Varieties Theater

The beginning of the end for the Varieties Theatre was noted in the March 6, 1915 issue of Motography which told of what was probably the final leasing of the house: “INDIANA: Another moving picture enterprise has been launched in Terre Haute, where John H Jensen, Tom Moore and Isaac Ades closed a two years lease on the Varieties theater building, to be devoted to moving pictures. While the lease was taken by them as individuals, it is their intention to incorporate a company to take it over, with the men named as the stockholders. Possession was given them on February 15. It is expected to open the place under the new management on March 1, the intervening time to be taken up in renovation of the theater, repainting it, etc. The theater has a seating capacity of 1,000. John H. Jensen is to have personal charge of the new enterprise.”