Hope Theatre

The new Hope Theatre launched inside the Modern Hotel Building on April 18, 1936 with the film, “Shipmates Forever” with Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler. It essentially replaced the former Cozy Theatre that burned down on October 27, 1935. It closed December 15, 1957 with Danny Kaye in “Knock on Wood.” It was torn down on July 2, 1959. BTW: It was never known as the Bijou or the Cozy Theatre.