Queen Theatre
Frisco,
TX
75034
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The Queen was not the first movie theater to open in Frisco, despite opening in November 1922. The then-peaceful town of 730 that later turned into an epidemic of slaughtering farmlands at the start of the 21st century already had a house during its silent heyday called the Frisco Theatre which may’ve operated during World War I and after. I cannot find as much detail, but I did see the theater name in advertisements. Unfortunately all theaters in Frisco have disappeared during the Great Depression, possibly before the start of World War II.
Fred H. Rike opened the Feature Theatre on December 20, 1915 at 214 North Kentucky St.in McKinney. The Brockman Brothers – Tom S. and Roy L. – took over the struggling theatre and after a quick remodel in June of 1916 reopened it as the Queen Theatre on Jun 17, 1916. In 1922, the Brockmans took the Queen equipment and signage to Frisco to open the Queen Theatre there. The Brockmans sold the Queen to E.L. Black or his brother. Black sold it to John T. Northcutt. Northcutt then sold it to E.L. Black in 1927. Black sold it again – but when the stock market collapsed – the new owners seemed to flounder so Black got it back. The theater appears to fulfill a ten-year lease and close.