Castle Theatre

121 E. Greene Street,
Montecello, GA 31064

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robboehm
robboehm on July 13, 2022 at 11:20 am

Uploaded an advertising flyer from the Spring of 1921. Incidentally an all “colored” version of the film Ten Nights in a Bar Room was also released in 1926.

robboehm
robboehm on July 13, 2022 at 10:42 am

I came upon an article by John Harvey in An Index to Early Entertainment in Jasper County, GA. Although he mentions films being shown at the turn of the century they were usually at the Courthouse, High School or in a tent. There was even a movie truck that came by.

He indicates that there was an open air theatre in the 1920s run by a Mr. Malone who then moved it to an existing building. I believe that the Castle was the name assigned to the new venue since, among the live performers were the Malone Sisters. Family.

The first talkie to play in Monticello was The Hollywood Review in 1929.