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                  Elks Theatre
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                  Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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                | Address | 
                113 West Gurley Street | 
              
              
                | Opening Night Seating Capacity | 
                900 | 
              
              
                | Original Theater Owner | 
                The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 4330 | 
              
              
                | Original Theater Architect | 
                John J.R. Minor | 
              
              
                | Years of Operation | 
                Opened 20 February 1905 | 
              
              
                | Type of Musical Accompaniment | 
                Small orchestra | 
              
              
                | Current Status | 
                Operating intermittently | 
              
              
                The Elks Theatre, originally built as an opera house, presented its first motion picture in 1905 and became a film venue exclusively in 1918. 
                  References: Prescott Elks website; City of Prescott website; Prescott Area Arts and Humanities Council website : with additional information provided by Melanie Archer.  |