Earl Henry Hulsey (September 13, 1880 [1] - January 10, 1961 [2]) was a Dallas business man and former owner and operator of the Circle Theatre, where Vitaphone made its debut in Texas. [3] The Circle Theatre opened on December 25, 1923. [4]
Hulsey began construction on a building currently known as the Waco Hippodrome Theatre in 1913. [5] Opened on February 7, 1914, the theater was a select road show house and spent much of its life as "Hulsey's Hipp," operated by Hulsey to offer major vaudeville attractions and movies. [6] Hulsey and J.P. Harrison operated the Hippodrome from its opening until 1928. [7] In the mid-1920s, Hulsey sold his downtown Dallas theater interests to Karl Hoblitzelle. [8]
Hulsey was a native of Georgia's DeKalb County and owned several silent motion picture theatres, which he sold when he moved to Dallas to head a brokerage office. He helped form First National Pictures in 1917, and was also a member of the New York Stock Exchange.
References
- ^ World War 1 Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com
- ^ Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Ancestry.com
- ^ http://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs/boxoffice_062246/49[ dead link]
- ^ "Joy Theatre in Dallas, TX - Cinema Treasures".
- ^ "Waco Performing Arts". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21.
- ^ "Group Tours - Escort Notes". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "Hippodrome's demise another chapter in its near century of life".
- ^ "Alan Austin 'Bud' Hulsey, Dallas entrepreneur who liberated friend from Brazilian prison, dies at 88 | Dallasnews.com - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05.