Northern Lakes Theatre
2294 State Trunk Highway 17,
Phelps,
WI
54554
2294 State Trunk Highway 17,
Phelps,
WI
54554
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New $45,000 Northern Lakes Building Now Completed (April 9, 1927) (Special to the Telegram.)
The new Northern Lakes building at Phelps, in which is located the Northern Lakes theater, is completed at a cost of approximately $45,000. Few towns in Wisconsin the size of Phelps can boast of such a splendid structure. The theater has a seating capacity of 350 and was almost entirely furnished through the courtesy of Balaban & Katz Theater corporation of Chicago. The building also houses the postoffice, which has been newly equipped.
As of July 2020 there is a plaque outside of the theater stating that a Restoration was in progress as of 2016, but the building is simply abandoned.
January 1929: Phelps Amateur Night Held. Amateur night at the Northern Lakes theater was another success. The first number was by James Mindy and his daughter, Margaret, of Rhinelander. Mr. Mindy was at his best and gave the patrons what they liked, real comedy, while his little daughter was undoubtedly the main attraction of the evening, with her dance numbers. The crowd repeatedly called her back for more, and each time she gave the audience a new and graceful step. Mrs. Tony Tietzol, a woman 61 years of age, gave two song and dance numbers pf her own compositions that won the hearts of the parked theater. Alvin Wenzel, the last one on the card, played the part of a small country town boy and his act was one of the best of the evening.
The NORTHERN LAKES was called the HAPPY HOUR Theatre in the early 1920s.
(Film Daily, May 25, 1936) The Northern Lakes theater, Phelps, has opened for the season and will play pictures every night starting June 13. The house is installing a new cooling system.