The Msrshall Theatre dates back as early as 1923 according to the Marshall Tribute. The Marshall Theatre closed its doors for the final time during the CinemaScope boom in the mid-1950s.
First opened as the “Vaudette” in 1907, before changing its name to the Square Theatre on March 6, 1912. The Square Theatre changed its name to the Princess Theatre under the new management of Thomas Whipple on April 23, 1916.
On January 8, 1917, A.A. Schiffer became the new owner of the theater which was conducted by Whiffle a few months prior. Unfortunately, this errantly turned into a wrong direction.
On February 27, 1917, the Princess Theatre closed its doors for the final time immediately after the owner, Schiffer, took his own life by hanging from a railing of the balcony leading to the projection booth inside the theater. His brother and the operator of the theater, Oscar Schiffer, discovered his body shortly around 4:00 PM right after he entered the building and taking a couple of steps. Schiffer was well-known for the city of Menasha. It was unknown why the owner of the theater committed suicide shortly after he greeted the people working at the theater 30 minutes before the suicide. Shortly before he entered the Princess Theatre for the last time, he was talking to his friend W.H. Pierce at the Pierce Brothers Bowling Alley. Pierce is also the owner of the bowling alley. People at the Princess Theatre knew before the incident that he had a “happy frame of mind”. Shortly after Oscar discovered the body, Dr. G.E. Forkin was called as well as Winnebago County Coroner E.T. Philips. The body was taken to the undertaking parlors of the Menasha Furniture Company, before taking to his house on First Street.
The Bell Tower West would have its own CinemaTreasures page soon, as this is the original Bell Tower East/Bell Tower North before being bridged together on May 23, 1997. The Bell Tower East opened as the Bell Tower 6 on December 17, 1982, and the Bell Tower North 18 opened on June 25, 1993.
There were two Lyric Theatres in Oshkosh. The first one was torn down in May 1910 to replace it with a newer Lyric Theatre which opened later that year. The theater closed in 1915.
The 44 Outdoor Theatre opened its gates on July 15, 1949 with Larry Parks in “The Swordsman” along with a cartoon and a newsreel.
Later that October 10, a portion of a fence that surrounds the theater (that was constructed by the Valley Construction Company of Neenah) was blown by heavy winds during severe weather. It was operated by S&M Theatres Incorporated.
I saw that. It appears that the Arcade is now closed because of major flooding inside from Ian. The video appears that it was taken on September 28, a few hours right after landfall.
Correction: The Cape Coral Cinema reopened as a twin on September 30th, 1977 (not 28th) with “Fire Sale” at Screen 1 and “The Other Side Of Midnight” at Screen 2.
Yeah. The Spotlight is still open, so we’ll leave that a side. Since Regal has a chance on leaving the scenery with bankruptcy, I’m not sure what’s gonna be next for the Town Center or the Gulf Coast or the 500 other theaters from the chain.
Mike, I just found out that three of the theaters in Southwest Florida were not listing showtimes due to Hurricane Ian. All of them were 16 screeners, and two of them were not part of their own Cinema Treasures pages.
The AMC Merchants Crossing 16 in North Fort Myers (which would have its own Cinema Treasures page soon), the Regal Town Center 16 in Port Charlotte (which would have its own Cinema Treasures page soon), and the Regal Gulf Coast 16 in Fort Myers were devastated in Hurricane Ian damage probably.
The page needs to get updated immediately. The theater was taken over by Emagine shortly after closure and reopened in 2020 as “Emagine Eagan”. It is still opened today under the Emagine chain.
The Msrshall Theatre dates back as early as 1923 according to the Marshall Tribute. The Marshall Theatre closed its doors for the final time during the CinemaScope boom in the mid-1950s.
The Fox Theatre became the Rio Theatre on April 16, 1933.
A fifth screen was added on November 9, 1984.
Opened in 2007.
