Ace Theatre
323 S. Rampart Street,
New Orleans,
LA
70112
323 S. Rampart Street,
New Orleans,
LA
70112
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Previously operated by: Bijou Amusement Company
Previous Names: Othello Theatre, Charleston Theatre
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The Othello Theatre was located on Rampart Street between Graver Street and Union Street. The theatre opened on October 23, 1921. On February 14, 1926 it became the Charleston Theatre. By March 22, 1929 it had become an African American dance hall. On December 1, 1937 the Othello Theatre Company announced that the building would be converted back in a movie theatre for African Americans and it reopened as the Ace Theatre. It was destroyed by fire on April 6, 1939.
It was rebuilt and reopened in fall of 1940 with seating listed at 465. The Ace Theatre was still open in 1955, but closed soon after. The theatre has since been demolished.
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The Ace began as the Othello Theater for colored people, opening October 23, 1921. On Feb. 14, 1926 the opening of the Charleston Theatre under new management was announced. By March 22, 1929 the building was leased as a dance hall for negroes. On Dec. 1, 1937 renovations were announced by the Othello Theatre Corporation to reopen a movie theater. The Ace burned in the early morning of April 6, 1939. It was rebuilt and back in operation by the fall of 1940.
The Othello Theatre Corporation purchased the property in March 1942. The last references I could find to it in the Times-Picayune archive were a holdup in June 1954 and a death there in November 1955. The Othello Theatre Corp. was dissolved in November 1957.