Victory Theater

The Rogers Victory Theater opened on Monday, December 5, 1927, to a packed crowd of 750, with "American Beauty" as its first production. Designed by A.O. Clarke and built by John Myler, it was the second theater in Rogers, the first there to have a fire proof projection booth, and the first air-conditioned building in Rogers. A sound system was added in 1929 for "talking pictures." Over the years, notable performers included Will Rogers and Conway Twitty. The building contained 10,526 square feet and originally cost $35,000. The property was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, later served as Rogers Little Theater during a renovation period from 1927 to 2000, and was purchased by the City of Rogers on August 15, 2008.

Rogers, Arkansas · United States