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Barton Organs (1925)

James Coston Theatre [orig. The Beverly Theatre]
1543 West 95th Street
Chicago, IL

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


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Notes

2018-07-30 - Information from <i>Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. I</i> by David L. Junchen. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985.<br> -Database Manager

2025-03-04 - The Beverly Theatre was located on 95th Street in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago and opened on June 4, 1935 with Al Jolson in “Go Into Your Dance”. Adjoining the movie house was an ice cream parlor, called the Bon Bon. Operated originally by James Coston, who was head of Warner Brothers Midwest, it was part of the Warner Bros. circuit up until the early-1950’s, when the Costons took it over completely, along with other former Warner houses (the Jeffery and Rhodes Theatres). The family continued to run the theatre until its closure. -Paul R. Marchesano


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