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The '''Conway Theatre''' was located at 1016 Front Street in [[Conway]], Arkansas. The theater began as an opera house, with a stage, backdrops, electrical control board, and trapdoors, but was converted at some point in order to show movies on a single screen. The theater is mentioned in the 1930-1931 Conway City Directory, but may be older. Conway Theater closed in 1974, one year after the opening of the [[UA Cinema 1 & 2]] at [[Faulkner Plaza]] in Conway. | The '''Conway Theatre''' was located at 1016 Front Street in [[Conway]], Arkansas. The theater began as an opera house, with a stage, backdrops, electrical control board, and trapdoors, but was converted at some point in order to show movies on a single screen. The theater is mentioned in the 1930-1931 Conway City Directory, but may be older. Conway Theater closed in 1974, one year after the opening of the [[UA Cinema 1 & 2]] at [[Faulkner Plaza]] in Conway. | ||
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| + | The theater is featured in the closing titles of the [[James Bridges]] film ''[[September 30, 1955]]'' (1977). | ||
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Revision as of 13:44, 14 March 2010
The Conway Theatre was located at 1016 Front Street in Conway, Arkansas. The theater began as an opera house, with a stage, backdrops, electrical control board, and trapdoors, but was converted at some point in order to show movies on a single screen. The theater is mentioned in the 1930-1931 Conway City Directory, but may be older. Conway Theater closed in 1974, one year after the opening of the UA Cinema 1 & 2 at Faulkner Plaza in Conway.
The theater is featured in the closing titles of the James Bridges film September 30, 1955 (1977).
