Marhaus Theatre

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I believe these ads represent the run of this entry. From 1923 to 1925, Mittler Hall (sometimes Mittler’s Hall) shows movies regularly as well as live events, dances, and concerts (ad at left).

Marthasville’s William T. Zimmerman who had shown moving pictures at the halls opened a regular movie house in nearby Warrenton. On October 17, 1925, he launches the New Marthasville Theater bringing regular moving pictures to what I’d assume was Mittler’s Hall as the hall is no longer mentioned (second ad).

The theatre closes and the equipment is sold. But on May 12, 1928, the theatre comes back as the Morhaus Brothers rebrand the space as the Morhaus Theatre relaunching on May 12, 1928 with “The Cheerful Fraud.” (third ad) The theatre ads talkies in 1930 and uses the tagline “where talkies are talkies” (upper right).

The theatre continues until August 11, 1933 when ads disappear. In 1937, the theatre makes a comeback known once again as the Marthasville Theatre (bottom right). When that fails, it appears to end the life of this property as a CinemaTreasure. Movies are regularly shown in the town at the legendary Morhaus Hall during the 1940s.