The 600 seat Elma Theater, (home of the Elma Children's Theater Association), was built in 1927 and opened in November of 1928. It was considered a state of the art performance hall and movie theater, with a fresco art ceiling, five dressing rooms with hot and cold running water, an orchestra pit, and a fly space capable of over stage suspension of up to 16 scenes that can be dropped during production scene changes. Mr. Kingsley Hall purchased the building on May 1, 1991. He reopened the theater after some renovation & restoration on June 1, 1991 with Chicken Fried Diner Produced by Mr. Patrick Dennis Hart
The Elma Theater has featured more imported live venues from all over the world, for many more seasons, than the Washington State Center for the Performing Arts, The Raymond Theater, The Hoquiam 7th St Theater and The Bishop Center combined, even though by choice there are no government or large corporate funds. Exceptions are some Hotel-Motel tax advertising (less than $400/year) , and 5 or 6 donations of less than $1,000.00 within the last twelve years in funds or materials. The help of The Washington State Arts Commission (funded by The National Endowment for the Arts) in arranging for Mr Hall's attendance to booking conferences is appreciated. Booking conference attendance resulted in our presentations of "The Duttons, (Provo Utah), A Fine & Pleasant Misery, McManus In Love w/Pat McManus, (Spokane WA) Ain't Misbehavin, (New York NY) Gray's Harbor County helps us with our annual quest by train to book ourselves out and other shows in. Many volunteers and small contributions keep us going. We try to pay our performers. Our Elma Children's Theater Assn children do not pay tuition but in fact are paid a small amount for their performance
CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO ELMA THEATER
For information regarding booking your shows in or our productions out contact:
Mr. Kingsley Hall, Artistic Director emergency cell phone 360-590-2054
if e-mailing jpeg photos, attachments, any info to be forwarded (or for the web) or scanned documents use kingsleyhall_elmatheater@hotmail.com
note the underscore between hall & elma above
for some biographical information about Mr Kingsley Hall click on below underlined line
http://www.geocities.com/kingsleyshall/
Elma Theater 113 N Fourth Street P. O. Box 1454 Elma, Washington 98541-1454
1-360-482-4810 (voice or call first fax)
or to receive periodic automatic e-mail updates on venues and other of interest to patron information join the below public community web
http://communities.msn.com/ElmaTheater/elmatheater.msnw
or to receive periodic automatic e-mail updates incl. pictures of restoration efforts of The Old Elma Bank Bldg. join the below public community web
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or to receive or view info & pictures re: City of Elma Main St Rebuilding Dedication & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony w/entertainment by three of us
http://groups.msn.com/ElmaWAUSAMainStDedication/homepage
To view pictures of City of Elma News, Elma Antique Car Street Fair 6/25/2005, Elma Lions Club Officer Instl. Dinner etc. click below url
http://spaces.msn.com/members/elmatheater/PersonalSpace.aspx?_c02_owner=1&_c=
or to view some historic information about the original pipe organ that was in the building
http://www.pstos.org/instruments/wa/elma/graham.htm
or click below for information about Elma Theater organist Bill Bunch
this page still under construction we have his 50 page autobiography
or click below for information about Elma Theater organist Paul Lameroux after Billy Bunch
this page under construction we know that he managed the Associated Gas Station across street from theater and may have daughter in Olympia now Jaqualene or Jaualene (Sp?) Frailey
or to receive latest revision to board meetings, membership meetings, auditions, call backs, rehearsal schedules, ask to join below private community
http://groups.msn.com/ElmaWAUSATheaterPersonnel
or click below to see details on past Theatre Graduation Awards
or click below to see details on our past & next attractions
Elma Film Society Meets 7 PM Thursday Evenings Sometimes Call to see if & what what members may share
Free Cartoons Wednesday afternoons after school until rehearsals of Elma Children's Theater Assn
Above Two Elma Film Society efforts may be temporarily cancelled again as building sets for next two live performances
CLICK THIS LINE FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION SO WE ARE PREPARED IN TIME
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT STILL MAY BE ONE OF OUR FUTURE LIVE ATTRACTIONS
PLEASE E-MAIL ANY INFO ABOUT MOVIES OR LIVE VENUES IN BELOW YEARS
ALSO INTERESTED IN FORMER EMPLOYEES SUCH AS PROJECTIONISTS ETC
17 YEARS OF ELMA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PICTURES FOR INSTANCE
NO LINKS BELOW YET IF STILL WHITE
kingsleyhall_elmatheater@hotmail,com
Events between February 2, 1983 and April 25,1991
while owned by Daryl J. Lund
THE 1990 SCHEDULE
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Events between September 21,1978 and February 2, 1983
while owned by Russel L. & Victoria Myers and JackD & Sally B. Nehring
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Events between July 28, 1970 and September 21, 1978
while owned by Fred Thibodeau
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THE 1972 SCHEDULE
THE 1971 SCHEDULE
THE 1970 SCHEDULE
Prior to 1970 Events will be broken down to years later and as submitted by others and posted
Click here to see our present & past TV commercials repository
CLICK HERE TO SEE PROPOSED 2006 FINANCIAL REORGANIZATION PAPERS
AND LINKS TO OTHER NOTABLE FRIEND WEBSITES OF THE ELMA THEATER
CLICK HERE FOR THIS WEEKS WEB PAGE VISITING STATISTICS
CLICK HERE FOR START OF EXCEL LIST OF FOLKS BEEN ON OUR BOARDS SINCE 6/1/1991
Thank you for your patronage
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KS Hall DBA /Tele-computer Services Company by Deane Gainey,
Content by Connie Bevington & KS Hall & many other contributors and volunteers
Last updated Tuesday, May 06, 2008 01:23:00 PM