1 100 1 https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/944329f8a6c521563d49d84ffab7f09a.jpg ebb1083dea98bd74f877e656bc20477b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title Milane Theatre Collection Alternative Title Milane Collection Subject Sanford (Fla.) Buildings--Florida Theaters--Florida Film industry (Motion pictures) Description The Milane Theatre was built at 203 South Magnolia Avenue, the former location of the Star Theatre, an abandoned movie house. Scroggs and Ewing, architects from Georgia, prepared the plans for the Milane. The name of the new theater was derived from the combination of the Milane Amusement Company president and vice president: Frank L. Miller and Edward F. Lane, respectively. The Milane opened in July of 1923 and seated 823 patrons. In 1933, the Milane was sold to Frank and Stella Evans, investors from Lake Mary, Florida. The new owners renamed their business the Ritz Theater and held the property until the 1990s. However, the Ritz struggled financially in the 1960s and closed in 1978 due to failure to compete with the new multiplex theaters. The building remained vacant until 1984, when it reopened as the Showtime Cantina. The Showtime Cantina closed in 1988 and remained vacant and in decay. In the mid-1990s, Ritz Community Theater Projects, Inc. acquired the property and began rehabilitation in 1998. On May 6, 2000, the theater reopened as the Helen Stairs Theatre in honor of the citizen who led the restoration project, Helen Stairs. The following year, the location was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, additional renovations were completed and the theater was renamed the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in honor of the Wayne Densch Charitable Trust Fund for contributing to the renovations fund. Language eng Coverage Opera House, Downtown Sanford, Florida Star Theatre, Downtown Sanford, Florida Milane Theatre, Downtown Sanford, Florida Ritz Theatre, Downtown Sanford, Florida Showtime Cantina, Downtown Sanford, Florida Helen Stairs Theatre, Downtown Sanford, Florida Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, Downtown Sanford, Florida Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a> Contributor Cepero, Laura Lynn <a href="http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/parks-recreation/museum-of-seminole-county-history/" target="_blank">Museum of Seminole County History</a> <a href="http://thehistorycenter.org/">Orange County Regional History Center</a> <a href="http://www.sanfordfl.gov/index.aspx?page=456">Sanford Museum</a> Is Part Of <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/16" target="_blank">Sanford Collection</a>, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. External Reference "<a href="http://www.stageclick.com/venue/457.aspx" target="_blank">Helen Stairs Theatre</a>." StageClick. http://www.stageclick.com/venue/457.aspx. "<a href="http://www.wdpac.com/footer-menu/theater-history/" target="_blank">Theater History</a>." Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center. http://www.wdpac.com/footer-menu/theater-history/. "<a href="http://www.wdpac.com/footer-menu/theater-history/" target="_blank">Theater History</a>." Seminole County: Florida's Natural Choice. http://www.visitseminole.com/listingdetail/53/wayne-densch-performing-arts-center.aspx. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format 1 poster Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title On the Stage: America's Greatest Hillbilly Comedian Cousin Wilbur Alternative Title Hillbilly Comedian Cousin Wilbur Subject Sanford (Fla.) Hillbilly comedies Comedy Comedians--United States Tennessee Mountaineers Description Advertisement for Cousin Wilbur, a "hillbilly comedian", and the Tennessee Mountaineers' performance at the Ritz Theater on May 19, 1946. Originally the Milane Theatre, the Ritz was built at 203 South Magnolia Avenue in Sanford, the former location of the Star Theatre, an abandoned movie house. Scroggs and Ewing, architects from Georgia, prepared the plans for the Milane. The name of the new theater was derived from the combination of the presidents of the Milane Amusement Company president and vice president: Frank L. Miller and Edward F. Lane. The Milane opened in July of 1923 and seated 823 patrons. In 1933, the Milane was sold to Frank and Stella Evans, investors from Lake Mary, Florida. The new owners renamed their business the Ritz Theatre and held the property until the 1990s. However, the Ritz struggled financially in the 1960s and closed in 