Orrin W. Taber, already known for his pool hall, outfitted the first electric theatre in downtown Red Cloud in 1908. Credit Miss Ella Cook who won Taber’s “name the new electric theater contest” with her suggestion of “Tepee.” The Tepee launched on a ten-year lease on March with illustrated songs sung by Frank Wick, a short film, and a live act. The theatre went out of business on November 10, 1917 with screenings moved to the Orpheum which was doing vaudeville mixed in with films.
M.N Garber took over the store for his paint and wallpaper store in September of 1918.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Big Rapids 4 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Middlesboro 4 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Parkway Pointe on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Plaza 8 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Lorna Ridge 10 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Colorado Springs 10 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Pensacola 10 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Harrison 8 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Delmont 12 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
The Maltz Opera House launched November 10, 1879 with “The Rose of Auvergne” and “"Lischen and Fritzchen.” AMC closed its Classic State 3 just over 140 year later on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent at the end of July of 2020. It then sold off both the State and the Royal Knight to Jeff Konczak and his wife, Tina, who hoped to restore both venues from ‘plexed to single stage venues.
The theatre dates back to the late 19th Century. Olsen & Jensen converted it to full time motion pictures in the first decade of the 20th Century. Fred LaChase and Arthur VanHousen took it over in 1909 and it became the Favorite Theatre with Mrs. Dan Francis at the player piano. Omar Reed and L.A. Proskoveck transitioned the venue to the Talking BesTone Sound System from Omaha, new screen and seating as the Omar Theatre. Its relaunch was on February 13, 1930 with Edward Everett Horton in “The Hottentot” supported by the Harry Langdon short, “The Fighting Parson” and an animated short.
The Monsky Bros. Circuit of Omaha took on the venue and on August 14, 1930, it was renamed the New Schuyler Theatre with “A Lady of Scandal.” Joseph Svoboda took on the venue renaming it the Strand. The Strand closed with “Gone With the Wind” on April 27, 1940 to undergo a refresh under new operators Carl Mansfield and Harold B. Bowers of Weeping Water.
All new seating were installed under its new operators, with Mansfield and Bowers renaming the venue as the Colfax Theatre on October 24, 1940 with “My Love Came Back.” Mansfield and Bowers sold out to the competing Sky Theatre and Avalon owned by Neva L. Gannon in 1954. The Colfax Theatre closed on February 28, 1954 with Bob Hope in “Here Come the Girls” supported by a newsreel, a cartoon, and an El Brendel comes short with “His Wedding Scare.” They used throwback pricing on the final weekend with 10 cent admission for kids and 25 cents for adults.
As noted, the theatre reopened in 2006/7 and was operating in the 2020s.
The conversion to sound with associated name change to the Avalon took place on when Joseph F. Svoboda rebooting on October 7, 1930 with Jack Oakie in “The Social Lion.” For years, Svoboda had operated the neighboring tailor shop. The Avalon closed November 7, 1948 with “The Lady in Ermine” and had ostensibly been replaced by the new Sky Theatre on August 11, 1948. The former Avalon facility was remodeled as an office building in 1950.
The Columbus Drive-In closed after completing a second and final 20-year lease with a farewell dusk to dawn marathon of films on September 2, 1990 likely starting with “Days of Thunder” and “Die Hard 2” and continuing with some classic favorites. That’s closing with style.
Looks like the Rex may have opened June 23, 1917 with Florence La Badie starring in “Fear of Poverty.” It likely fulfilled a 10-year leasing contract. It then became the Allen Theatre in 1929. In February of 1930, the theatre purchased the Phone Film Talking Equipment converting to sound films.
Operator Rubel Hutchings sold Venron Wheeler in April of 1948. Wheeler refurbished the theatre and appears to have folded the Allen in the early 1950s as television took its toll on small town movie theaters.
