Capitol Theatre

101 N. 6th Street,
St. Louis, MO 63101

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JAlex
JAlex on July 31, 2019 at 12:20 pm

Building permit for structure issued October 19, 1920. As the opening ad shows theatre opened with “Man-Woman-Marriage.”

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on July 29, 2019 at 3:23 pm

From the Feb. 4, 1956 issue of BoxOffice:

ST. LOUIS – The demolition of the 40-year-old Capitol Theatre, closed since Feb. 27, 1953, following sale of the property to the May Department Stores Co., started Monday (30) to make way for a parking lot for May’s Famous-Barr department store.

The theatre was built in 1916 and operated for some years under a lease by Sigmund E. Freund. Warner Bros. used it for the St. Louis premiere of the revolutionary Vitaphone sound process in 1926 with “Don Juan,” starring John Barrymore.

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on January 10, 2016 at 9:15 am

This Skouras Brothers Circuit location opened in April of 1921 with its first feature “Good Women”

JAlex
JAlex on November 10, 2015 at 12:46 pm

Years of operation were 1921 to 1953. Architects the firm of Wedemeyer & Nelson. Seating capacity of 929. The first Vitaphone film, “Don Juan”, was exhibited here on first-run in 1926. Theatre was bought by Famous & Barr to expand its parking facilities. Theatre demolished in 1956.