Capri Theatre
3023 N. State Street,
Jackson,
MS
39206
3023 N. State Street,
Jackson,
MS
39206
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Official website: https://caprimovies.com/ is now live
Plan announced to reopen.
https://www.wapt.com/article/movie-theater-eds-burger-joint-coming-to-fondren/29580774?fbclid=IwAR1M_pOQhKdC4uk6GFBLeLck6yirrkR7MwPeSVpiNIjTfTCHgsFu3BFgdgU#
The photo that is included here is a still from the production of “The Help.”
I remember going to see Saturday morning cartoon movies at the Pix as a youngster. When the theater was converted into the Capri, I saw the blockbuster Lawrence of Arabia there in 1962 and the movie Zulu in 1964.
According to Movie Theatres in Twentieth-Century Jackson, Mississippi, by Jerry Dallas, (Google Documents link) the Pix Theatre closed in 1957 and reopened as the Capri in 1962. Except for a brief closure from August to November, 1980, the Capri then operated continuously into the mid-1980s.
According to this article, this theater will be renovated as a dine-and-view with seating reduced to 200 in the original auditorium with two smaller screening rooms built behind the theater.
What child of the 60’s can forget the Saturday Matinees that Mr. Ad Orkin showed at his Capri Theatre. I can remember JACK THE GIANT KILLER, ZOTZ, 13 GHOSTS (with ghost glasses), ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER, and THE MAGIC SWORD.
I think my love for movies was nurtured here.
The theatre as the Capri was Jackson’s roadshow theatre, with the showings of THE BLUE MAX, THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES, OLIVER, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, and GONE WITH THE WIND (1969 release). Other films I remember seeing here were 2001 A SPACE ODESSY, CAT BALLOU, THUNDERBALL, GOLDFINGER, ROMEO AND JULIET (1968).
This site discusses the renovation of the theater:
http://www.fondren.org/capri.html