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In 1940, Malco Theatres purchased the Orpheum Theatre, a former vaudevillian theatre in downtown Memphis, and renamed it The Malco. This opulent movie palace at 89 Beale Street also became the base of operations for Malco Theatres until 1976. The Malco began operations on April 20, 1940, with its first film It's a Date. The premiere gala was ...
As vaudeville's popularity waned, Michael A. Lightman's movie theater chain purchased the Orpheum in 1940 and changed its name to the Malco, presenting first-run movies. [6] In 1976, Lightman decided to sell the building, as intimate multiplex theaters were proving more lucrative than large single-screen venues. [2]
Movie series in Memphis, from the Brooks Museum to Crosstown Arts ... The Downtown Neighborhood Association's summer series continues with "Frozen" at 8 p.m. June 20 at the Ghost River Brewery ...
Memphis actress Kat Conner Sterling, 27, has a key supporting role in "Popular Theory," a PG-rated comedy now at the Malco Cordova Cinema (an appropriate venue, for a movie featuring the former ...
Bluff City Pickleball is housed at the former Malco theater at 2809 Bartlett Blvd. at the Malco Plaza Shopping Center. The 27,000-square-foot theater opened in 1989 and closed in late 2022.
The Jillian's had higher sales in 2007 than in 2006, and Owen Reed, the assistant general manager, said that business was robust especially while games occurred at the FedEx Forum and while concerts took place in Downtown Memphis. [8] Reed said "We dictate the volume at this mall. With the exception of the movie theater, we define foot traffic ...
Those who can't wait to see Rife at the Orpheum can head to the Malco Cordova, Collierville, Desoto or Paradiso cinema for "The Private Eye," a very low-budget mystery-comedy being released to ...
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