Palace Theatre

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On November 22, 1952, the Palace became Abilene’s only African American theater relaunching for operator S.P. Nesmith with James Edwards in “The Bright Victory.” Nesmith had a 5-year lease. But that didn’t last long.Six weeks later, the theater switched to White and Latin American customers January 10, 1953 playing second-run Hollywood fare on weekends and Spanish language films on weekdays.