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'''Acme Theatres Inc.''' was a holding company formed in [[1933]] by [[Sallie Wise]] and [[Frank Merritt]] to own the properties on which their chain of [[List of former cinemas|movie theaters]] operated. | '''Acme Theatres Inc.''' was a holding company formed in [[1933]] by [[Sallie Wise]] and [[Frank Merritt]] to own the properties on which their chain of [[List of former cinemas|movie theaters]] operated. | ||
It was a successor to the former [[Wise Theatres]] company, co-founded by Sallie's husband, [[Marvin Wise|Marvin]], and Merritt's [[Magic Amusement Co.]] It existed simultaneously with [[Galax Theatres]], the company which operated the cinema houses. Acme Theatres | It was a successor to the former [[Wise Theatres]] company, co-founded by Sallie's husband, [[Marvin Wise|Marvin]], and Merritt's [[Magic Amusement Co.]] It existed simultaneously with [[Galax Theatres]], the company which operated the cinema houses. These related companies were sometimes referred to as the '''Wise interests''' or the '''Merritt interests'''. | ||
[[John Douglas]] was general manager of Acme Theatres in [[1965]]. | |||
Acme Theatres operated the following cinemas: | Acme Theatres operated the following cinemas: | ||
* [[Empire Theatre]] (bought 1935) | * [[Empire Theatre]] (bought 1935, closed 1980s) | ||
* [[Galax Theatre]] (closed 1964) | * [[Galax Theatre]] (closed 1964) | ||
* [[Lyric Theatre]] (leased 1950, closed 1958) | * [[Lyric Theatre]] (leased 1950, closed 1958) | ||
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[[Category:Theaters]] | [[Category:Theaters]] | ||
[[Category:1933 establishments]] | [[Category:1933 establishments]] | ||
Revision as of 15:45, 5 March 2020
Acme Theatres Inc. was a holding company formed in 1933 by Sallie Wise and Frank Merritt to own the properties on which their chain of movie theaters operated.
It was a successor to the former Wise Theatres company, co-founded by Sallie's husband, Marvin, and Merritt's Magic Amusement Co. It existed simultaneously with Galax Theatres, the company which operated the cinema houses. These related companies were sometimes referred to as the Wise interests or the Merritt interests.
John Douglas was general manager of Acme Theatres in 1965.
Acme Theatres operated the following cinemas:
- Empire Theatre (bought 1935, closed 1980s)
- Galax Theatre (closed 1964)
- Lyric Theatre (leased 1950, closed 1958)
- Melba Theatre (opened 1946)
- Royal Theatre (bought 1920s, closed 1951)
- Strand Theatre (closed 1953)
- Woodlawn Theatre (bought 1920s)