Peacock Theater
3928 Clematis Street,
New Orleans,
LA
70122
3928 Clematis Street,
New Orleans,
LA
70122
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Previous Names: Cine Arts, Studio Cinema Theatre
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Very small neighborhood movie theater on Clematis Street in Gentilly about 3 or 4 blocks south of Gentilly Boulevard.
The Peacock Theatre was operating prior to 1927, and continued until at least 1950.
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Announcing a book about New Orleans Movie Theaters
THEREâ€\S ONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
The History of the Neighborhood Theaters in New Orleans
is being written by 89-year-old Rene Brunet, the dean of the motion picture industry in Louisiana, and New Orleans historian and preservationist Jack Stewart. The 160-page,coffee table book will be released in November and is being published by Arthur Hardy Enterprises, Inc. Attention will be focused on 50 major neighborhood and downtown theaters, culled from a list of nearly 250 that have dotted the cityâ€\s landscape since the first “nickelodeon†opened in 1896 at 626 Canal Street. The book will be divided by neighborhoods and will open with a map and a narrative about each area. Each major theater will feature “then and now†photographs, historic information, and a short series of quotes from famous New Orleanians and from regular citizens who will share their recollections.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
We are trying to acquire memorabilia and additional photos of this theater for this publication. (deadline July 1.) You will be credited in the book and receive a free autographed copy if we publish the picture that you supply. Please contact Arthur Hardy at or call 504-913-1563 if you can help.
Antoine Demharters and R. Theriot spent a scant $5,000 building the Peacock Theatre in 1927. It appears to have opened November 20, 1927 silently with “The Cat and the Canary.” In September of 1929, the venue added sound to remain viable. It appears to have closed on May 24, 1959 with “Some Like it Hot” and a jazz concert featuring “The Last Straws.”
On May 15, 1960, it returned as the Peacock Theatre showing art films beginning with “The 400 Blows.” It closed January 4, 1968 with “Up the Down Staircase” and “Any Wednesday.” It became a church with few changes in 1969 as it was offered in late 1969 as a functional theater.
For its final run, it became the Cinne Arts - an adult theatre in the porno chic era - playing “Red Man Cometh” on February 19, 1970. The theatre operated by General Theatrical Enterprises Inc. was rebranded as Studio Cinema on July 4, 1970 and constantly under police surveillance. It was closed by Judge Walter F. Marcus, Jr. on May 18, 1971 - one of six adult cinemas close that day. By October, the venue had been transformed into a skating rink ending its cinematic run of almost 44 years.