Capitol Theater
218 E. Main Street,
Marshalltown,
IA
50158
218 E. Main Street,
Marshalltown,
IA
50158
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The Capitol Theater building dates from the dawn of the 20th Century when it was originally a furniture store. It became the 1,000-seat Capitol Theater and in 1928, a Robert Morton Organ was built into the theater. The owner was C.C. Dunsmoor at the time. By 1941 it was operated by the Mort H. Singer Theaters Corp. The Capitol Theater was destroyed by a fire in 1946.
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The building may possibly have been older, but the theater does not appear in any directories until 1929. The building seems to have been built sometime between 1901 and 1910 as a furniture store. It was very deep, and had a hall on the 2nd floor, with a very deep balcony at the rear. The 1929 guide lists it with 1,000 seats, while the 1937 guide lists it as 800.