Princess Theatre
819 S. Union Street,
Coffeyville,
KS
67337
819 S. Union Street,
Coffeyville,
KS
67337
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Princess #1. Princess #2 was by different folks on 9th Street.
Curious that it is still listed as the Princess, several years after that closed, and indeed several years after theater use stopped.
The Barndollar Building was built in 1884 and was home to the Princess Theatre from 1909 to 1911. Its distinction is that it was the first movie house operated by a female in Mrs. Monroe. In 1910, the ventilation challenged location was closed for the summer as programming moved to the newly-create Princess Airdome. The venue closed May 21, 1911 with Monroe opening a photographic operation, Studio Grande, elsewhere in downtown.
The former Princess became the Stradford Theatre from June 9, 1911 to July 15, 1911 showing movies. Levy & Isley were next to the plate reopening it as The Red Moon Theatre in December of 1911 to March 30, 1912 programming live and cinematic offerings. McEvoy’s Boston Lunch Room moved there in June of 1912 ending the Barndollar Building’s brief theatrical run.