Delphus Theater
660 10th Street,
Marion,
IA
52302
660 10th Street,
Marion,
IA
52302
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The Delphus Theater was opened on August 15, 1907 and was located in part of the Masonic Temple building which was built in 1895. The Delphus Theater was closed around 1911.
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A photo caption in an issue of The Gazette, the local paper, says that “…the Delphus Theater… opened on Aug. 15, 1907, in the south store room of Marion’s Masonic Temple. It operated until about 1911.” The Masonic Temple Building, built in 1895, is still standing, though extensively remodeled, and has a Facebook page. The theater’s space, at 660 10th Street, is now occupied by a retail store.
This theater was still open in September 1913, as it appears on the Sanborn map. It may have been renamed the Orpheum, which is the only theater listed in the 1914-15 directory. It probably closed when the Garden opened.