The Harbor Cinema moved from 1937 Lakeshore Drive in Muskegon, MI after five years of operation to the former Plaza 1 & 2 location on December 28, 2018. The first-run theater also offered one-year memberships. However, the venue closed on March 15, 2020 after a magic show by Eric Yager due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The theatre “semi-opened” during the pandemic to sell popcorn and concessions hoping to ride out the issue. However, on August 14, 2020 it announced that the closure would be permanent making the Harbor one of many theaters which closed permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Harbor Cinema management stated, “It is with a heavy heart that we announce that we are staying closed permanently…. We had tried to do a couple fundraisers that we had hoped would get us by but no one anticipated having to be closed for 6 plus months and we had hoped that Congress would have passed a new small business funding bill before they left for recess. We want to thank everyone for a great 7 years! It’s been quite a ride and this is not how we had intended or hoped to end things….”
The Harbor Theatre closed at this location on December 27, 2018 and moved to the former Plaza in nearby Norton Shores. They continued there until closing during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.
There was an “absense” (or an absence, if one would prefer) between the last film played in Adams, Nebraska on Thanksgiving of 1930 and the launch of this theater. And the guessy date provided is much closer to when the theatre closed than when it opened. The first event at the new Palm Theatre was a political speech on October 2, 1936, as Election Day neared. Its grand opening was October 8, 1936 with J.E. Leach showing a group of shorts and supposedly a short feature film.
After nearly a month of showing shorts – likely not what locals wanted to see – Leach invested in a second motion picture projector so he could show feature films. The operation continued as a two-day a week operation until closing on April 29, 1939 with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in “Love Affair.” The town would have to drive about 8 miles to Sterling to watch motion pictures.
The original Imperial Theatre opened in another location in downtown Alliance in 1910 operating with silent films from 1910 to 1914.
This venue’s history dates back to its inception as the New Imperial Theatre Building which was launched in the retrofitted Charters Hotel Building (formerly the Preston Hotel) on September 1, 1914 with two sold out screenings of “Beneath the Lion’s Paws.” Local movie legend Harry A. Dubuque had come to Alliance in 1912 and purchased the Majestic Theatre changing it to the Empress Theatre. He then bought the Crystal Theatre to have two theaters in town. Finally, he took on the competing Imperial in 1916 closing the Crystal moving Alliance from a three movie theater town to two. He then decided to close the Empress and go all-in on making the Imperial the best house possible.
In 1919, the building was given its second major overhaul post hotel operation with the architectural plans of famed Denver architect, Frank E. Edbrooke. The retrofit included a $10,000 Wurlitzer pipe organ. The New Imperial reluanched on August 27, 1919 with Pauline Frederick in “One Week of Life” supported by two live vaudeville acts.
Dubuque sold out to Jim E. Hughes and Ben J. Sallows in 1922. They opened the Rialto Theatre in 1923 to bring Alliance back to a two theatre town. They upgraded the theatre with carpeting for sound deadening to accompany the Pacent Sound System they purchased in 1929. Soon after, the pair sold the Imperial and the Rialto to Fox West Coast Circuit in October of 1929.
In 1937, Fox decided to give the building a major art deco retrofit modeled after a Boulder Fox theatre. Water Simon did the architectural work that led to the gutting of the Fox Imperial. In a classy move, Harry A. Dubuque and his wife were honored guests at the reopening of the venue. The new Fox Alliance Theatre opened November 23, 1937 with “The Prefect Specimen” supported by the Mickey Mouse cartoon, “A Hawaiian Holiday,” a Paramount news reel, and a Popular Science short subject.
In October of 1988, United Artists took over Commonwealth Circuit inheriting the Alliance. In June of 1990, a balcony theatre was added. By 1997, the Alliance was a triplex. It has since become a five-screen operation. Over 100 years later, the former Imperial turned Alliance Theatre was still going likely with foundational elements that date back to the 19th Century Preston Hotel building.
The Martin Square Mall had its grand opening on October 14, 1981 with many of its stores, anchors and theater not ready to open for two to three months. Cobb appears to have opened the triplex on December 18, 1981 with “Sharky’s Machine,” “Ragtime,” and “Heart Beeps.” It was subsequently closed as the Regal Martin Square Mall Cinema 3 on September 10, 1998 with “Dance With Me,” “Snake Eyes,” and “The Parent Trap.”
Orrin W. Taber, already known for his pool hall, outfitted the first electric theatre in downtown Red Cloud in 1908. Credit Miss Ella Cook who won Taber’s “name the new electric theater contest” with her suggestion of “Tepee.” The Tepee launched on a ten-year lease on March with illustrated songs sung by Frank Wick, a short film, and a live act. The theatre went out of business on November 10, 1917 with screenings moved to the Orpheum which was doing vaudeville mixed in with films.
