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Wallace Theater
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|Sub-Industry=Motion Picture and Sound Recording
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| fate            = Demolished in 1933 to build [[J. J. Newberry]]
 
| predecessor      =
 
| successor        = [[Wayne Theater]] Seats purchased by Ed {{Surname|Mott}} and moved to Wayne Theater
 
| foundation      = <!--[[Wooster, Ohio]] ({{Start date|1914}}) circa -->
 
| founder          = [[Harvey H. Ziegler]]
 
| defunct          = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
 
| location_city    = [[Wooster, Ohio]]
 
| location_country = United States
 
| locations        = [[E Liberty St|150 E Liberty St]], [[Wooster, Ohio]]
 
| area_served      = [[Wayne County, Ohio]]
 
| key_people      = Harvey H. {{Surname|Ziegler}}; J. Dudley {{Surname|Shamp}}; John {{Surname|Palfi}} Manager & Proprietor; K. R. {{Surname|Kingsley}} Assistant Manager
 
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| services        = Silent films
 
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| owner            = Landlord: Mrs. Ada McSweeny
 
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|Services=Theater
==Locations==
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|Year Start=1914
{{Address | number=150 | street=E. Liberty St. | city=Wooster | state=Ohio | zip=44691 | categorize=true | primary=true | township=Wooster }}
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|Name of person=Harvey H. Ziegler
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|Status=Defunct
==Comprehensive History==
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|Fate=Dissolved
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|Fate other=Demolished to build J. J. Newberry
 
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|Year End=1933
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|Successors=J. J. Newberry
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|Key persons={{Staff
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|Full name=J. Dudley Shamp
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|Full name=John Palfi
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|Role=Manager & Proprietor
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}}{{Staff
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|Full name=K. R. Kingsley
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|Role=Assistant Manager
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}}{{Staff
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|Full name=Archid H. Dice
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|Street=E. Liberty St.
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|City=Wooster
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|Township=Wooster
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|County=Wayne
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|State=Ohio
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|Zipcode=44691
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|Country=United States of America
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Silent films; They run all the high grade films and features, including Vitagrapgh, Kalem, Lubin, Essanay, Edison, Cines Klines, Biograph, Pathe and Selig. The Wallace is an ideal place to sit out an hour and see the best there is in moving pictures.
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|title=[[Wallace Theatre Media Gallery|Media Gallery]]
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|text=Read more
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{{Portal card
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|title=[[Wallace Theatre Timeline|Timeline]]
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|content= View the timeline of the theater.
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==Quick Facts==
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* 1914 - Established
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* 1927 - "Under new management" [[John Palfi]] ad. Wooster High School annual <ref>The Tatler of 1927" Wooster High School annual. Wooster, Ohio</ref>
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* 1930 - Wooster Directory - Archd H. Dice
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* Wallace Theatre sold theater seats to Wayne Theater purchased by Ed Mott and moved to Wayne Theater
 
==Slogans==
 
==Slogans==
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==Slogan==
 
*  1927 - ''"Better Pictures. Better Service"'' <ref>The Tatler of 1927" Wooster High School annual. Wooster, Ohio</ref>
 
*  1927 - ''"Better Pictures. Better Service"'' <ref>The Tatler of 1927" Wooster High School annual. Wooster, Ohio</ref>
  
 
==Historical documents==
 
==Historical documents==
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*  Harry {{Surname|McClarran}}'s cousin ran movies here in 1916 and has on tape what it was like.
 
 
==Timeline==
 
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* 1914 - Established
 
* 1927 - "Under new management" [[John Palfi]] ad. Wooster High School annual <ref>The Tatler of 1927" Wooster High School annual. Wooster, Ohio</ref>
 
 
==Gallery==
 
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===Business Letterheads===
 
 
 
===Business Photos===
 
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==Newspaper articles==
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*  Harry McClarran's cousin ran movies here in 1916 and has on tape what it was like.
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===Newspaper full-text articles===
 
  
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* Wooster Progress (1914)
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** 1914 - Theatre
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"The Wallace theatre, located between both hotels, near the public square, is the largest, best lighted, and best ventilated in the city. They run all the high grade films and features, including Vitagrapgh, Kalem, Lubin, Essanay, Edison, Cines Klines, Biograph, Pathe and Selig. The Wallace is an ideal place to sit out an hour and see the best there is in moving pictures. <ref>Wooster Progress. 1914, p. 30.</ref>
  
===Newspaper ads===
 
 
==Now Showing Ads==
 
 
===1917===
 
===1917===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19170102p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-02 p. 6</ref>.
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19170102p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-02 p. 6</ref>.
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19170103p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-03, p. 6</ref>.
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19170103p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-03, p. 6</ref>.
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File:Wallace Theater WR19170717p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-17, p. 6</ref>.
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19170717p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-17, p. 6</ref>.
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19171019p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-19, p. 6</ref>.
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19171019p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-19, p. 6</ref>.
</gallery>
 
 
===1918===
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:Wallace Girl Without A Soul Jan71918.JPG|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-01-07, p. 6</ref>.
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19180220p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-02-20, p. 6</ref>.
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19180419p3.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-04-19, p. 3</ref>.
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19180419p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-04-19, p. 6</ref>.
 
File:Wallace Theater 19180709p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-07-09, p. 6</ref>.
 
</gallery>
 
 
===1919===
 
<gallery>
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19190624p6.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-06-24, p. 6</ref>.
 
File:Wallace Theater WR19191124p4.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-11-24, p. 4</ref>.
 
