Holland Theatre
118 E. Douglas Avenue,
Wichita,
KS
67202
118 E. Douglas Avenue,
Wichita,
KS
67202
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The Holland Theatre was opened on July 27, 1914. It was closed in 1927.
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John G. Holland launched his Holland Theatre on July 27, 1914. Holland charged five cents on a grind policy with programming about 45 minutes of films that played continuously from morning till midnight. Holland left the theater in a year but it carried on with his name for more than 13 years. Owners including Charles Bull, D.J. Piatt, and C.L. Brosius tried to make a winner out of the silent-era movie house with middling results.
Likely knowing that the cost of sound installation was too great, the venue closed late in 1927 despite a lease that ran until 1939. The space was retrofitted as a clothing store called The Fields. The building has since been demolished.
The instrument of choice for the Holland Theatre was the American Fotoplayer by the American Photo Player Company.