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Hury was the son of Henry Rebman Hury and Minnie Marcus Hury of Columbus, Mississippi. He married the former [[Pearl Hury|Pearl Hadley]] in [[1909]]. Their first son, [[Henry H. Hury|Henry Hadley Hury]], was born in [[1911]] and their second, [[Jim Hury|James Frederick Hury]] in [[1916]]. | Hury was the son of Henry Rebman Hury and Minnie Marcus Hury of Columbus, Mississippi. He married the former [[Pearl Hury|Pearl Hadley]] in [[1909]]. Their first son, [[Henry H. Hury|Henry Hadley Hury]], was born in [[1911]] and their second, [[Jim Hury|James Frederick Hury]] in [[1916]]. | ||
Hury incorporated the [[Hury Amusement Company]] in November [[1912]] and opened [[Birmingham]]'s 750-seat [[Champion Theatre]], which exclusively served black patrons, in [[1914]]. In [[1920]] Hury partnered with [[P. A. Englar]] in the [[Hury Theatre Company]] which managed the Champion as well as the [[Gay Theatre]] and the [[Frolic Theater]] which staged live performances. Hury became an active member of the Theatre Owners Booking Association (T.O.B.A.), the primary national booking agency for "Black Vaudeville". Through the 1920s, Hury worked alongside stage manager [[Happy Brown|R. B. "Happy" Brown]]. | |||
In [[1938]] Hury was hired by [[William Griffin]] and [[Frank Merritt]] to manage the newly-opened 900-seat [[Cullman Theatre]] in [[Cullman]]. Hury and his wife resided on the second floor of the theater building. | In [[1938]] Hury was hired by [[William Griffin]] and [[Frank Merritt]] to manage the newly-opened 900-seat [[Cullman Theatre]] in [[Cullman]]. Hury and his wife resided on the second floor of the theater building. | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 9 September 2016
Henry Joseph Hury (born July 19, 1890 in Columbus, Mississippi; died August 1963 in Birmingham) was a theater manager and cinema exhibitor. Though he was white, he managed the best-known "Black Vaudeville" houses in Birmingham's Black business district. Later in his career he moved to Cullman as manager of the Cullman Theatre and then returned to Birmingham to manage the Strand Theater.
Hury was the son of Henry Rebman Hury and Minnie Marcus Hury of Columbus, Mississippi. He married the former Pearl Hadley in 1909. Their first son, Henry Hadley Hury, was born in 1911 and their second, James Frederick Hury in 1916.
Hury incorporated the Hury Amusement Company in November 1912 and opened Birmingham's 750-seat Champion Theatre, which exclusively served black patrons, in 1914. In 1920 Hury partnered with P. A. Englar in the Hury Theatre Company which managed the Champion as well as the Gay Theatre and the Frolic Theater which staged live performances. Hury became an active member of the Theatre Owners Booking Association (T.O.B.A.), the primary national booking agency for "Black Vaudeville". Through the 1920s, Hury worked alongside stage manager R. B. "Happy" Brown.
In 1938 Hury was hired by William Griffin and Frank Merritt to manage the newly-opened 900-seat Cullman Theatre in Cullman. Hury and his wife resided on the second floor of the theater building.
Before his death in 1963, Hury had returned to Birmingham to manage the Strand Theater.