Liberty Theatre
112 S. Rusk Street,
Ranger,
TX
76470
112 S. Rusk Street,
Ranger,
TX
76470
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The Majestic Theatre was sold to W.B. Palmer on April 23, 1923 and he renamed the theatre to the Liberty Theatre. W.B. Palmer purchased the Lamb Theatre at the same time. The Liberty Theatre hosted vaudeville acts, boxing matches, movies, and for a time the Central Baptist Church held their services there while their building was under construction.
Apparently the second Liberty was also located on South Rusk not too far from the original.
This, the second theatre to bear that name in Ranger, started life as the Majestic. It was purchased and renamed by the owner of the original Liberty. The Majestic, itself, was the second with that name, the original having been destroyed in a massive fire which ravaged a large part of downtown Ranger. Although I did not find a picture of the original Majestic, I did find one of the original Liberty which was located on South Rusk next to the Masonic Hall the image of which I’ve uploaded.
The later Liberty had considerable seating, loge stalls and a balcony.
A sad view of the remains of the Liberty Theater in Ranger Texas.
A theater ad from 1922 for the Liberty Theater in Ranger.