What I found out is that C. (Cornelius) Wagensvelt bought the Royal Theatre in Haiwatha in December 1916 from B.S. Foster. The Royal Theatre was established in the Foster Building on Oregon St. Wagensvelt closed the Royal Theatre in March 1917. A few weeks later het opened The Victoria Theatre in the Shannon Building, also on Orgegon St. He was working together with VanDoran and finally sold the Victoria to him in July 1917. In February 1918 VanDoran also bought te Sixt Street Theatre to close it down. To a reporter of the Brown County News VanDoran said: “Hiawatha is only a one picture show town.”
What I found out is that C. (Cornelius) Wagensvelt bought the Royal Theatre in Haiwatha in December 1916 from B.S. Foster. The Royal Theatre was established in the Foster Building on Oregon St. Wagensvelt closed the Royal Theatre in March 1917. A few weeks later het opened The Victoria Theatre in the Shannon Building, also on Orgegon St. He was working together with VanDoran and finally sold the Victoria to him in July 1917. In February 1918 VanDoran also bought te Sixt Street Theatre to close it down. To a reporter of the Brown County News VanDoran said: “Hiawatha is only a one picture show town.”