Piety Theatre
938 Piety Street,
New Orleans,
LA
70117
938 Piety Street,
New Orleans,
LA
70117
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Previously operated by: United Theaters
Architects: Walter Cook Keenan
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The Piety Theatre opened on August 17, 1924 with Gaston Glass in “After the Ball”. It could accomodate 1,200 patrons. The theatre closed on January 28, 1940 following a screening of Bob Hope in 2The Cat and the Canary" an explosion in the projection room destroyed the theatre and five nearby houses.
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Ziblich Amusement Co. commissioned architect Walter Cook Keenan to desing the new-build Piety Theatre. Ziblich, who owned the Dreamland, opened the Piety Theatre on August 17, 1924 with “After the Ball.”
Ziblich Amusement didn’t survive into the sound era dissolving in 1928. United Theatres took on the venue. (Ziblich was hired by United to manage some local theaters.) Beginning on September 26, 1929, the Piety added Vitaphone and Western Electric sound to remain competitive beginning with the film, “The Drag.”
On January 28, 1940, the venue played Bob Hope in “The Cat and the Canary.” Not long after the last showtime, the projection booth exploded taking out five houses and the Piety in the process.