Thomas Theatre
113 N. Main Street,
Kingfisher,
OK
93750
113 N. Main Street,
Kingfisher,
OK
93750
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Picture of the vacant lot where the Temple was
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This is a view of the old Thomas Theatre. Vacant lot on the right was the first 89er Theatre
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From Boxoffice magazine, May 1950. Perhaps Thomas should be removed as the aka.
KINGFISHER, OKLA-The Thomas Theater here has been purchased by Don Abernathy, a partner in Marcy, Inc. Possession was to be taken by the new owner April 30. Another local theater, known as the 89er, was bought last July by Marcy, Inc.
For history of the cinema rebuilding project and also a vivid picture of the fire, please see http://www.89ertheatre.com Scroll to links at bottom of page.
The State Theatre is listed as open in 1943.
No listing for ‘New’ as a prefix in F.D.Y. editions 1943 or 1950.
Lost Memory;Some further details on the other Kingfisher theatres…..
The 350 seat Temple Theatre is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook; 1950 edition at 111 North Main Street. It is also in the 1943 edition but not in 1941. The State Theatre is listed in 1941 and 1943 as having 250 seats. but had dropped from listings by 1950. No address is given for the State Theatre.
The Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition lists a Thomas Theatre, 113 N. Main Street, Kingfisher, OK with a seating capacity of 465. Same theatre?