Star Theatre
215 E. Main Street,
Clinton,
IL
61727
215 E. Main Street,
Clinton,
IL
61727
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Previously operated by: McCollum Theater Circuit
Functions: Beauty Salon
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The Star Theatre was opened in 1910. It closed as a silent movie theatre by 1927 and went over to live theatre use until 1931. It was ried for sound and reopened as the New Star Theatre on November 28, 1931 with Barabara Stanwyck in “Ten Cents a Dance”. It was closed in 1932. A new operator took over and it reopened on May 10, 1933 with Clark Gable in “Red Dust”. From 1934 and into 1935 it had closed and was screening trade shows only. It was followed by use for storage by the McCollum Theatre Circuit.
In 1940 it became a grain store and after the end of World War II it became a grocery store. By 2025 it was a beauty salon named Main Street Salon.
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The Star Theatre was on 215 East Main Street apparently opening in 1910 as a silent movie house. The venue’s movies wound down in the mid 1920s stopping before sound but hosting live events into 1931. A.E. Pierce took on the venue wiring it for sound November 28, 1931 as the New Star Theatre with “Ten Cents a Dance.”
The New Star closed in 1932 and was reopened by R.C. Wheeler on May 10,1933 with “Red Dust.” It was used for sporadic live events and trade screening in 1934 to 1935 when it appears to have discontinued operations. When the Clintonia was closed for its remodeling in July of 1936, its equipment was stored at the Star indicating that McCollum Theatre Circuit simply bought out the venue. It became a feed store in 1940 and a grocery store after the War. It appears to still be standing as of the 2020s.