Majestic Theatre
1925 Elm Street,
Dallas,
TX
75201
1925 Elm Street,
Dallas,
TX
75201
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Functions Update: Classics films are also presented.
I don’t see any mention here, but Brian DePalma used the theater as a significant location for his cult classic PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE.
1972 promotional vomit bag image added, for “Mark of the Devil” at the Majestic Theatre, courtesy Kanon Beltran.
1959 the Majestic had the “world premier” of “The Killer Shrews” and “The Giant Gila Monster” twin bill. Newspaper article added to the “Photo” section.
Majestic in 1970 at 1:02 in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zn97VZ5j9Y&feature=youtube.com
15th Annual Holiday Extravaganza image added credit The Polyphonic Spree.
1976 photo added courtesy of the Vintage Everyday Facebook page.
1967 photo added courtesy of the Traces Of Texas Facebook page.
1956 photo added of the opening of “Giant”, photo courtesy of Wendy Wilson. Whose mother worked in the concession stand at this time. Via the Traces If Texas facebook page.
Circa 1950 photo added courtesy of Gianni Corso.
Three Stooges Texas Connection
The Three Stooges performed here during the vaudeville area which would have been during 1921-1934 for them. At the time they were working with Ted Healy and the act was called “Ted Healy and his Stooges”. Healy was the star and was the most successful vaudeville performer in the country making $9000 a week in the 20s. Healy started out as a cartoonist for the Houston Chronicle and met vaudeville performers and entered show business. You can hear a radio interview with Stooge Moe Howard talking about when they performed at the Dallas Majestic Theater and did a joke about Baylor University and the people of Texas where planning on throwing eggs at them! Its on the DVD Stooges Men Behind the Mayhem
http://www.amazon.com/Stooges-The-Men-Behind-Mayhem/dp/B00080ZGZQ
http://ladailymirror.com/2013/05/31/the-death-of-ted-healy-part-4/
Strictly a live performance venue with great seating, sight lines and sound. Projection capabilities are long gone.
A photo from May 2010:
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Small photo of entrance and marquee from Boxoffice magazine, July 16, 1949, during run of Home of the Brave.
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Forgot to mention seeing Charlton Heston here in his football flick, “Number One” in 1969.
Saw many films at the Majestic over the years – first one I remember is “North to Alaska.” Then “McLintock;” Then “A Hard Day’s Night” opening with about 2,000 screaming teenage girls rushing the stage to kiss the close-ups of Paul and John; Then “Thunderball,” “The War Wagon” world premiere with John Wayne in person, and I believe the last picture I saw there was Burt Lancaster in “Valdez Is Coming” in 1971. For some reason, missed the final feature, “Live and Let Die” with Roger Moore as 007 (that’s probably why I missed it) in 1973. Hated to see it close, but glad the old girl survives.
Great old photos.
From 1949 a photo set of ads and promotions from the 1949 world premier of Audie Murphy starring in Bad Boy at the Majestic in Dallas.
The Grand opening section can be seen at View link
Here is a 1949 photo that is being sold on eBay:
http://tinyurl.com/lz4nxc
Here is a 1942 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/n66th9
An old movie theater ad from 1949 for the Majestic Theater.
The Majestic Theater captured on this vintage postcard.
Here is a photo, circa 1940s:
http://tinyurl.com/a65xrg
I am looking for info on my grandfather who had a contract in 1929 with a Dallas theater Co. doing vaudeville. Can anyone help me with which possible theater co that might have been?. He was a violinist as well as an actor. Thank you for any assistance, SD