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Then in 1985, he started his own company, George Kerasotes Corp as well as GKC Theatres Inc, which took ownership of 39 theaters formerly owned by his brothers. [1] [2] [4] His son, Robert Anthony Kerasotes bought out the Butterfield Theaters in Michigan and the McLendon Theaters in Texas. Robert and George merged both companies in 1987, and ...
Established on June 18, 1904, Chicago’s Pekin Theatre was the first black owned musical and vaudeville stock theatre in the United States. Between 1904 and around 1915, the Pekin Club and its Pekin Theatre served as a training ground and showcase for Black theatrical talent, vaudeville acts, and musical comedies.
Location of Tazewell County in Illinois. ... Pekin Theatre: October 12, 1982 (#82002601) July 30, 1987: 21-29 S. Capitol St. Pekin: Demolished in 1987
Robert T. Motts was an African American saloon owner and gambling racket leader, who established and managed Chicago's Pekin Theatre, an epicenter of African-American theater. Motts was an organizer in the Republican Party. [1] He also owned theaters in New York City. [2]
Until recently, the Virginia Theatre was privately owned. From the 1930s to the 1960s, RKO Pictures held ownership. Subsequently, George Kerasotes Corporation (GKC Theatres) owned the building until it was sold to the Virginia Theater Group, a not-for-profit organization, organized for that purpose in the 1990s. The Champaign Park District ...
Bengt Sjostrom Theatre; Cutting Hall; Hoogland Center for the Arts; Krannert Center for the Performing Arts; The Little Theatre on the Square; Muddy River Opera Company; Orpheum Theater (Galesburg) Peoria Civic Center; Rock Valley College Starlight Theatre; Rock Valley College Studio Theatre; Sesser Opera House; Station Theatre (Urbana) Theatre ...
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Tryon Festival Theatre, with 974 seats on two levels, was primarily intended for operas and the acoustics are designed to favor vocal performances. It also hosts performances of ballet, dances, musicals and plays. This theater is equipped with a Sennheiser Audio System, computerized lighting control, sound reinforcement and recording capability.