The price of tickets were 15 cents for kids and 35 cents for adults except for Wednesday and Thursday. Those two days were specially priced, one adult ticket at the 35 cents allowed the next person to get in for 1 cent. There were other special days also, Like the Pepsi Cola bottle top day. TO get in to see the local celebrity Bungles the clown and his guest The (original) Three Stooges live.
This is where the Hampton Roads Boys Club took us kids for free every other Saturday (alternated with the Dixie (two blocks away)). The price for admission on Saturdays (if you did not come with the Boys Club) was between 12 noon and 1pm 5 cents for kids under 12, and 13 and over 15 cents. After 1pm, Regular price 15 cents for kids and 35 cents for adults. This is were I saw The Tingler, The Day the earth stood still (original, The fly (original) and many other great classics.
My brother- in -law and I were just having a discussion on where the Jefferson sat on 25th street. He said the theater sat on the left of 25th. Street coming from Jefferson ave, and, of course, I disagreed and told him it sat on the right in the middle of 25th street coming from Jefferson ave. I was glad to see the address to enlighten him.
Living in Newport News were good times because the Hampton Roads boys club walked us kids to the Moton or Dixie each Saturday. The Jefferson was a little to far to keep up with that many kids. But, I didn’t live far so I used Sundays after Church to attend the Jefferson. There were show bills passed out in the downtown neighborhoods to keep us abreast of what was playing at these three theaters.
I remember seeing the original Three Stooges at the Dixie theater one very hot summer day for a Pepsi cola bottle top. Memories.
The price of tickets were 15 cents for kids and 35 cents for adults except for Wednesday and Thursday. Those two days were specially priced, one adult ticket at the 35 cents allowed the next person to get in for 1 cent. There were other special days also, Like the Pepsi Cola bottle top day. TO get in to see the local celebrity Bungles the clown and his guest The (original) Three Stooges live.
This is where the Hampton Roads Boys Club took us kids for free every other Saturday (alternated with the Dixie (two blocks away)). The price for admission on Saturdays (if you did not come with the Boys Club) was between 12 noon and 1pm 5 cents for kids under 12, and 13 and over 15 cents. After 1pm, Regular price 15 cents for kids and 35 cents for adults. This is were I saw The Tingler, The Day the earth stood still (original, The fly (original) and many other great classics.
My brother- in -law and I were just having a discussion on where the Jefferson sat on 25th street. He said the theater sat on the left of 25th. Street coming from Jefferson ave, and, of course, I disagreed and told him it sat on the right in the middle of 25th street coming from Jefferson ave. I was glad to see the address to enlighten him. Living in Newport News were good times because the Hampton Roads boys club walked us kids to the Moton or Dixie each Saturday. The Jefferson was a little to far to keep up with that many kids. But, I didn’t live far so I used Sundays after Church to attend the Jefferson. There were show bills passed out in the downtown neighborhoods to keep us abreast of what was playing at these three theaters. I remember seeing the original Three Stooges at the Dixie theater one very hot summer day for a Pepsi cola bottle top. Memories.