Temple Cinema

50sSNIPES on November 19, 2024 at 4:00 pm

The Temple Theatre launched with Colleen Moore in “Synthetic Sin” along with the color short “Perfect Day” and a concert show (see below).

• A musical concert led by the Chamber Of Commerce band was presented on its grand opening ceremony. It starts off with Ms. Robert Harris playing the tune “Fantaisie-Impromptu” on the piano followed by Dr. Frank H. McGregor delivering the American Legion speech. A vocal duel by Wendy Martin and Jerry Todd accompanied by Pat Williams on the piano and Carroll Elliott on the violin was presented afterward with Mrs. Crowley Vaughan displaying two paragraphs after the song. Elliott took over the piano for the next act which is an unknown vocal group singing an unknown song. An Apache dance by Virginia Katheryn Chitwood and Ruth Evelyn Elsea was presented afterward with Mrs. Lois Norman taking the piano place. Elmer V. Jesse then stepped onto the stage for the history of the Masonic Lodge with Elliott returning back to her violin section and Pat Wims playing the piano. Lastly before the films begin, Hollis Arnett represented the mayor, but he was not presented in the ceremony, discussing the history of Mangum’s movie theaters in the past. L.S. Noble, the president of the Chamber Of Commerce, was scheduled to be presented but he was under an emergency involving his property after getting caught in a rainstorm and was unable to make it to the Temple Theatre’s ceremony.

raybradley on March 14, 2011 at 5:04 pm

From google maps comes this a modern day view of the former Temple Theatre (minus marguee), Pensylvania and Jefferson,
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Don Lewis on April 17, 2009 at 2:59 pm

A movie theater ad from 1948 for the Temple Theaterwith western movie star Tim Holt signing autographs.