GUIDE TO THE COLLECTION

Collection Title: THE ARCADE THEATRE COLLECTION

Accession Number: 095

Container List

Box 1
            FF 1      Theater programs 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1934, 1939, and undated
                            copy of original plat for Arcade Theatre 1938
            FF 2      Newspaper articles concerning the Arcade Theatre primarily 1977-96
            FF 3      Materials concerning efforts to restore the Arcade Theatre 1977-85
            FF 4      Materials concerning the building of the Arcade Theatre Pavilion 1986-92
            FF 5      Undated materials concerning efforts to restore the Arcade Theatre
            FF 6      Photographs
                            Photographs and negatives of theatrical performers in early Lake Charles
                            Photographs of the interior of the Arcade Theatre
                            Photograph of the transferal of the title of the Arcade Theater to the Arcade Foundation 1985

Note: You can find more on the Arcade Theatre in the Bill Gabbert Photograph Collection (#005). Just look in Series 1 - Negative File, Box 5 for negatives of photographs of scenes from productions of the Lake Charles Little Theatre performed in the Arcade Theatre. Also see ACC # 126- Calcasieu Historical Preservation Society.