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larryfield commented about Frolic Theater on Sep 7, 2007 at 9:32 pm

The Frolic Theater was located on the south side of 55th immediately west of the corner of Ellis Ave and 55th Street. It was a little ragged but you could see a double feature for 15 cents. The movies were third run most of the time. At the corner was the Frolic Drufstore owned by Leo Spector It had a soda fountain and a few booths. One block south was the stands of Stagg Field of the University of Chicago. The first self sustained nuclear reaction took place there under the direction of the brilliant physicist Enrico Fermi. He would often stop in the drugstore for a coffe or coke. I did meet him once.