Texas Theatre
112 N. Texas Street,
De Leon,
TX
76444
112 N. Texas Street,
De Leon,
TX
76444
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Previously operated by: H & H Theatre Co.
Previous Names: Liberty Theatre New Liberty Theatre
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The Liberty Theatre was opened in 1918. It was renamed New Liberty Theatre in 1929. It was closed for an extensive remodeling on August 19, 1939. It reopened in late-1939 as the Texas Theatre. It was closed in 1951.
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In a story about De Leon’s other indoor theater, the Feb. 1, 1947 issue of BoxOffice mentioned that “M. D. Stewart’s Texas … was sold to J. R. Miller a year ago.”
The Liberty Theatre was located at 112 North Texas opening at the end of World War I. Patrons entered by the screen and walked up the aisle because of fire codes. The Liberty was equipped with Vitaphone for sound rebranding as the New Liberty on June 14, 1929. Its first talkie played in July of 1929 playing the film, “The Valiant.” The Liberty closed after showings on August 19, 1939 after just about 20 years of operation for an extensive remodeling which included turning the interior around with the screen now at the rear of the building and sound proofing on the ceiling and walls to improve sound reproduction.
It relaunched as the Texas Theatre in 1939. Stewart sold the Texas to J.R. Miller and H. L. Millington. In 1948, Parsons sold it and the one-year old Leon Theatre to Abilene-based H&H Theatre Circuit. Leonard Scales bought both the Leon Theatre and Scales would close the Texas in 1951 just after opening the Weeping Oak Drive-In. The venue became home to Ronald’s Variety Store.
The small town of De Leon could boast of having three open movie theaters in 1951, albeit briefly. That’s not bad for a town off just 2,241 people.