Caprice Theatre
Krebs,
OK
74501
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Styles: Colonial Revival
Previous Names: Krebs Opera House
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Krebs (a suburb of McAlester) has a large population that is of Italian decent. Therefore, Krebs Opera House was built around 1885 especailly to present Italian opera to local residents.
After the nearby Busby Theatre opened the old opera house couldn’t match the new competitor’s superior stage productions, and converted over to movies. With a new name the Caprice Theatre remained a combo vaude/movie house until destroyed by fire in the early 1920s.
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Caprice Theatre can be photo seen left …
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In this vintage snapshot the Caprice Theatre can be seen at the top of the hill. “Queen of the Sea,” starring Annette Kellerman, 1918, is playing at the Palace Theatre, also visible in this picture …
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellenmc/2648909484/
Upon closer inspection of the c1918 photo, that poster for “Queen of the Sea” may be an advertisement for the Busby Theatre in neighoring McAlester. Looks like the Palace is actually a cafe.