Richards Theatre
121 Temple Avenue N,
Fayette,
AL
35555
121 Temple Avenue N,
Fayette,
AL
35555
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Actually, this Richards didn’t open in 1940. The original Richards closed before this Richards opened its doors, which is on November 2, 1947.
Although I don’t know this to be a fact, I think it’s more likely that it was named after the original founder Jefferson A. Richards, grandfather of R. C. (Richard) Cobb. Jefferson A. Richards opened the family’s first theatre, Richards Theatre, in Fayette in 1927. I suspect the 1940 theatre replaced the original 1927 Richards Theatre. If anyone knows for sure, please feel free to confirm my conclusions or correct them.
I remember several 3-D movies being shown at the Richards and later on the screen was enlarged for Cinemascope features.
Previous theatres owned by the Cobb Family was the Roxy (where Little Beaver appeared in person one time. When the larger, more-modern Richard’s Theatre opened everyone went there – expecially on Monday Jackpot nights. If you were there and your ticket stub number was called, you won whatever amount the weekly prize was. If no winner, the dollar amount increased for the next week.
Mrs. Lucille Cobb was the president and R.C. Cobb was the booker and buyer all of this in 1956.