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Chase's Theater
Chase's Theater (also known as Keith's Theater) was a vaudeville venue in Washington, D.C. that opened in 1912.
Named for owner Plimpton Chase, it was sold the following year to B.F. Keith and renamed.
The theater closed briefly in 1928 and reopened three weeks later with motion pictures on the bill with vaudeville. Keith's remained a movie theater for the next four decades.
It was remodeled in 1954 and renovated again in 1976 when Don King took over its operation. The theater finally closed in 1978.
Despite its current designation as a national landmark, the building was torn down and only its facade remains.
Chase must have also had other locations in D.C. as acts were reported in Sphinx as early as 1903 and there was a packing crate escape challenge that Houdini accepted from the packing department of S. Kann, Sons & Co. that he accepted in 1906 to be performed at Chase's Theater in Washington D.C.[1]
Chase's Theater and Riggs Building (also known as Keith's Theater and Albee Building) was located at 1426 G St. NW. and 615--627 15th St. NW., Washington