Empire Theater

Empire Theater

The Empire Theater on Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama. At the time this photo was taken, the theater was showing the film She Loves and Lies, starring Norma Talmadge, a comedy about an heiress with multiple personalities. Patrons paid twenty-five cents for adult tickets. This photograph was taken so...

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Main Author: Erik Overbey
Format: Electronic
Published: University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
Subjects:
Mobile
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/212
format Electronic
collection Eric Overbey Collection
building University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
publisher University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
topic Mobile
spellingShingle Mobile
Empire Theater
Erik Overbey
fulltopic Mobile
Business and Industry; Sports and Recreation; Arts and Literature;
Alabama; Mobile; Architecture; Recreation; Politics and Ideology;
Alabama -- Social life and customs; Motion picture theaters -- Alabama -- Mobile
description The Empire Theater on Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama. At the time this photo was taken, the theater was showing the film She Loves and Lies, starring Norma Talmadge, a comedy about an heiress with multiple personalities. Patrons paid twenty-five cents for adult tickets. This photograph was taken some years before the Hays Code censored movies like Sex, starring Louis Glaum. Note the elaborate statuary adorning the building.
spelling Empire TheaterBusiness and Industry; Sports and Recreation; Arts and Literature;The Empire Theater on Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama. At the time this photo was taken, the theater was showing the film She Loves and Lies, starring Norma Talmadge, a comedy about an heiress with multiple personalities. Patrons paid twenty-five cents for adult tickets. This photograph was taken some years before the Hays Code censored movies like Sex, starring Louis Glaum. Note the elaborate statuary adorning the building.Erik OverbeyThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama1920ImagejpegN1662Erik Overbey Collectioneng.Mobile, AlabamaU.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Alabama; Mobile; Architecture; Recreation; Politics and Ideology;Alabama -- Social life and customs; Motion picture theaters -- Alabama -- Mobilehttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/212
title Empire Theater
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