Trianon Theatre

The Trianon Theatre was a movie theater which opened in 1913 at 1916 2nd Avenue North. It was built for $10,000 by H. M. Newsome, who also operated the Amuse-U Theater, the Bonita Theatre, the Rialto Theatre, Strand Theatre and Newsome's Ice Cream Parlour. A two-manual 10-rank organ (Henry Pilcher's Sons, Opus 778) was installed in the new theater.

Newsome sold the Trianon and the Strand to the national Mudd & Colley Amusement Company's circuit in 1916.

In the 1920s the Trianon screened Fox newsreels and "Aesop's Fables" silent features. It closed in 1926 and was sold to Karl Hoblitzelle as part of his Interstate Circuit in January 1927. He apparently sub-leased the theater to another operator, possibly Richard Kennedy, who remodeled the interior.

The theater closed in 1932 and the building was renovated in 1934 for the Peggy Hale Dress Company.

A new 600-seat Trianon Theatre was opened soon later in North Birmingham. It closed before 1950.

External links

• Trianon Theatre at cinematreasures.org