Bijou News Articles
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| Peter Dawe sold his Bijou to help cover the expenses of building Dawe's theater on State St. This is a newspaper notice of the change in ownership. |
| In the 1920's it was quite common across America for local theater owners to sponsor the production of a film starring local amateur actors, that they would then screen in their theaters. Of course you would want a script that would need a substantial cast so that your theater would be filled with the friends and relatives of these local thespians. These newspaper accounts were for one of those films, one can only wonder what happened to it. It maybe moldering in someone's closet or attic. |
| You might find these few news articles interesting, I did. |
| Peter and the Bijou helped the war effort. World War I Check out the amounts collected, gives you a good idea of the value of the dollar in 1918. |