Archie Theatre

102 Doswell Street,
Abbeville, AL 36310

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glennylou
glennylou on August 21, 2023 at 5:56 pm

Thanks @dallasmovietheaters for this info. Can you help me get any more information about Bessie Walker? I plan to visit Abbeville soon and would like to know more.

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dallasmovietheaters on April 9, 2019 at 7:54 pm

The Archie Theatre launched July 1, 1948 with Robert Young and Maureen O'Hara in “Sitting Pretty.” The former Abbey Theatre / New Theatre closed June 28, 1948 as a result. Seating was listed at 400 on the main floor and 300 in the balcony for African American customers. Bessie Walker opened the theatre and she died in June of 1964.