Electric Theatre
16 S. Main Street,
Eureka Springs,
AR
72632
16 S. Main Street,
Eureka Springs,
AR
72632
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The 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory lists three theaters at Eureka Springs: the Best, the Wilke, and a house (possibly this one) called the Electric M. P. Parlor.
The phrase Motion Picture Parlor also occurs in connection with Eureka Springs in this item from the June 27, 1908 issue of The Billboard: “SCAGGS is manager of the S&S. L. S. & R. Amusement Co., operating the Eureka Motion Picture Parlor at Eureka Springs, Ark. He has been identified with the moving picture world for several seasons, and has operated in some of the largest cities. Mr. Skaggs is a hustler and persistent advertiser, and his motto is— ‘Nothing too good for the public.’”
The Facebook page of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum provides this post with a brief history and one interior photo of the Opera House. A bit more history is covered in some of the comments on the post. The building was converted into a church by 1923, and was either partly burned or simply dismantled for its lumber sometime in the 1930s.