Wakea Theatre
Vivian,
LA
71082
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The Wakea Theatre was opened on March 17, 1948 with June Haver in “Scudda Hoo, Scudda Hay”. It was closed on April 2, 1975 with Dorothy McGuire in “Old Yeller”.
Contributed by
Billy Smith / Billy Holcomb / Don Lewis
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Uploaded a postcard image from the Louisiana State University Digital Library with the marquee of the Wakea midway down the block on the right. Caption says “business district” but I wouldn’t venture a guess as to what the actual street name was.
Edited from my April 9, 2024 (4:02 PM) comment:
The Wakea Theatre opened its doors on March 17, 1948 with June Haver in “Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!” (unknown if extras added). Operated by the W&K Theatres chain, it was built with an estimate $75,000 featuring 750 seats (600 in the orchestra pit and 150 in the balcony) and was first operated by Lewis Watts (of Atlanta, Texas) and T.F. Keasler.
The Wakea Theatre closed on April 2, 1975 with Walt Disney’s “Old Yeller”, but ALMOST attempted to reopen in 1977, but unfortunately this never happened.