1978 due to failure to compete with the new multiplex theaters. The building remained vacant until 1984, when it reopened as the Showtime Cantina. The Showtime Cantina closed in 1988 and remained vacant and in decay. In the mid-1990s, Ritz Community Theater Projects, Inc. acquired the property and began rehabilitation in 1998. On May 6, 2000, the theater reopened as the Helen Stairs Theatre in honor of the citizen who led the restoration project, Helen Stairs. The following year, the location was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, additional renovations were completed at the theater was renamed the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in honor of the Wayne Densch Charitable Trust Fund for contributing to the renovations fund. Source Digital reproduction of original black and white poster, 1946: Bishop, Katherine. Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877. S.l: s.n.], 1976, page 56: Item number DP0009054. Central Florida Memory. <a href="http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120167" target="_blank">http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CFM/id/120167</a>. Publisher Celery City Printing Company Date Created 1946-05-19 Date Copyrighted 1976 Is Format Of Digital reproduction of original black and white poster, 1946. Is Part Of Bishop, Katherine. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3576018" target="_blank">Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877</a>. S.l: s.n.], 1976. <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/42">Milane Theatre Collection</a>, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida. Format image/jpeg Extent 33.9 KB Medium 1 poster Language eng Type Text Coverage Sanford, Florida Spatial Coverage 28.810527, -81.266859 Temporal Coverage 1946-05-19/1946-05-19 Accrual Method Donation Mediator History Teacher Economics Teacher Provenance Published by the Celery City Printing Company. Rights Holder Copyright to this resource is held by the <a href="http://www.sanfordchamber.com/" target="_blank">Greater Sanford Regional Chamber of Commerce</a> and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only. Contributing Project <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/">Central Florida Memory</a> Curator Cepero, Laura Digital Collection <a href="http://www.cfmemory.org/">Central Florida Memory</a> <a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/">RICHES MI</a> External Reference Bishop, Katherine. Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877. S.l: s.n.], 1976 "Helen Stairs Theatre." StageClick. http://www.stageclick.com/venue/457.aspx. Pierce, Arthur C., et al. Hillbilly Comedy Collection. [S.l.]: VCI Entertainment, 2007. "Theater History." Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center. http://www.wdpac.com/footer-menu/theater-history/. "Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center." Seminole County: Florida's Natural Choice. http://www.visitseminole.com/things-to-do/general/wayne-densch-performing-arts-center. External Reference Title <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3576018" target="_blank">Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877</a> "<a href="http://www.stageclick.com/venue/457.aspx" target="_blank">Helen Stairs Theatre</a>" <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/245536971" target="_blank">Hillbilly Comedy Collection</a> "<a href="http://www.wdpac.com/footer-menu/theater-history/" target="_blank">Theater History</a>" "<a href="http://www.visitseminole.com/things-to-do/general/wayne-densch-performing-arts-center" target="_blank">Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center</a>" Transcript In Person on the STAGE America's Greatest Hillbilly Comedian COUSIN WILBUR FORMER GRAND OLE OPRY STAR WITH HIS TENNESSEE MOUNTAINEERS 1 FULL HOUR OF FUN, MUSIC COMEDY ON THE SCREEN "SO DARK THE NIGHT" WITH STEVEN GERAY MICHELINE CHEIREL Monday Only May 19 STAGE SHOWS AT 3:20-5:09-7:16-9:23 RITZ Theatre PRICES: ADULTS-60c, CHILDREN 25c (Inc. all Tax) Cousin Wilbur at the Ritz Theatre Has Format Print reproduction of original black and white poster, 1946: Bishop, Katherine. <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3576018" target="_blank">Sanford Now and Then: An Official Project of the Greater Sanford Chamber of Commerce, Commemorating the Incorporating of the City of Sanford, 1877</a>. S.l: s.n.], 1976. Original black and white poster, 1946. Cheirel, Micheline Cousin Wilbur Geray, Steven Magnolia Avenue Ritz Theater So Dark the Night