Sugar Theatre

5 E. Center Street,
Sugar City, ID 83448

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on August 30, 2014 at 3:44 am

Changes of theater ownership in Idaho reported in the January 9, 1928, issue of The Film Dailyincluded: “Sugar City — Ricks (formerly Weada), sold to Ricks & Thomas.”

From 1929 to 1933, the FDY lists a 240-seat Rialto Theatre at Sugar City. In 1934 it was again listing Ricks Theatre, which was listed as closed. There might be other aka’s, but I haven’t looked them up.

In 1910, The Billboard listed a 1,000-seat Opera House in Sugar City, which is rather odd considering that it also lists 1,000 as the population of the town.

JohnnyC.
JohnnyC. on August 29, 2014 at 11:36 pm

An informative file about the great depression and Sugar City which mentions the Weada Theatre being named after its owners, Weaver and Davis may be found at the following location.

http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/seidaho/manuscripts/collections/PDFs/Norma%20Browning%20and%20Cleo%20Browning.pdf