Elite Theatre
167-171 S. Main Street,
Hoisington,
KS
67544
167-171 S. Main Street,
Hoisington,
KS
67544
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This theater was located in the opera house, which was a large and simple stone building with a brick facade, constructed sometime before 1905. Three storefronts occupied the ground floor, with the opera house above.
The 1911 map shows ‘moving pictures’ offered here. The theater is still listed in the 1914-15 AMPD, but the 1920 map shows the YMCA occupying the space.
The building today is in decent shape, with some rather bland storefronts. The upper story appears to be in use, but it’s unclear what for.
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Seth Gaines
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A 600-seat Opera House is listed at Hoisington in the 1904 Polk Kansas Gazetteer. A history published in 1912 says that the Peoples State Bank purchased the J. B. McCauley Opera House Building in May, 1904, installing their office on the ground floor and immediately expanding the Opera House itself. I haven’t found Hoisington listed in any editions of the Cahn guide other than 1913, which says only “details not at hand.” The Crystal is listed in the 1914 Gus Hill guide, but that appears to be Hoisington’s only other appearance in a theatrical guide.