Louisville Palace Theatre
625 S. 4th Street,
Louisville,
KY
40202
625 S. 4th Street,
Louisville,
KY
40202
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The Louisville Palace (Official)
Additional Info
Previously operated by: Loew's Inc., Theatrical Managers Inc., United Artists Theater Circuit Inc.
Architects: John Adolph Emil Eberson
Functions: Concerts, Live Performances, Movies (Classic)
Styles: Atmospheric, Spanish Baroque
Previous Names: Loew's and United Artists Theatre, United Artists Theatre, Loew's Palace Theatre, Penthouse
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
502.583.4555
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News About This Theater
- Dec 9, 2012 — Happy 50th, “Lawrence of Arabia”
- May 1, 2010 — You are invited to tour historic theatres in Indiana
- Mar 2, 2010 — Happy 45th, "The Sound Of Music"
- Nov 29, 2007 — Photos of Palace
One of the greatest of John Eberson’s theatres and considered to be “the finest Theatre in the South” when opened on September 1, 1928, as the Loew’s and United Artists Theatre with William Haines in “Excess Baggage”. It was equipped with a Wurlitzer organ which was opened by organist H. Haden Read. The original seating capacity was for 3,273. From around 1950, it had been renamed Loew’s Palace Theatre.
Now operating as the Louisville Palace Theatre since 1994. Seating capacity is today 2,800. The Palace Theatre offers a wide variety of contemporary entertainment and Broadway touring productions as well as the local Symphony Orchestra’s Pops series.
This theatre has had four renovations, all prior to 1974: in 1953, a new wide screen was installed; in late-1954, it was bought and renamed United Artists Theatre; in 1963, the balcony was blocked off and a second floor screen was installed and renamed the Penthouse Theatre (since returned to a single auditorium). In 1964, the Wurlitzer organ was renovated.
Contributed by
Jack Van Leer, Bob Marx
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Recent comments (view all 74 comments)
December 1996 photo added as the Penthouse, advertising Christmas Eve reopening with “No Way Back”. Photo credit Rick McCauley.
Still haven’t seen this Eberson though hope to after the renovations!
August 26th, 1928 pre opening ad in photo section.
April 12th, 1963 opening as Penthouse in photo section.
Listed as: As of: * September 28th, 1928 Loew’s State * 1930 Loew’s and United Artists * 1931 Loew’s * 1956 Loew’s and United Artists * 1958 United Artists
Functions should also include: Movies (classic)
To Andy Callahan, Major Major,
Even though your post was from 8 years ago, it still put a smile on my face today!
Here’s a new 4-page 50th anniversary FIDDLER ON THE ROOF retrospective featuring a roadshow playdate chronology and historian Q&A. The United Artists’ run is mentioned in the piece.
A beautiful theatre that I hope to visit in 2022.
You can still see in the top B&W photo of this search what was left of the curved curtains on the sides when they had D-150 installed.
Glad to read it has been returned to a single screen auditorium. Eberson would be happy!