https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/ddf346de40bfe8bbfc8685358630c3fc.pdf 737389a079f7d8e57a7a6db1bb91e9e2 PDF Text Text A a Iter Jones r'iCTUdii tiGUSjjO ?ne history of Gasper's motion picture theaters bepan with the opening of the Temple 1903. theater by Messrs, willett and Carroll in oeptemoer, The theater was located in the center room of tns old iCGr Doiiaing on the corner of Wolcott and Second streets, and was managed by Harry I-,' tiodell of Denver. The name Temple was suggested by hrs. H. /i. who received a ten-dollar gold piece for her suggestion. The second movie house was the Bell theater which opened in deptember, 1909, and which occupied the old town hall building on Center street. James Ingram and Joe Darrin were the original proprietors of the bell, but buy Trevett soon became a partner in the theater. W. ri. (rtoy) Sample took possession of the theater. In 1910, Brice of admission to the dell was 15 cents, and all changes of program were announced by a sign placed in one of the theater's front windows. fire gutted the theater on the night of January 6, 1912. Following the demise of the bell theater, ftr. bample conceived plans for a new theater to be constructed next to the old tovm hall. The building, designed by James Rhodes and built by Charles Galusha and ft. Ferguson, opened on -ugust 22, 1912. hr. bample named his new theater the Iris, but the name was changed to the Hex in 1925. In 1957j the Hex stopped showing notion pictures, and the building was demolished during the summer of 1962: exactly half a century after it was built. Two other motion picture houses were opened in Casper oefore 1920. These theaters were the Hub, midway between Center and Wolcott streets on becond street, and the Lyric on Center street, by Hay barnes and George Kropp in a** arch, 19Ih. ihe ^ub was started Tt was a popular theater for children because it showed serial pictures such as "The Perils of Pauline �Picture nouses/2 The nub went out of business in 19?3. nenry P. brennan in January, 1?17. The nyric theater was opened by i*ir. -Orennan would advertise his pictures sometimes by standing in front to the theater and talking through a megaphonet a tactic that often drew audiences from tne bars across the street. The Tyric changed its name to the Wyoming theater in 1922, and eventually went out of business in 1929. The fourth motion picture house to appear in Casper was the America theater, being opened on October 13, 1920, the America holds the distinction of being the oldest theater presently in operation in Casper. The next theater in Casper was the Columbia. Originally called the Pavilion, the theater opened in the spring of 1921, and became known as the Columbia in ■September of that year. It was located on ’.-jest ^^irst street, one block down from the Penning Hotel. The Columoia was a vaudeville theater which featured motion pictures as an added attraction each evening. In 1928, the theater closed down and became a bowling alley in the 1930’s. The itialto theater was opened by "enry F. Brennan in 1922. c-xperiencing financial difficulties at the Hialto, Mr. Brennan turned the theater over to Edvard J. Hchulte who, in 1929, consolidated all of Casper's theaters still in existence: the Hialto, the America and the Hex. The Hialto has the honor of having run the first talking picture to oe viewed in Casper — "State Street Hadie," shown in August, 1928. The newest addition to the history of motion picture houses in Casper is the Severly Plaza Twin Theaters which opened on February 8, 197H. being host to a select audience of 300 invited guests, the Beverly Twins' first movies were "Jonathan Livingston Seagull," and "Magnum Force." �ixcfci'onces Kcv/sp-ipcr Articles* D’atrona County Tribune, Scptciiber 9, 19^*' , P* !• Natrona County Tribuir, Scptoi^iber 15, 1909, P- !• Casper Press, April 19, 1912, P 1. Casper Decora, iuyust b, 1912, ?. 1. NCxtrona County Tribune, January 15, 191^1, P» !• I'la.er0na Coun cy Tribune, IDirch 19, 191^, P* !• Casper Daily ribunc, January' 5, 1917, P* 5* Tribune, October 1^1, 1920, p. o. Casper D, Tribune, Karch 25, 1921, p. 5. Casper Casper Dr^ly Tribune, January 14, 1922, p. !• Casper Daily Tribune, October 17, 1922, p. 4* Casper Daily Tribune, Auoust 9, 192u, Vitaphone Section, 10* Casper Daily Tribune, July IG, 1929, P?« 1 Casper Tribunc-He: Id , July 15, 19G2, p. 5. Casper Star-Tribune, Narch 19, 1967, Casper Section, pp Casper Star-Tribuno, February 9, 1974, P* 2. 28 £c 51 Interviews. Kary Larsen John Galusha Stan Slower (Tape-recorded letter) Books Mokler, Alfred J. History of Natrona County, V/yorino, lo o 1922. Chicago: Lal-ieside Press, 1923» Cnfisner Citv Directories, 1917 - 19o2. Welch, John Franklin. A Survey of EatertainGcnt ano ^.hea.re .r. Casper, Wyoiaing, Fron 1900 - 19k5-(Unpublished I.asaer s Thesis, University of Wyorainc, 1966) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Walter R. Jones Manuscripts and Other Writings Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/</a> Description An account of the resource Manuscript versions of Walter R. 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