Richmond Theatre
620 E. Main Street,
Richmond,
IN
47374
620 E. Main Street,
Richmond,
IN
47374
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Robert Hudson sold the Palace and Richmond theaters to local businessman Ora Monger on April 1, 1926. A month earlier Hudson sold his stock in the Tivoli Theater Corporation to the Circle Theater Company which proceeded to erect the Uptown Theater in Indianapolis. In July 1926 Hudson announced plans to build a new theater in Richmond, Ind. He also agreed to lease a new $200,000 neighborhood theater to be erected at Dearborn and Tenth in Indianapolis for twenty years. (This became Universal’s Rivoli Theatre.)
The space occupied by the Theatorium re-opened on December 20, 1919, as the Richmond Theatre. “The Broken Butterfly” was its premiere feature. The Richmond Theatre closed in January 1927. In August 1927 the Buehler brothers announced plans to remodel the building for use as the new home of their meat market.
Forrest Mills managed the showplace in the early years. He was succeeded by Robert Hudson. Hudson owned the Palace Theatre and went on to operate several other area theaters.
The Theatorium opened in late February/Early March 1907.