Rex Theater
931 N. 8th Street,
Sheboygan,
WI
53081
931 N. 8th Street,
Sheboygan,
WI
53081
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Previously operated by: Fox Midwest Theatres, Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
Architects: W.C. Weeks
Previous Names: Fox Theater
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A mid-sized theater in the shopping district, the Rex Theater was opened September 29, 1923 to the plans of architect W.C. Weeks. On November 2, 1929 it was renamed Fox Theater. In 1933 it reverted back to the Rex Theater name. By 1941 it was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. It was closed as a movie theater in the late-1950’s and became a special events theater into the early-1960’s. It is now used for retail and apartments.
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My late Dad, Ralph A. Schallow was the manager of the Rex in the ‘50s until it closed. He then went to the Sheboygan Theater as manager, and later the Marc Cinemas until he retired.
The “New” Rex opened in 1923 and was architected by W.C.Weeks and operated by E.J. Hoefer.
I believe this is the building today.https://www.google.com/maps/State Theatre.7551874,-87.7129563,3a,75y,126.97h,88.68t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHPbJCc271YbDUKmi0E19Nw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1
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September 29th, 1923 grand opening ad in the photo section. Another Rex theatre opened on January 24th, 1914 and renamed Gem in 1923.
Can anyone provide information about Sheboygan’s Unique Theater which stood at 608-612 N8th Street in 1905-1912 and, perhaps, before or after? It was the site of Groucho Marx’s third set of public performances as a member of the Eugene Leroy Trio in late-July and early-August of 1905.
Reboot ad as the Fox Theatre Now on November 2, 1929 in photos. The move proved short-lived and not without incident. On the venue’s tenth anniversary on September 29, 1933, it went back to its original Rex Theatre moniker and that ad was posted by another user in photos.
This 2015 article from the Sheboygan Press has a nice photo of the Rex.
This house at 931 N. 8th Street was at lest the second Rex Theatre in Sheboygan. There are numerous period references to an earlier Rex Theatre at 810 N. 8th Street.
2018 Sheboygan Throwback article with photos.
https://www.sheboyganpress.com/story/news/local/2018/04/05/throwback-thursday-sheboygan-rex-theater-building/487485002/?fbclid=IwAR2P6CSpqfeELRGaukTf6m6nYsEU9s5JRc-LRwjV-ObgHJ1SjtqAOInWRUw
The Rex Theatre became the Fox Theatre on November 2, 1929 by the Fox-Midwesco Theatres chain. The Fox Theatre then reverted back to its original Rex Theatre name in 1933. Closing in the late-1950s as a movie house, it became a special events theater for a time until the early-1960s.