Star Theatre
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One of four early storefront theaters Downtown, The Star – "cool and comfortable" – featured Vaudeville acts in addition to five-cent films. It was the site of a famous 1908 riot when more than a thousand UM students stormed, looted, and sacked the theater. The combined efforts of the police and fire departments, even UM president James Angell, failed to quell the disturbance.
Frame location: Northeast corner wall, just east of Main on Liberty This image may be protected by copyright law. Contact the Bentley Historical Library for permission to reproduce, display or transmit this image. Repository: Bentley Historical Library
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