Columbian Theatre

50sSNIPES on May 18, 2025 at 9:57 pm

The 569-seat Columbian Theatre opened its doors by Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Marshall on February 20, 1947 with Rita Hayworth in “Gilda” (unknown if extras added).

kencmcintyre on December 13, 2008 at 11:28 pm

“The Red Menace” is funny now, almost sixty years later, due to its Red-baiting melodramatics, but it was taken quite seriously in its day. This is from Boxoffice magazine, May 1950:

According to Mrs. Clyde Marshall, co-owner of the Columbian, Columbia, “The Red Menace” in its two-day run at the theater played to far better than average grosses. Responsible for the large attendance at the showings in large part was the local VFW post, which sponsored the program and shared in the receipts.