Jasper Theatre

49 S. Main Street,
Jasper, GA 30143

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Jasper Theatre

The Jasper Theatre was opened on June 13, 1929 with J. Farrell MacDonald in “Riley, the Cop”. It was closed in 1932 and reopened on August 18, 1933. It was closed on October 30, 1982.

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Texas2step
Texas2step on June 9, 2016 at 12:20 pm

The Jasper Theatre was located at 49 South Main Street.

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on November 21, 2021 at 7:24 am

The Jasper Theatre was announced in 1929 by Will Richards and on a lot adjoining the Masonic Temple. It appears to have opened June 13, 1929 with “Riley, the Cop.” It appears to have closed October 30, 1982 with “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.”

The town’s other venue, the Lyric Theatre launched August 20, 1927 as a silent movie house in downtown Jasper with Jack Hoxie and Rex, the Wonder Horse, in “Rough and Ready” supported by the Warner short, “What’s Your Hurry” plus a newsreel. It hosted African American film nights and survived to the end of 1928.

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on November 23, 2021 at 6:27 am

The Jasper Theatre closed late in 1932 and reopened less than a year later under the new ownership of Robert Turner on August 18, 1933 - likely with a new sound system. The theatre runs continuously and has RKO films booked and advertised in all of the years from 1933 to 1936. Not sure what evidence exists that the theatre was closed from 1933 to 1936.

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