Frolic Theatre
741 W. Ashley Street,
Jacksonville,
FL
32202
741 W. Ashley Street,
Jacksonville,
FL
32202
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The July 2, 1916 Grand Opening ad for the New Frolic Theatre is posted as the venue booked Eleanor Woodruff in “Britton of the Seventh” supported by a Charlie Chaplin short. All 1,000 seats were filled for the opener. The previous home of the Frolic was just three doors down at the Knights of Phythias Hall for three years. Its success with African American patrons spawned the construction of the new house.
The Lost Theatres of LaVilla is a history of the theaters that once flourished in Jacksonville’s African-American entertainment district along West Ashely Street. The Frolic is included.