First opened as the “Vaudette” in 1907, before changing its name to the Square Theatre on March 6, 1912. The Square Theatre changed its name to the Princess Theatre under the new management of Thomas Whipple on April 23, 1916.
On January 8, 1917, A.A. Schiffer became the new owner of the theater which was conducted by Whiffle a few months prior. Unfortunately, this errantly turned into a wrong direction.
On February 27, 1917, the Princess Theatre closed its doors for the final time immediately after the owner, Schiffer, took his own life by hanging from a railing of the balcony leading to the projection booth inside the theater. His brother and the operator of the theater, Oscar Schiffer, discovered his body shortly around 4:00 PM right after he entered the building and taking a couple of steps. Schiffer was well-known for the city of Menasha. It was unknown why the owner of the theater committed suicide shortly after he greeted the people working at the theater 30 minutes before the suicide. Shortly before he entered the Princess Theatre for the last time, he was talking to his friend W.H. Pierce at the Pierce Brothers Bowling Alley. Pierce is also the owner of the bowling alley. People at the Princess Theatre knew before the incident that he had a “happy frame of mind”. Shortly after Oscar discovered the body, Dr. G.E. Forkin was called as well as Winnebago County Coroner E.T. Philips. The body was taken to the undertaking parlors of the Menasha Furniture Company, before taking to his house on First Street.
Opened on April 16, 1911.
The Bijou became the Majestic in February 1913. The Majestic closed in 1927.
The screen tower was demolished in 2020 according to searches from Google Earth and Maps.
The Bell Tower West would have its own CinemaTreasures page soon, as this is the original Bell Tower East/Bell Tower North before being bridged together on May 23, 1997. The Bell Tower East opened as the Bell Tower 6 on December 17, 1982, and the Bell Tower North 18 opened on June 25, 1993.
Closed in late 1917.
There were two Lyric Theatres in Oshkosh. The first one was torn down in May 1910 to replace it with a newer Lyric Theatre which opened later that year. The theater closed in 1915.
Closed in late May 1979.
The 44 Outdoor Theatre opened its gates on July 15, 1949 with Larry Parks in “The Swordsman” along with a cartoon and a newsreel.
Later that October 10, a portion of a fence that surrounds the theater (that was constructed by the Valley Construction Company of Neenah) was blown by heavy winds during severe weather. It was operated by S&M Theatres Incorporated.
I saw that. It appears that the Arcade is now closed because of major flooding inside from Ian. The video appears that it was taken on September 28, a few hours right after landfall.
Now I get it. Thanks for the info Joe!
Correction: The Cape Coral Cinema reopened as a twin on September 30th, 1977 (not 28th) with “Fire Sale” at Screen 1 and “The Other Side Of Midnight” at Screen 2.
Yeah. The Spotlight is still open, so we’ll leave that a side. Since Regal has a chance on leaving the scenery with bankruptcy, I’m not sure what’s gonna be next for the Town Center or the Gulf Coast or the 500 other theaters from the chain.
Last known as Promenades Cinema, and closed in July 1999.
Mike, I just found out that three of the theaters in Southwest Florida were not listing showtimes due to Hurricane Ian. All of them were 16 screeners, and two of them were not part of their own Cinema Treasures pages.
The AMC Merchants Crossing 16 in North Fort Myers (which would have its own Cinema Treasures page soon), the Regal Town Center 16 in Port Charlotte (which would have its own Cinema Treasures page soon), and the Regal Gulf Coast 16 in Fort Myers were devastated in Hurricane Ian damage probably.
It appears that the theater is not listing any showings according to FanDango. So it appears that the theater is now closed because of Hurricane Ian.
The page needs to get updated immediately. The theater was taken over by Emagine shortly after closure and reopened in 2020 as “Emagine Eagan”. It is still opened today under the Emagine chain.
Demolished in March 2021.
The theater was converted into a HOM Furniture Dock 86 store in mid-2021.
Demolished in October 2017. A TopGolf now sits in the theater’s site.
Demolished in early 2014.