Mulkey Theatre
106 S. Kearney Street,
Clarendon,
TX
79226
106 S. Kearney Street,
Clarendon,
TX
79226
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Mulkey Theatre (Official)
Additional Info
Functions: Live Performances, Movies (First Run)
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
806.874.7469
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News About This Theater
- Mar 30, 2011 — Mulkey Theatre may be reborn
The Cozy Theatre was destroyed by a fire and was rebuilt, reopening as the Mulkey Theatre on February 13, 1946. It was named after Homer Mulkey, a pioneer photographer based in Clarendon. It was closed in 1986. When I last saw the Mulkey Theatre in 1988 it stood closed and lonely. It had a wonderful double sided marquee that extended out from the building and and formed a point. On top of the marquee “Mulkey” was spelled out in individual dark red letters that were outlined with neon tubing. The front of the building had pink and red tile.
It was purchased by Clarendon ECD in 2008 and work began on a $1million restoration. It reopened on May 25, 2019 with John Wayne & Claudette Colbert in “Without Reservations”(1946) and the South Plains Jazz Orchestra from Levelland playing tunes from the 1940’s on the stage.
Contributed by
Don Lewis
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Does anyone know the root of the Mulkey name? It’s the only one with that name in the database.
A 1988 photo of the Mulkey in Clarendon.
www.flickr.com/photos/lastpictureshow/2221522842
From 2010 a view of the Mulkey in Clarendon Here and Here.
From 2010 photos of the Mulkey Theatre in Clarendon. [Click on thumbnails for larger view].
According to this article about efforts to restore the Mulkey, the theater opened in 1946 as a rebuilt version of an earlier theater on the site, the Cozy, which was destroyed by fire: View link. The theater was named for a Mr. Homer Mulkey by his widow; Mr. Mulkey operated theaters in the Clarendon area.
Nice 1982 pics.Too lazy to put “ANNIE” on the other side?
Some history and plans for restoration here.
From 2010 a photo of the Mulkey Theatre in Clarendon.
This is now open again as of 2020
https://www.clarendontx.com/mulkey
The Donley County Leader shows that Homer Mulkey came to Clarendon in 1904 and became one of the outstanding photographers in the region. He sold his art gallery in 1910 and opened up his first movie theatre in Clarendon. At the time of his death in 1941, he owned two theatre houses in Clarendon including the Cozy.