M.N Garber took over the store for his paint and wallpaper store in September of 1918.
The State opened with Jack Oakie in “Street Girl” in March of 1930.
A.W. Heyl and C.B Kelly opened this venue on September 8, 1934. The concession stand was subleased to Tom DeLuxe.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Big Rapids 4 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Middlesboro 4 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Parkway Pointe on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Plaza 8 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Lorna Ridge 10 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Colorado Springs 10 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Pensacola 10 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Harrison 8 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
AMC closed the AMC Classic Delmont 12 on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent that summer becoming one of many theatres closed by a circuit during the pandemic.
The Maltz Opera House launched November 10, 1879 with “The Rose of Auvergne” and “"Lischen and Fritzchen.” AMC closed its Classic State 3 just over 140 year later on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The circuit made the closure permanent at the end of July of 2020. It then sold off both the State and the Royal Knight to Jeff Konczak and his wife, Tina, who hoped to restore both venues from ‘plexed to single stage venues.
The theatre dates back to the late 19th Century. Olsen & Jensen converted it to full time motion pictures in the first decade of the 20th Century. Fred LaChase and Arthur VanHousen took it over in 1909 and it became the Favorite Theatre with Mrs. Dan Francis at the player piano. Omar Reed and L.A. Proskoveck transitioned the venue to the Talking BesTone Sound System from Omaha, new screen and seating as the Omar Theatre. Its relaunch was on February 13, 1930 with Edward Everett Horton in “The Hottentot” supported by the Harry Langdon short, “The Fighting Parson” and an animated short.
The Monsky Bros. Circuit of Omaha took on the venue and on August 14, 1930, it was renamed the New Schuyler Theatre with “A Lady of Scandal.” Joseph Svoboda took on the venue renaming it the Strand. The Strand closed with “Gone With the Wind” on April 27, 1940 to undergo a refresh under new operators Carl Mansfield and Harold B. Bowers of Weeping Water.
All new seating were installed under its new operators, with Mansfield and Bowers renaming the venue as the Colfax Theatre on October 24, 1940 with “My Love Came Back.” Mansfield and Bowers sold out to the competing Sky Theatre and Avalon owned by Neva L. Gannon in 1954. The Colfax Theatre closed on February 28, 1954 with Bob Hope in “Here Come the Girls” supported by a newsreel, a cartoon, and an El Brendel comes short with “His Wedding Scare.” They used throwback pricing on the final weekend with 10 cent admission for kids and 25 cents for adults.
As noted, the theatre reopened in 2006/7 and was operating in the 2020s.
The conversion to sound with associated name change to the Avalon took place on when Joseph F. Svoboda rebooting on October 7, 1930 with Jack Oakie in “The Social Lion.” For years, Svoboda had operated the neighboring tailor shop. The Avalon closed November 7, 1948 with “The Lady in Ermine” and had ostensibly been replaced by the new Sky Theatre on August 11, 1948. The former Avalon facility was remodeled as an office building in 1950.
The Columbus Drive-In closed after completing a second and final 20-year lease with a farewell dusk to dawn marathon of films on September 2, 1990 likely starting with “Days of Thunder” and “Die Hard 2” and continuing with some classic favorites. That’s closing with style.
Addition: Previous Operator – Jollo Electric Theatre Company
Looks like the Rex may have opened June 23, 1917 with Florence La Badie starring in “Fear of Poverty.” It likely fulfilled a 10-year leasing contract. It then became the Allen Theatre in 1929. In February of 1930, the theatre purchased the Phone Film Talking Equipment converting to sound films.
Operator Rubel Hutchings sold Venron Wheeler in April of 1948. Wheeler refurbished the theatre and appears to have folded the Allen in the early 1950s as television took its toll on small town movie theaters.
Looks like it may have ceased operations in 1910 at that location.
