Crystal Theatre (Gonzales, Texas)

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Crystal Theatre is a historic theater in Gonzales, Texas. It has hosted vaudeville performances, silent movies, and talkies, and later became a coffee house and dinner theater venue. It was reopened in 2009 with a focus on youth programs.

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The theater opened in 1913 [1] [ non-primary source needed ] or 1917. [2] [3] With 586 seats, it was used for vaudeville, also under the name New Playhouse, and as a movie theater, then for dinner theater. It was restored in 1982 by Crystal Theatre, Inc. but was used only occasionally for a number of years [4] before reopening in 2009 with a reduced seating capacity of 125 [2] and a focus on youth programs. [1] An acting program for high school students has taken place since the early 1990s [5] and now includes "Shakespeare ninjas". [1] [6] Barbara Crozier is the theatre's president. [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "About". Crystal Theatre. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Bryan Krefft. "Crystal Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. Sonny Long (October 31, 2008). "'The Glass Menagerie' on Tap in Gonzales". The Victoria Advocate. p. M12.
  4. "Rising from the ashes". The Gonzales Inquirer. January 7, 2007.
  5. Erik McCowan (June 14, 2016). "Theatre season returns". The Gonzales Inquirer.
  6. Erik McCowan (April 28, 2015). "The Ninjas are Back". The Gonzales Inquirer.
  7. Erik McCowan (June 10, 2016). "Council gives Crystal clarity, lets the grass grow". The Gonzales Inquirer.
  8. Barbara Priesmeyer Crozier (October 8, 2008). "'Crystal Clear' ...Excitement". The Gonzales Inquirer.


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