Star Theatre
113 N. 1st Street,
McAlester,
OK
74501
113 N. 1st Street,
McAlester,
OK
74501
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Previously operated by: Robb & Rowley-United Inc.
Previous Names: Rex Theatre
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It began as the Star Theatre on January 15, 1914, it had closed by 1918 and was converted into a bakery. It reopened as the Rex Theatre on March 26, 1921. After a closure in 1934, it returned on September 10, 1942, under its original name, the Star Theatre. The theatre was owned by Robb & Rowley United Inc., Inc., closed permanently in 1949. (AI rewritten)
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Grand opening ads posted.
The October 2, 1915 issue of Motography mentioned a Star Airdome in McAlester: “The Star Airdome at McAlester, Okla., closed for the season Saturday night, September 11. The Dome will reopen in the spring with A. Bert Estes as manager and will show moving pictures on dates not filled by stock, musical comedy and vaudeville companies.” I haven’t been able to find evidence of any connection between the Star and the Star Airdome, but it seems likely there was one.
The 1918 Sanborn map of McAlester shows a bakery and restaurant at 113 N. First Street, so the Star Theatre had been dismantled at least three years before the Rex opened in the Star’s former building.