Princess Theatre

230 E. William Street,
Wichita, KS 67202

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Architects: Carl Boller, Robert O. Boller

Firms: Boller Brothers

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Princess Theatre

Opened on April 5, 1909 as a legitimate house, the Princess Theatre switched to a grind house policy after the Wichita Theatre opened in 1918. It was closed in 1926, and was demolished in 1927.

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seymourcox
seymourcox on May 24, 2009 at 12:45 pm

This site list Wichita’s Princess Theatre, along with manay more Kansas theatres,
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Keith Wondra
Keith Wondra on July 21, 2011 at 2:22 pm

The Princess Theater closed in 1926 and was demolished in 1927 to make room for the new Innes Department Store (now the Joan Finney State Office Building).

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on July 5, 2014 at 5:23 pm

Carl Boller & Bro., Architects, ran an ad in the January 16, 1916 issue of The Wichita Daily Eagle saying that the firm had designed the Princess and Crawford Theatres as well as the new Palace Theatre, which was opening the following day.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on March 8, 2020 at 5:09 pm

Auditorium photo added courtesy Rhea Foster‎.

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