| 1926/00/00 |
GA Miller Construction Co |
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The brain child of Sarasota's first Mayor, Arthur B Edwards, the Edwards Theatre is built in the Mediterranean Revival Style to host silent movies, vaudeville and operas. |
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| 1926/00/00 |
Roy A Benjamin |
Architect |
The brain child of Sarasota's first Mayor, Arthur B Edwards, the Edwards Theatre is built in the Mediterranean Revival Style to host silent movies, vaudeville and operas. |
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| 1926/04/10 |
Edwards,A.B. |
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The Edwards Theater opening night featurs the silent film "Skinner's Dress Suit," a concert on the theater's $35,000 Robert Morton Orchestral organ, the Czecho-Slovakian National Band, the Sarasota Male Chorus and soloist Mrs Louise Phillip, daughter of A |
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| 1927/00/00 |
Will Rogers |
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Will Rogers plays the Edwards in Sarasota, Florida. |
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| 1928/00/00 |
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A hurricane irrevocably damages the magnificent Rogers Morton pipe organ. |
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| 1928/00/00 |
Ziegfeld Follies |
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Ziegfeld Follies arrive at the Edwards in Sarasota, Florida. |
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| 1937/00/00 |
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American burlesque dancer notable for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance, Sally Rand dazzles at the Florida Theater in Sarasota, Florida. |
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| 1952/01/31 |
Cecil B DeMille |
Director |
Filmed in Sarasota, Cecil B DeMille's "The Greatest Show on Earth" world premieres at the Florida Theater. The Technicolor movie about the circus life stars Dorothy Lamour, Betty Hutton and Charlton Heston. |
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| 1956/02/21 |
The Louvin Brothers |
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The Blue Moon Boys, Justin Tubb, the Louvin Brothers, the Alabama Sandusters, the Carter Sisters and Benny Martin perform at four shows headlined by Elvis Presley. |
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| 1956/02/21 |
Elvis Presley |
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One day only, Elvis headlines four shows at the Florida Theater performing his top two hits "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" and "Mystery Train". |
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| 1956/02/21 |
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Presley's Sarasota show includes three movies, "Wondering Boy", "Corral Cuties" and "Hillbilly Jamboree," all for the adult matinee price of 76 cents, one dollar in the evening, and 50 cents for children anytime. |
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| 1956/02/21 |
The Carter Sisters |
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The Blue Moon Boys, Justin Tubb, the Louvin Brothers, the Alabama Sandusters, the Carter Sisters and Benny Martin perform at four shows headlined by Elvis Presley. |
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| 1973/00/00 |
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Late alterations remove many of the theaters Art Deco decorations. The theater becomes a movie theater, complete with plastic laminate and linoleum. In 1973, the theater is finally dark, neglected and vacant. |
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| 2008/02/00 |
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From March 2007 to February 2008 Sarasota Opera renovates the original 1926 structure. The $20 million project guts the interior of the auditorium to install a new larger orchestra pit and restores the 3 story lobby. |
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