Isis Theater

Joe Vogel on April 2, 2026 at 12:13 am

Accirding to the history of Wellington’s theaters on this web page, the theater at 106 S. Washington Avenue was opened by Ted Jocelyn as the Edison Electric Theater on September 13, 1907. The show was a great success, and the landlord, a Mr. Savage, grew envious and evicted Mr. Jocelyn and began operating the house himself in June, 1908, renaming it the Pioneer Picture Theater.

In 1910, Savage sold the house to the partnership of Clayton and Buford, who were already operating the Majestic Theater. They renamed the Pioneer Isis, and it continued to operate for more than a decade. The closure of the Isis by 1923 was probably a consequence of the opening of the much larger Ashland Theater in April, 1921.