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As the curtain first opened on September 1st 1927 Kenoshans were treated to a vaudeville performance and a silent motion picture set to music by the Mighty Wurlitzer organ. The history of the Kenosha Theatre is one that follows the overall history of Kenosha as well. Opened by Carl Laemmle president of Universal Studios at a thriving time for vaudeville motion pictures and Kenoshas downtown it was designed to be a state of the art theatre. It is this vision planning and fine craftsmanship that has allowed the theatre to remain in great structural condition after all these years in spite of many prior years of neglect.