre opened in 1918 seating 820. The three story red brick building had a balcony and a fairly large lobby. The marquee in the front hung over the entrance doors and had a three level attraction panel board. The front windows of the theater were outlined with a corninthian marble to offset the red brick facade.
The Princess continued operations until 1966 when it quietly closed.
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Charles Van Bibber
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Here is the Princess Theater in 2000.
Here are some 1982 photos:
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http://tinyurl.com/cvcf4y
Looks like from 1982 to 2000 someone has done some repairs on the theatre. the Marquee glass seems to be all intact in LM’s 2000 photo link as opposed to the American Classic photo of 1982.
2009 photo of the Princess Theatre.
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It stinks you have to have a Yahoo account to view some of the latest pictures…..
2010 photo of the Princess Theatrs.
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More 2010 photos of the Princess Theatre.
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Looks like Chuck says, at least the marquee glass has been repaired does anyone know if the interior has been gutted or just sitting there since 1966? Does not look to bad on the outside to have been closed that long.