LIVE IN PERSON ON LOCAL THEATRE STAGES

CAPITOL THEATRE
February 20, 1933

CAPITOL THEATRE
March 31, 1933

CAPITOL THEATRE
October 15, 1933

CAPITOL THEATRE
September 12, 1934

STATE THEATRE
March 12, 1936

STATE THEATRE
January 6, 1937

STATE THEATRE
May 4, 1938

STATE THEATRE
May 3, 1942

STATE THEATRE
June 28, 1942

STATE THEATRE
October 4, 1942

STATE THEATRE
February 22, 1945

STATE THEATRE
March 29, 1945

My suspicions were confirmed by
Richard W. Bann and Leonard Maltin, co-authors of
OUR GANG: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF
THE LITTLE RASCALS
that this man was a total fraud.

The STATE THEATRE patrons who paid to see
an authentic OUR GANG member
were slickered.

STATE THEATRE
April 26, 1949

VICTORY THEATRE
September 16, 1953

CAPITOL THEATRE
July 9, 1962

THE 1930s - - HOLLYWOOD'S GOLDEN YEARS

CAPITOL THEATRE
June 29, 1930

CAPITOL THEATRE
November 16, 1930

VICTORY THEATRE
October 24, 1932

CAPITOL THEATRE
April 3, 1933

CAPITOL THEATRE
January 5, 1934

CAPITOL THEATRE
August 15, 1934

CAPITOL THEATRE
August 19, 1934

VICTORY THEATRE
September 2, 1934

CAPITOL THEATRE
November 1, 1934

VICTORY THEATRE
December 9, 1934

CAPITOL THEATRE
March 2, 1935

STATE THEATRE
February 6, 1938

VICTORY THEATRE
February 5, 1939

Remembering FRED KIRBY

A number of words are often over-used these days. "Legend" and "icon" are two that come to mind quickly. For example, a baseball player hits a game-winning home run and before the day is over, someone says he's a "legend."

OK, if that ball player is a "legend" for being a hero that one day, what word or words would be appropriate to describe FRED KIRBY?

Fred's career as a singing cowboy lasted for more than fifty years. Around these parts, he is remembered for his years of service at WBT radio, television station WBTV and TWEETSIE RAILROAD in Blowing Rock, N.C.

Baby boomers grew up watching him every week on FRED KIRBY'S LITTLE RASCALS CLUB.

In addition to his above duties, Fred Kirby made hundreds, perhaps several thousand personal appearances at movie theatres all across both Carolinas.

Here is a sampling of Fred Kirby's theatre appearances in Salisbury, North Carolina.

This is not a complete list. There were others.

VICTORY THEATRE
May 8, 1932

Fred's first Salisbury appearance

STATE THEATRE
March 13, 1936

STATE THEATRE
October 16, 1936

STATE THEATRE
May 14, 1937

STATE THEATRE
July 8, 1945

STATE THEATRE
April 8, 1948

CAPITOL THEATRE
November 27, 1958

SADDLE UP, PARDNER

Some screen cowboys throughout the years...

STRAND THEATRE
August 25, 1922

STRAND THEATRE
November 10, 1922

STRAND THEATRE
September 14, 1923

CAPITOL THEATRE
November 10, 1927

VICTORY THEATRE
February 19, 1937

STATE THEATRE
February 23, 1939

VICTORY THEATRE
July 30, 1939

CAPITOL THEATRE
November 14, 1940

STATE THEATRE
December 8, 1943

CAPITOL THEATRE
September 10, 1946

CAPITOL THEATRE
July 4, 1948

STATE THEATRE
December 17, 1950

STATE THEATRE
June 29, 1951

CAPITOL THEATRE
October 31, 1951

SALISBURY DRIVE-IN THEATRE
November 20, 1953