Princess Theatre
125 E. Main Street,
Albertville,
AL
35950
125 E. Main Street,
Albertville,
AL
35950
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The Princess Theatre was opened in September 1920 with seating listed at 325. It was operated by Martin Theatres. It was located in the downtown section of town a block from the Carol Theatre.
The Princess Theatre closed on January 30, 1954. In October 1954 it reopened as a department store.
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The Princess Theatre at Albertville was mentioned in the March 4, 1922, issue of The Moving Picture World.
The June 12, 1919, issue of local newspaper The Sand Mountain Banner advertised a house called the Alberta Theatre. The 1914-1915 edition of The American Motion Picture Directory listed only one house at Albertville, that being the Electric Theatre, located on Main Street.
Thomas E. Orr and A.B. Hooper opened the Princess Theatre in downtown Albertville in September of 1920. The theater closed January 30, 1954 and was remodeled for Lang’s Department Store opening there October 30, 1954.