Ute Theater
124 E. Main Street,
Sayre,
OK
73662
124 E. Main Street,
Sayre,
OK
73662
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The 129 address is not correct. Perhaps it was 122 or 124. It was on the south side of the street (see photo).
Opened on June 3, 1922 as the Princess Theatre with Priscilla Dean in “Conflict” supported by a two-reel comedy.It was located in the existing Dugger Building and was converted from a grocery store. Operators Mr. and Mrs. Roy McAmis installed Western Electric sound beginning June 8, 1930 with the film, “The Big Pond.”
George Stovall took on the venue which reopened August 12, 1936 with the announcement of the naming contest winner who chose “Ute.”A large neon sign followed and was installed within months. Griffith Amusement Circuit soon was the operator of the venue which later passed to Video Independent. The theatre closed in the 1950s and was briefly reopened on a sublease independently in the Summer of 1958 closing before Fall of 1958. The sale of the theater’s seating in January of 1959 signaled the end of the line.
I would love to see interior photos of this attractive theatre.