mrs chase was not the owners wife, btw. albert harris was the owner, and i knew his wife a little. definitely not ms chase. she did however have a sister who helped her behind the popcorn counter, taking tickets, etc. years after it closed i looked her up in the phone book and tried to call ms chase (we called her “miss” i think) but didnt connect.
my friend salvaged a framed picture of the vogue circa 1940 – the marquee shows “boom town” with clark gable playing. could have been much later, because they showed stuff long after it first appeared. “the slender thread” was the last film shown – i was there that night. not long after we all played in the rubble.
miss chase was the manager who gave away prizes every saturday matinee, and one if you said it was your birthday too. when we were young teenagers, she did not allow you to put your arm around your girlfriend, and she called my parents more than once for other serious infractions.
albert harris was the grandfather of a best friend of mine growing up in wyoming. i didnt know, though, that he was the owner of the theater until after he had it torn down – otherwise i might have called him a few choice names.
mrs chase was not the owners wife, btw. albert harris was the owner, and i knew his wife a little. definitely not ms chase. she did however have a sister who helped her behind the popcorn counter, taking tickets, etc. years after it closed i looked her up in the phone book and tried to call ms chase (we called her “miss” i think) but didnt connect.
my friend salvaged a framed picture of the vogue circa 1940 – the marquee shows “boom town” with clark gable playing. could have been much later, because they showed stuff long after it first appeared. “the slender thread” was the last film shown – i was there that night. not long after we all played in the rubble.
miss chase was the manager who gave away prizes every saturday matinee, and one if you said it was your birthday too. when we were young teenagers, she did not allow you to put your arm around your girlfriend, and she called my parents more than once for other serious infractions.
albert harris was the grandfather of a best friend of mine growing up in wyoming. i didnt know, though, that he was the owner of the theater until after he had it torn down – otherwise i might have called him a few choice names.