Sage Theater
708 2nd Street,
Upton,
WY
82730
708 2nd Street,
Upton,
WY
82730
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Previous Names: Victory Theater
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The Victory Theater opened in late-summer of 1941. By 1950 it was listed as the Sage Theatre. It was closed on November 26, 1979.
The building was still standing and vacant in 2008. It has since been demolished.
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Address: 708 2nd St., Upton, WY. 82730
Demolished.
Boxoffice, Aug. 25, 1951: “Frank Burdick … has taken over operation of the Sage Theatre in Upton, which he purchased in June from William Schloredt. Latter had owned and operated the Upton house for several years.”
Boxoffice, April 1, 1968: “Jerry Bullard is the new owner of the Sage Theatre at Upton, Wyo. The house formerly was operated by Frank Burdick”
Boxoffice, Nov. 26, 1979: “Jerry Bullard is closing the Sage Theatre in Upton, Wyo. The theatre had been in continuous operation since 1936. Bullard has no plans for reopening the facility.”
Looks like the Victory opened in 1941.
Film Daily, Aug. 1, 1941: “H. W. Eggert arrived in Denver recently on an equipment buying trip for his 200-seat Victory Theater which he is erecting in Upton, Wyo.”
Film Daily, Aug. 29, 1941: “Upton, Wyo. — Henry W. Egert is building a new theater, the Victory, here, and is planning for an early opening. RCA Photophone is being installed.”
Showmen’s Trade Review, March 16, 1946: “Mrs. Gertrude Calhoun, operating the Victory, Upton, Wyo., reports she is out of business, following her landlord’s three-day notice to move.”