Majestic Theatre
212 S. Washington Street,
El Dorado,
AR
71730
212 S. Washington Street,
El Dorado,
AR
71730
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The Majestic Theatre opened by 1914. By 1922 seating was listed at 340. By 1941 it was listed with 500 seats, and was still open in 1950 with 494 seats. It was located on S. Washington just south of E. Cedar Street. It was a block and a half from the original Rialto Theatre.
The building has been demolished and is now a drive up for BancCorp South. Couldn’t find when it closed. This was one of eight theatres in the downtown section of El Dorado. Information obtained from the Arkansas Historical Society magazine.
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There is a house called the Majestic Theater listed at El Dorado in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory, but the address and seating capacity are not given.
The January 24, 1929 issue of Film Daily reported that the Majestic Theatre in El Dorado was being remodeled. The item was actually about the old Rialto Theatre which was being demolished to make way for its replacement, and the item noted that the Rialto’s equipment was being moved to the Majestic. Both projects were being carried out for the Arkansas Amusement Company. Multiple theater chains had “Arkansas Amusement” in their names at that time. The one interested in El Dorado was owned in part by M. A. Lightman, and as of September 23, 1927 had had 25 houses operating in the state, according to that day’s issue of Film Daily.