Lamb Theatre

Mr. A. Fred Chavey opened the Lamb Theatre in Ranger on January 26, 1920 at 312 Main Street. The Lamb Theatre was the biggest in capacity in Ranger with 920 seats, playing in high class picture program and singers when available. The building was spacious having a tailor shop and a dentist office on the building sides. In 1921, the Lamb closed for the summer due to the oppressive heat, hoping to open in the fall. J.L. Webb sold the Lamb Theatre to Raymond Teal in the summer of 1921, who in turn sold the theatre to H.S. Cole. When the Liberty Theatre burned in the fall of 1921, H.S. Cole leased the building to W.B. Palmer of the Liberty and the Lamb Theatre was used for all showings by the Liberty. By 1923, the Lamb Theatre was showing movies again after the Liberty had been rebuilt. The capacity of the Lamb was 500 seats. In 1925, W.B. Palmer was the owner of the Lamb and Liberty Theaters. In December of 1927, W.B. Palmer, the theatre owner of the Lamb, released plans to construct a new theatre called the Arcadia. The last showing for the Lamb Theatre was in December of 1927 when it was torn down to make room for the new $125,000 [$2.2 million in 2024] Arcadia theatre.