![]() Ethel McDonough made her name as a “drummer girl” and as a high-dive act, but in 1916 she was a singer-comedienne and a “Statuesque Beauty.” Phil Bennett, “the Alpine Troubadour,” was a yodeler. The Imperial Bicycle Five played basketball on the Bijou’s stage. You Always Hear About It… But You Have to Get It to Appreciate It.”Īny holiday reveler who stepped out, especially to the Bijou, would have found something interesting. The Bijou, “The Joy Spot of Knoxville,” “the Theatre Beautiful,” bought the most space in the papers. Across the street, Staub’s Theatre wasn’t too proud for vaudeville, but more likely to feature Broadway and opera acts. Less than a block down the sidewalk, the Bijou featured vaudeville, too, but with more variety, including some famous national acts. On Gay Street, the Grand featured vaudeville. KHP’s historian Jack Neely looks back at what was going on at the Bijou roughly a century ago: “By 1916, Knoxville supported several small movie theaters, but the stage shows still drew the biggest crowds. ![]() KHP is proud to share an episode of Knoxville Chronicles with Jack Neely: Bijou Theatreproduced by Knoxville Weekend. Humes, and his wife, Margaret (later Margaret Cowan Humes Ramsey, may have intended it as a residence, but after Thomas’s death, opened it as a hotel. It has a deep history dating back to the very early 1800s when Irish immigrant Thomas Humes built what we now know as the Lamar House, the front part of the Bijou Theatre. GAY STREET KNOXVILLE, TN 37902 knoxbijou.A true Gay Street icon, the Bijou Theatre is Knoxville’s oldest and one of the city’s most beloved theatres. HAVE A QUESTION? Email us at BIJOU THEATRE 803 S. The Bijou Theatre reserves the right to prohibit any item, including items not listed above, from entering the premises based on any particular show request or requirement. For the safety and security of all patrons, all persons and items entering the Bijou Theatre are subject to search. WHAT IS PROHIBITED AT THE VENUE? Weapons of any kind, including pocketknives outside food and beverages smoking of any kind, including e-cigarettes illegal substances professional or flash photography, tripods, selfie-sticks backpacks, bags, oversized purses, etc. You can also purchase tickets online on the Shows & Tickets page of our website, and – unless a show is sold out – tickets will be available for purchase at the Bijou Box Office (located in the theatre’s lobby) one hour prior to show time. WHERE DO I BUY TICKETS? Tickets for Bijou shows are available by phone at 86 option 2, or in person at the Tennessee Theatre Box Office located at 224 Clinch Avenue (10am to 5pm Monday-Friday, and 10am to 2pm on Saturday). Some on-street parking is available on surrounding streets. The State Street, Market Square and Locust Street garages are free after 6pm on weekdays and all day on weekends. The closest parking is a pay lot across Cumberland. WHERE TO PARK? Several parking lots and on-street metered spaces are located near the Bijou Theatre. All ticket sale posts will be deleted from the event page in order to prevent fraudulent ticket sales. *This event page is for the discussion around the event. When the new show date is announced you will be able to request a refund if you’re unable to attend. Please hold onto your tickets as they will be valid for the new date. ![]() We will announce the rescheduled date as soon as possible. We are reaching out to let you know that the Justin Hayward concert at the Bijou Theatre on Wednesday, May 11 has been postponed. ![]()
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