Keith Theatre (later the Normandie and Laffmovie) and the newer Keith Memorial (later known as the Savoy and is now the Boston Opera House). Since it was on the second floor, the exits led to the lobbies of the two surrounding theatres, the B.F. It also was unique for the fact that it did not have a traditional exit to the outside. The Bijou was the first theatre in the United States to be elementarily lighted by electricity, which Thomas Edison personally installed and supervised. The Bijou was a distinct theatre for a couple of reasons.
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The Bijou would later be named "Bijou Dream" when it became a movie house in 1927, and also became known as Intown sometime after that. In 1901, it was renamed the "Bijou Opera House". On March 24, 1894, Keith opened a theatre next the Bijou named "B.F. By September 27, 1886, the theatre became owned by B.F. Gilbert ( Gilbert and Sullivan) comic opera Iolanthe. The new theatre opened on Decemwith the Arthur Sullivan and W.S.
Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe at the Bijou, 1884 The Bijou officially opened on December 18, 1882. Vokes would relinquish his share, and Tyler would replace him with E.H. Tyler (who also ran The Park Theatre) and by Frederick Vokes, who had renovated the Gaiety, and wanted to rename it the Bijou Theatre. It was also named The Mechanics Institute, Melodeon Varieties, and the New Melodeon. In 1878, the name was changed to The Gaiety. The building was constructed in 1836 as The Lion Theatre, and in 1839 was renamed The Melodeon. It is currently a pending Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission. The Bijou "closed 31 December 1943 and was razed in 1951." The building's facade still exists. Around the 1900s, it featured a "staircase of heavy glass under which flowed an illuminated waterfall." Architect George Wetherell designed the space, described by a contemporary reviewer as "dainty." Proprietors included Edward Hastings, George Tyler, and B.F. Santikos owns and operates 10 theaters in the San Antonio area.The Bijou Theatre (1882–1943) in Boston, Massachusetts, occupied the second floor of 545 Washington Street near today's Theatre District. “These are exciting times for Santikos, we opened two new theaters this year, Santikos New Braunfels and Santikos Westlakes, we just finished a remodel of our IMAX auditorium at Palladium, we have plans to announce future developments and remodels later this year, and we remain the most financially sound theater operator in the country,” Brooks said.
Starting this summer, “Bijou Series” art films will be shown across all Santikos theaters. Santikos will continue to support independent filmmakers and art films. “We’re also pleased to continue serving the Balcones Heights community with our Santikos Northwest Theater, located just across the highway, less than 1 mile away from the Bijou,” Brooks said. Santikos has operated the Bijou since December 1987.īrooks said while the company is sad to announce its closing, they’re excited about the future of Santikos. “It’s this changing dynamic of art films, and our lease coming up for renewal that led to the decision to close The Bijou,” Brooks said. “There was a record bidding war between Amazon, Netflix and Apple, and Apple won with a $25 million purchase.”Īs art films are exploring new ways to be profitable and gain exposure, it’s not always going to mean that they get shown in traditional theater settings. “‘CODA’ which won Best Movie (at the Oscars) was allowed to play in our theaters for only one week prior to opening on Apple,” Brooks said. The theater was located at Wonderland of the Americas in Balcones Heights.Īndrew Brooks, the executive director of sales and marketing for Santikos, confirmed the closure on Tuesday, saying the closure was due, in part, to the changing art-film dynamic during the COVID-19 pandemic. BALCONES HEIGHTS, Texas – The Bijou theater, San Antonio’s arthouse theater, is closing its doors after 35 years.
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