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[[Image:IsisScaramouche.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A [[Palafox Street]] trolley outside the Isis (left) promotes the showing of [[Wikipedia:Rex Ingram (director)|Rex Ingram]]'s 1923 movie ''[http://imdb.com/title/tt0014440/ Scaramouche]''.]] | [[Image:IsisScaramouche.jpg|thumb|right|180px|A [[Palafox Street]] trolley outside the Isis (left) promotes the showing of [[Wikipedia:Rex Ingram (director)|Rex Ingram]]'s 1923 movie ''[http://imdb.com/title/tt0014440/ Scaramouche]''.]] | ||
[[Image:IsisCooganChaplin.jpg|thumb|right|120px|A pair of Coogan & Chaplin impersonators employed by manager [[J. A. Jones]] to promote the run of Chaplin's ''The Kid'' at the Isis in 1921.]] | [[Image:IsisCooganChaplin.jpg|thumb|right|120px|A pair of Coogan & Chaplin impersonators employed by manager [[J. A. Jones]] to promote the run of Chaplin's ''The Kid'' at the Isis in 1921.]] | ||
| − | The '''Isis Theatre''', located on the northeast corner [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Garden Street]]s, was a [[Saenger Amusement Company]] venture and 'sister theater' to the [[Saenger Theatre|Saenger]] | + | The '''Isis Theatre''', located on the northeast corner [[Palafox Street|Palafox]] and [[Garden Street]]s, was a [[Saenger Amusement Company]] venture and 'sister theater' to the nearby [[Saenger Theatre|Saenger]] and [[Rex Theatre]]s. It was built in [[1914]] for [[C. H. Turner]]<ref>[http://cinematreasures.org/theater/18156/ Cinema Treasures]</ref> on the site of the former [[Caldwell House]] with a capacity of 500 seats. |
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| + | The Isis was remodeled in early [[1938]],<ref>"Southeast Notes." ''Boxoffice'', February 12, 1938.</ref> shortly after the Saenger company opened the nearby [[Rex Theatre]] for second-run movies. | ||
After the theatre closed, it was renovated in {{date needed}} for use as an office building. Bricks from the theater were salvaged during the renovation and make up the floor in [[Seville Quarter]]'s "Phineas Phogg's" dance hall. | After the theatre closed, it was renovated in {{date needed}} for use as an office building. Bricks from the theater were salvaged during the renovation and make up the floor in [[Seville Quarter]]'s "Phineas Phogg's" dance hall. | ||
Revision as of 07:27, 2 December 2008
The Isis Theatre, located on the northeast corner Palafox and Garden Streets, was a Saenger Amusement Company venture and 'sister theater' to the nearby Saenger and Rex Theatres. It was built in 1914 for C. H. Turner[1] on the site of the former Caldwell House with a capacity of 500 seats.
The Isis was remodeled in early 1938,[2] shortly after the Saenger company opened the nearby Rex Theatre for second-run movies.
After the theatre closed, it was renovated in (date needed) for use as an office building. Bricks from the theater were salvaged during the renovation and make up the floor in Seville Quarter's "Phineas Phogg's" dance hall.
Merrill Lynch occupied the building for several years before relocating to Palafox Pier. The current downstairs tenant is Delta Health Group.
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References
- ↑ Cinema Treasures
- ↑ "Southeast Notes." Boxoffice, February 12, 1938.