The Harbor Cinema moved from 1937 Lakeshore Drive in Muskegon, MI after five years of operation to the former Plaza 1 & 2 location on December 28, 2018. The first-run theater also offered one-year memberships. However, the venue closed on March 15, 2020 after a magic show by Eric Yager due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The theatre “semi-opened” during the pandemic to sell popcorn and concessions hoping to ride out the issue. However, on August 14, 2020 it announced that the closure would be permanent making the Harbor one of many theaters which closed permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Harbor Cinema management stated, “It is with a heavy heart that we announce that we are staying closed permanently…. We had tried to do a couple fundraisers that we had hoped would get us by but no one anticipated having to be closed for 6 plus months and we had hoped that Congress would have passed a new small business funding bill before they left for recess. We want to thank everyone for a great 7 years! It’s been quite a ride and this is not how we had intended or hoped to end things….”
The Harbor Theatre closed at this location on December 27, 2018 and moved to the former Plaza in nearby Norton Shores. They continued there until closing during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.
There was an “absense” (or an absence, if one would prefer) between the last film played in Adams, Nebraska on Thanksgiving of 1930 and the launch of this theater. And the guessy date provided is much closer to when the theatre closed than when it opened. The first event at the new Palm Theatre was a political speech on October 2, 1936, as Election Day neared. Its grand opening was October 8, 1936 with J.E. Leach showing a group of shorts and supposedly a short feature film.
After nearly a month of showing shorts – likely not what locals wanted to see – Leach invested in a second motion picture projector so he could show feature films. The operation continued as a two-day a week operation until closing on April 29, 1939 with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in “Love Affair.” The town would have to drive about 8 miles to Sterling to watch motion pictures.
I think it’s simply renovated
The original Imperial Theatre opened in another location in downtown Alliance in 1910 operating with silent films from 1910 to 1914.
This venue’s history dates back to its inception as the New Imperial Theatre Building which was launched in the retrofitted Charters Hotel Building (formerly the Preston Hotel) on September 1, 1914 with two sold out screenings of “Beneath the Lion’s Paws.” Local movie legend Harry A. Dubuque had come to Alliance in 1912 and purchased the Majestic Theatre changing it to the Empress Theatre. He then bought the Crystal Theatre to have two theaters in town. Finally, he took on the competing Imperial in 1916 closing the Crystal moving Alliance from a three movie theater town to two. He then decided to close the Empress and go all-in on making the Imperial the best house possible.
In 1919, the building was given its second major overhaul post hotel operation with the architectural plans of famed Denver architect, Frank E. Edbrooke. The retrofit included a $10,000 Wurlitzer pipe organ. The New Imperial reluanched on August 27, 1919 with Pauline Frederick in “One Week of Life” supported by two live vaudeville acts.
Dubuque sold out to Jim E. Hughes and Ben J. Sallows in 1922. They opened the Rialto Theatre in 1923 to bring Alliance back to a two theatre town. They upgraded the theatre with carpeting for sound deadening to accompany the Pacent Sound System they purchased in 1929. Soon after, the pair sold the Imperial and the Rialto to Fox West Coast Circuit in October of 1929.
In 1937, Fox decided to give the building a major art deco retrofit modeled after a Boulder Fox theatre. Water Simon did the architectural work that led to the gutting of the Fox Imperial. In a classy move, Harry A. Dubuque and his wife were honored guests at the reopening of the venue. The new Fox Alliance Theatre opened November 23, 1937 with “The Prefect Specimen” supported by the Mickey Mouse cartoon, “A Hawaiian Holiday,” a Paramount news reel, and a Popular Science short subject.
In October of 1988, United Artists took over Commonwealth Circuit inheriting the Alliance. In June of 1990, a balcony theatre was added. By 1997, the Alliance was a triplex. It has since become a five-screen operation. Over 100 years later, the former Imperial turned Alliance Theatre was still going likely with foundational elements that date back to the 19th Century Preston Hotel building.
The Martin Square Mall had its grand opening on October 14, 1981 with many of its stores, anchors and theater not ready to open for two to three months. Cobb appears to have opened the triplex on December 18, 1981 with “Sharky’s Machine,” “Ragtime,” and “Heart Beeps.” It was subsequently closed as the Regal Martin Square Mall Cinema 3 on September 10, 1998 with “Dance With Me,” “Snake Eyes,” and “The Parent Trap.”