Bill Badzo
Texarkana Saenger Theatre ~ TX ~ AKA ~ Perot Theatre ~ Historic Theatre ~ My Film 1980/90s
The Texarkana Saenger theatre opened in 1924Architect Emile Weil for both, his earliest Saenger-named theatres, utilized handsome Federal-style facades & ornate Adamesque interiors. Interior decoration of the Texarkana Saenger was a royal blue Italian Renaissance scheme, & the theatre was equipped with a 2 manual, 6 rank theatre organ from the Robert Morton Organ Company.
Roughly two-thirds of the $2.4 million restoration costs were raised by the City of Texarkana, Texas through grants and contributions of local citizens before the Perot Foundation was approached. The Perot Foundation and the Perot family were key to completing the restoration of the beautiful facility and their contribution was acknowledged by renaming the theatre. The Perot Theatre is now a performing arts center hosting plays, musicals, & concerts.
Perot Theatre was granted state and national landmark status and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Texarkana Saenger Theatre ~ TX ~ AKA ~ Perot Theatre ~ Historic Theatre ~ My Film 1980/90s
The Texarkana Saenger theatre opened in 1924Architect Emile Weil for both, his earliest Saenger-named theatres, utilized handsome Federal-style facades & ornate Adamesque interiors. Interior decoration of the Texarkana Saenger was a royal blue Italian Renaissance scheme, & the theatre was equipped with a 2 manual, 6 rank theatre organ from the Robert Morton Organ Company.
Roughly two-thirds of the $2.4 million restoration costs were raised by the City of Texarkana, Texas through grants and contributions of local citizens before the Perot Foundation was approached. The Perot Foundation and the Perot family were key to completing the restoration of the beautiful facility and their contribution was acknowledged by renaming the theatre. The Perot Theatre is now a performing arts center hosting plays, musicals, & concerts.
Perot Theatre was granted state and national landmark status and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.