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MovieMark commented about Prytania Theatres at Canal Place on Jan 15, 2024 at 6:58 pm

They now have 9 screens.

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MovieMark commented about Prytania Theater on Jan 14, 2024 at 5:03 pm

The Prytania has 272 fixed seats, not 750.

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MovieMark commented about Fox Theatre on Oct 26, 2023 at 2:35 am

The Fox Theatre appeared in the 1990 film “White Palace.”

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MovieMark commented about Gem Theatre on Oct 26, 2023 at 2:25 am

The Gem Theatre, interior and exterior, appeared in the 1963 film, “Hud.”

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MovieMark commented about Martin Theater on Oct 26, 2023 at 2:23 am

This theater appeared in the 1988 film “Mississippi Burning.”

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MovieMark commented about Kent Theatre on Oct 23, 2023 at 9:28 am

This theater is on the site of the current 615 Hunter Road, Boswell, OK 74727. It is seen in the 1971 film “Two-Lane Blacktop.”

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MovieMark commented about Lyric Theatre on Nov 27, 2017 at 9:33 pm

The new Lyric was not demolished, but converted into the western half of the First State Bank building.

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MovieMark commented about Rialto Theatre on Nov 23, 2017 at 9:58 pm

https://vimeo.com/18216505

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MovieMark commented about Princess Theatre on Nov 22, 2017 at 4:16 pm

From the 1915-12-03 issue of the Monticello Bulletin:

NO SON-IN-LAW WANTED. The Presbyterian minister and’ wife of Maroa, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, are making trouble for their daughter and her husband who were recently married in Monticello through the innocent assistance of the county clerk and the Christian minister. The irate father of the bride came to our city, after the ceremony was performed, to stop the bans, but “Too late, too late,” was his cry. He then traced the happy pair to the Princess theater in Decatur, and sternly demanded that his daughter return to the parental roof and leave her newly chosen provider. She protested, but his Scotch Presbyterian blood was up, and he bundled his daughter into an auto, first knocking the young man out of the seat beside her (he clung to his bride, however, and the old gentleman had to let him ride to Maroa.) When they arrived there the parson took his offspring into the house and told the bridegroom to GIT, notwithstanding his oft repeated admonition, “Whom God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.” Since that time the young couple have not met, and the minister is defendant in a $25,000 suit for damages, as he groans, “All is vanity, and vexation, for my daughter is previously troubled of a devil.”

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MovieMark commented about Lyric Theatre on Nov 21, 2017 at 10:26 pm

The new Lyric Theatre opened Sunday, September 5, 1937 for a 3:00 p.m. showing of “New Faces of 1937” by Leigh Jason. Its first paying customer was Keith Hutson.

The Lyric Theatre was located at 209 W. Main St. (See Piatt County Journal-Republican from May 17, 1979)

Chicago architect W. Philip Doerr designed the $40,000 Lyric Theatre. It used a Western Electric Mirrophonic Sound System.

J. P. Kratz was the original owner and and Miss Eleanor Gibson was the original manager.

The Kratz Family sold the Lyric in 1973 to First State Bank of Monticello, who leased it to Kerasotes. The Lyric closed May 31, 1979 after having shown “Grease.”

It now functions as a western half of First State Bank.

The Lyric’s phone number was 217-762-4336

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MovieMark commented about Lyric Theatre on Nov 21, 2017 at 9:54 pm

In August 1915 Robert Larmon became the sole owner of the Lyric Airdome.

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MovieMark commented about Lyric Theatre on Nov 21, 2017 at 7:59 pm

The address of the Princess / old Lyric Theatre was 203 W. Main St., in the Kratz Building.

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MovieMark commented about Lyric Theatre on Nov 18, 2017 at 12:54 pm

The old Lyric Theatre closed Saturday August 28, 1937.
Its final film was “The Lawless Nineties.”

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MovieMark commented about Lyric Theatre on Nov 18, 2017 at 12:15 pm

In January 1924 W. C. Martin, conductor of the
Lyric theatre, died.

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MovieMark commented about Lyric Theatre on Nov 17, 2017 at 12:37 am

C. W. Joehrendt opened the new Princess Theatre in June 1915, in a building owned by James Piatt Kratz. July 1, 1922 the Princess re-opened as the Lyric Theatre.