Majestic Theatre
115 King Street,
Madison,
WI
53703
115 King Street,
Madison,
WI
53703
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Renovated auditorium featured on the front cover of this trade journal in June, 1957: boxoffice
Why is this listed as closed? Its far from closed. In fact, from the pictures I’ve seen, it looks better than it has in years!
As many of these photos indicate, the nightclub function of this theatre has been terminated following some shootings and other issues with violence. It is now mainly a music venue, which I visited last year. Not bad and at least they’ve maintained the marquee.
This is a 2009 night photo.
1981 Photo
1987 Photo
1987 Photo
I loved the Majestic before it was sold and converted, except for one thing; I’ve never been in a theater with the rows of seats so damned close together! My knees were FIRMLY dug into the back of the seat in front. That theater HAD to have been designed for an audience of MIDGETS!!!
While that wasn’t a real biggie for ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, just imagine the AGONY of sitting through ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA and 1900 !!!
It took me DAYS tor recover from those tortures! <<grin>>
A July 2008 photo can be seen here.
This is a June 2008 photo.
A 2007 photo can be seen here.
Here is a photo for marquee aficionados.
This is the website for the Majestic Theater.
Here is another recent night view of the Majestic.
Does any body have any pics of the majestic circa 1906 when it was built?
A Barton theater organ size 2/3 was installed in the Majestic Theater in 1921.
Majestic Theater sold. A 6/27/2007 article can be read here.
No, the Madison is not the Majestic.
There is a King Street and there is a Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
Is King Street different from King Boulevard? I won’t add the Madison if it’s the same theater as the Majestic:
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This is a recent photo of the Majestic Theater and here is a night view of the marquee.
A 2005 article on the Majestic theater can be found here.
Another brief history, and a picture, from the Madison Trust for Historic Preservaton:
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Another article:
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The Majestic Theatre opened on 15th December 1906 as a vaudeville theatre. It went over to movies plus stage shows from 1912.
Wow. Surprised and shocked to hear it has become a dance club. Saw “Bound,” “The City of Lost Children,” and some other artsy movies there in the mid-late 90s. The carpeted lobby was very narrow and had an oldish rectangular water fountain in it. The ladies' bathroom was to the left when you entered and had the original fixtures. The theater itself had quasi-boxes on either side and a balcony. The boxes did not give you a very good view of the movie, but it was cool to sit up there. Before you entered the theater you had a very claustrophobic vibe. I want to say I remember the doors to enter the theatre being tall and narrow “swinging” doors. It was not ornate inside, not like a “movie palace” found in larger cities.
Article describing its current use and brief history:
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