This was first mentioned as the Bijou in the Morning Republican of June 25th, 1909 and ads stopped in 1929. It reopened as Majestic on August 30th, 1930, and closed or stopped placing its tiny ads in 1931. Reopened on November 8th, 1935 as the Fulton theatre opening with “Harmony Lane”.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad for this cinema posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad from December 14th, 1939
Held a reopening on May 11th, 1939
This was first mentioned as the Bijou in the Morning Republican of June 25th, 1909 and ads stopped in 1929. It reopened as Majestic on August 30th, 1930, and closed or stopped placing its tiny ads in 1931. Reopened on November 8th, 1935 as the Fulton theatre opening with “Harmony Lane”.
Grand opening ad from 1935 posted.
Reopening as Hardy’s on June 24th, 1931
Opened on November 23rd, 1921. Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad
Orpheum theatre opening Sun, Sep 3, 1922 – Page 50 · The Wichita Daily Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) · Newspapers.com
Miller theatre grand opening cover
And reopened as the Regent Theatre on February 13th, 1918. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened as the Wichita theatre on December 23rd, 1918
opened January 17th, 1916
This opened as the Colonial on February 10th, 1915
Colonial theatre opening Thu, Feb 4, 1915 – Page 9 · The Wichita Daily Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) · Newspapers.com
Grand opening ad posted.
Closed 1999
Closed 1976
This opened as the Next Door Cinema on April 30th, 1976, and renamed Calico Cat on September 1st, 1976. Closed 1977. Grand opening ads posted.
Closed January 25th, 2001
Cinemas East closings Thu, Jan 25, 2001 – 1 · The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas) · Newspapers.com
Last season: 1982
Reopened with 4 screens on December 19th, 1986. Another ad posted.
Closed November 2nd, 1983 after the landlord terminated the lease after it places an ad for an adult movie program in the newspaper.
This was owned by Bill Warren’s American entertainment from the 1970s to May 1982.
This reopened as the first adult cinema in Wichita, the Vogue Art on September 2nd, 1966. Grand opening ad posted.
Grand opening ad posted.
Twin lakes theatre opening Sun, Jun 9, 1968 – 60 · The Wichita Eagle-Beacon (Wichita, Kansas) · Newspapers.com