Princess Theatre
120 E. Oak Street,
Sanderson,
TX
79848
120 E. Oak Street,
Sanderson,
TX
79848
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Previously operated by: O.K. Theaters Inc.
Styles: Spanish Colonial
Previous Names: New Princess Theatre
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Replacing an earlier Princess Theatre dating from 1918. The New Princess Theatre opened on October 4, 1929 with Joan Crawford in “Our Modern Maidens”. It was operated by Elouise C.I. White & Carlton White. From June 1965 it was operated by Shorty Sudduth. Closed on January 26, 1974 with “Vanishing Wilderness”. The building still stands, the theatre’s interior is incomplete and deteriorated.
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Cliff McSparran
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The original Princess Theatre was built in 1918 by W. F. Bohlman for a replacement for the Bohlman Theatre that had been destroyed in a 1917 fire. The Bohlman Confectionery served as the de facto concession stand making the transition to the new venture. Under new operator Elouise C.I. White, she made the determination that the Princess wasn’t going to be right for the sound era and built this new-build multifunction property.
The New Princess Theatre launched October 4, 1929 with Our Modern Maidens.“ The Empress Confectionery on premises served as the de facto concession stand. Elouise, with her husband Carlton I. White, were still operating the venue on January 4, 1955 when it was upgraded to widescreen projection to show CinemaScope titles beginning with “Hell and High Water.”
The Whites sold the venture in the O.T. “Shorty” Sudduth in June of 1965. The Princess did not have enough subjects closing - most likely - on January 26, 1974 with “Vanishing Wilderness” on a four-wall.