</gallery>
 
 
===1920===
 
<gallery>
 
File:Wallace Theater 19200116p3.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-16, p. 3</ref>.
 
File:WallaceTheater19200117p3.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-17, p. 3</ref>.
 
File:WallaceTheater19200119p3.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-19, p. 3</ref>.
 
File:WallaceTheater19200119p31.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-19, p. 3</ref>.
 
File:WallaceTheater19200120p3.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-20, p. 3</ref>.
 
File:WallaceTheater19200120p31.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-20, p. 3</ref>.
 
File:WallaceTheater19200121p3.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-1-21, p. 3</ref>.
 
File:wallacetheaterad19200123.png|ad, <ref>Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-23, p. 3</ref>.
 
 
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===1918===
 
<gallery>
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WDN19180102p3.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-01-02, {{Cite page|3}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WDN19180211p3.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-02-11, {{Cite page|3}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19180214.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-02-14.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WDN19180316p3.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-03-16, {{Cite page|3}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19180330.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-03-30.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WDN19180330p3.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-03-30, {{Cite page|3}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19180422.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-04-22.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19180622.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-06-22.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19180702p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-07-02, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19180703p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-07-03, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19180919p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-09-19, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19181125p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1918-11-25, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
</gallery>
 
 
===1919===
 
<gallery>
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19190102p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-01-02, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19190214p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-02-14, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19190331p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-03-31, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19190421p3.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-04-21, {{Cite page|3}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19190421p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-04-21, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19190515p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-05-15, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WDN19190604p2.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-06-04, {{Cite page|2}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19190604p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-06-04, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19190808p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-08-08, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WDN19190912p2.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-09-12, {{Cite page|2}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19190912p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-09-12, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19191124p4.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-11-24, {{Cite page|4}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19191222p8.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-12-22, {{Cite page|8}}.</ref>.
 
</gallery>
 
 
===1920===
 
<gallery>
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19200102p3.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-02, {{Cite page|3}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19200102p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-02, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WR19200121p3.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-21, {{Cite page|3}}.</ref>.
 
</gallery>
 
 
===628===
 
<gallery>
 
File:Wallace_Theatre_WDN0628p2.png| ad, <ref>628, {{Cite page|2}}.</ref>.
 
</gallery>
 
===Newspaper citations with no attached images===
 
  
  
==References==
 
<references />
 
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
*  [http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/41084 Wallace Theatre on cinema Treasures website]
 
*  [http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/41084 Wallace Theatre on cinema Treasures website]
 
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About
Name
  • Wallace Theatre
Information
  • Motion Picture and Sound Recording
Trading names
  • Wallace Wallace Theater
Services
  • Theater
Facts
Founded
  • 1914
    Wooster,Ohio
Dissolved
  • 1933
Related
Successors
Key Persons
Key Persons
Location
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    • 150 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio

WallaceTheatreImage1914.PNG

The Southwestern Way. Wooster Progress. 2014.

Silent films; They run all the high grade films and features, including Vitagrapgh, Kalem, Lubin, Essanay, Edison, Cines Klines, Biograph, Pathe and Selig. The Wallace is an ideal place to sit out an hour and see the best there is in moving pictures.

Gallery covpic.png

Discover logos, letterheads, maps, ads, and photos.

Timeline Cover Title.png

View the timeline of the theater.

Quick Facts

  • 1914 - Established
  • 1927 - "Under new management" John Palfi ad. Wooster High School annual [1]
  • 1930 - Wooster Directory - Archd H. Dice
  • Wallace Theatre sold theater seats to Wayne Theater purchased by Ed Mott and moved to Wayne Theater

Slogans

Slogan

  • 1927 - "Better Pictures. Better Service" [2]

Historical documents

  • Harry McClarran's cousin ran movies here in 1916 and has on tape what it was like.
  • Wooster Progress (1914)
    • 1914 - Theatre

"The Wallace theatre, located between both hotels, near the public square, is the largest, best lighted, and best ventilated in the city. They run all the high grade films and features, including Vitagrapgh, Kalem, Lubin, Essanay, Edison, Cines Klines, Biograph, Pathe and Selig. The Wallace is an ideal place to sit out an hour and see the best there is in moving pictures. [3]

1917

1917



External Links

  1. The Tatler of 1927" Wooster High School annual. Wooster, Ohio
  2. The Tatler of 1927" Wooster High School annual. Wooster, Ohio
  3. Wooster Progress. 1914, p. 30.
  4. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-02 p. 6
  5. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-03, p. 6
  6. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-04, p. 6
  7. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-05, p. 6
  8. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-08, p. 6
  9. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-08, p. 6
  10. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-16, p. 6
  11. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-25, p. 6
  12. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-02-07, p. 6
  13. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-05-24, p. 6
  14. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-05-24, p. 6
  15. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-06-27, p. 6
  16. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-06-29, p. 3
  17. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-17, p. 6
  18. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-01-19, p. 6
  19. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-02-14, p. 6.
  20. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-03-30, p. 8.
  21. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-04-21, p. 6.
  22. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-05-15, p. 6.
  23. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-06-04, p. 6.
  24. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-02, p. 6.
  25. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-07-05, p. 6.
  26. Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-08-10, p. 3.
  27. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-08-10, p. 6.
  28. Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-09-12, p. 3.
  29. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-09-17, p. 6.
  30. Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-10-01, p. 3.
  31. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-10-31, p. 5.
  32. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-10-31, p. 6.
  33. Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-11-24, p. 3.