Star Theatre
406 East 1st Street,
Newberg,
OR
97132
406 East 1st Street,
Newberg,
OR
97132
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The Star Theatre operated from around 1912 until 1929. The theatre was managed by Ted Francis. The building is currently occupied by a video game store.
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The Star Theatre was listed in the 1913-1914 edition of Julius Cahn’s guide with 280 seats. It was listed as showing movies only.
Newberg also had a house called the Gem Theatre that was destroyed by fire, along with some other buildings, in September, 1913.
J.T. ‘Ted’ Francis moved to Newberg in 1926 and reopened the Star & Baker theaters. In 1930, he added sound to the Baker, renamed it the Francis. The Star was closed at this time.