Cosy Theatre

The Donley County Leader newspaper shows the Cozy Theatre opened on October 18, 1935. The first picture shown in the theatre was “The Miracle Rider”. The roof was gravel and asphalt. The inside walls had a panel effect and were new to this area. the panels are colored buff, white and light blue resembling tiling. Subdued lights from the side walls alone. The sound equipment is made by RCA and Simplex machines. The front of the building is done in white with Carrara glass ornaments. The Cozy Theatre is distinguished by the nine-foot-high neon sign on the front of the building. The original building was constructed in 1893 by Frank Borcher. The article does not mention the Queen Theatre, but C.L. Heath got his first experience in the building in picture show work when he used a hand-cranked machine in this building in 1910.