Burley Theater
602 Main Street,
Shelbyville,
KY
40065
602 Main Street,
Shelbyville,
KY
40065
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Edited from my November 2, 2024 (11:32 AM) comment:
The 425-seat Burley Theatre opened its doors on Christmas Day 1946 with Red Skelton in “The Show-Off” along with the Bugs Bunny Merrie Melodie “Hare Remover” and an unnamed musical short. It briefly last operated as a weekend-only theater before closing in June 1952.
The Burley Theatre was probably opened before the end of 1945, or in early 1946 at the latest. This one-line item from the October 13, 1945, issue of Showmen’s Trade Review is probably about the Burley: “Phil Chakeres, Springfield, Ohio, has started work on his new theatre at Shelbyville, Ky.” Chakeres' other house in Shelbyville, the Shelby Theatre, had recently completed a $5,000 remodeling, according to the October 5 issue of The Film Daily.
Comparing the buildings in the photo to Street View, the address of this theatre would be 602 Main Street.