Censor Theatre

223 S. Superior Street,
Albion, MI 49224

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 28, 2021 at 2:15 pm

An article on the Albion Recorder of May 19, 1997 says that this house actually opened in 1908 as the Temple Theatre, after the Temple’s original location was lost to a flood:

“Another theater, the Temple, moved to the north side of the Opera House building (223 S. Superior St.) after the Flood of 1908. In 1914 it was purchased by building owner Hadley H. Sheldon, and renamed the Censor Theatre. George A. Bohm purchased the Censor from Sheldon in late 1916, thereby closing his W. Porter St. operation. He then took over operating the Censor.”

robboehm
robboehm on March 17, 2021 at 5:51 pm

The theatre was originally operated by druggist, Hadley Sheldon. A year later (1916) it was sold to George Bohm who had opened his own theatre in 1915 at 108 West Porter. Bohm then closed his original theatre and operated the Censor until he opened his new Bohm Theatre at which time he closed this one. He was also the operator of the Albion Theatre.

The censor presented the first “talkie” in Albion in May 1929, “The Bellamy Trial”.

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on July 13, 2010 at 3:07 pm

Nice photo.

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on January 30, 2008 at 4:49 pm

Why did the theatre have this name?