DeVille Cinema
5100 Interstate 55 Frontage Road N,
Jackson,
MS
39211
5100 Interstate 55 Frontage Road N,
Jackson,
MS
39211
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United Artists operated the DeVille until June 22, 1989 when it was taken over by an independent operator.
Opened by ABC Mid-South Theatres on June 27, 1969 with “True Grit” and a live musical performance by New Orleans folk group “The New Departure”. It was later operated by Gulf State Theatres, then Gulf International, then United Artists, and finally independently, until closure on July 27, 1996 with special showings of “Gone With The Wind”, “The Last Supper” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”.
The police seized “The Exorcist” on April 26th, 1974, resulting in a near-riot at the theatre.
The Exorcist seizure causing a riot. 27 Apr 1974, Sat Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) Newspapers.com
Undated print ad added via Robert’s World Facebook page. Shows address as 5100 Interstate 55 North.
DeVille Cinema was the local theater that brought the first two Star Wars films to Jackson in the late 70’s. They also were a location that played midnight Friday showings of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” from it’s first release in the 70’s all the way to when management changed in 1985. The marquee was on top of the entrance until 1976 when Wilson’s Catalog Showroom was built in front of it. The marquee was moved out to the side of the Wilson’s store, and is still there, half with a DeVille Plaza sign and the other half with the name of the nightclub there. I have not been there since it changed into a club.
This opened on June 27th, 1969. Grand opening ad in photo section.