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The '''Ellis Auditorium''' was a 10,000-seat multi-purpose ] in ], ]. It hosted local sporting events and concerts.
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==History==
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The auditorium opened in 1924 as a multipurpose concert hall, convention center, and athletic arena. The first performance was held by ]. The building opened as the Memphis Auditorium and Market House and was renamed for Memphis Chamber of Commerce President Robert R. Ellis after his death in 1930.<ref>{{cite web |title=Memphis Ellis Auditorium |url=https://historic-memphis.com/memphis-historic/ellis/ellis.html |website=Historic Memphis |access-date=9 September 2022}}</ref>
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The auditorium was segregated and had a separate entrance and balcony for black patrons,<ref name="memp_bw_p99">{{cite book|last1=Bond|first1=Beverly|last2=Sherman|first2=Janann|title=Memphis in Black and White|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|date=29 September 2003|page=99}}</ref> and in 1945 a performance of ''Annie, Get Your Gun'' did not go ahead because the cast included black members.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bond|first1=Beverly|last2=Sherman|first2=Janann|title=Memphis in Black and White|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|date=29 September 2003|page=104}}</ref>

] played Ellis Auditorium on May 15, 1956, to open the Cotton Carnival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pictures/1956-may-15.html|title=Elvis Presley Ellis Auditorium May 15, 1956|publisher=Elvis Australia|accessdate=20 November 2018}}</ref> Presley also made a number of other appearances at the venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scottymoore.net/ellis.html|title=Ellis Auditorium}}</ref><ref name="elvpresmemph_p40"/>

Other performers who played Ellis include ] (1972) and ] (1976 and 1996).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/30939242/david-bowies-career-brought-him-to-memphis-twice/|title=David Bowie's career brought him to Memphis twice|publisher=WMC Action News 5|date=11 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Birch |first1=Joe |title=Joe Birch confesses to owing Bruce Springsteen $294 |url=https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/33180742/dear-bruce-springsteen-happy-birthday-and-a-confession-from-a-local-news-anchor/ |website=wmcactionnews5.com |accessdate=20 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Astor |first1=Vincent |title=Memphis Movie Theatres |date=2013 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=9781467110419 |page=58}}</ref>

==Sports==
Ellis Auditorium also hosted basketball events, including a 6,000-strong all-white crowd who watched the all-black ] play in 1953.<ref name="elvpresmemph_p40">{{cite book|last1=Bernardo|first1=Mark|title=Elvis Presley: Memphis|publisher=Roaring Forties Press|date=2011|page=40}}</ref>

The Memphis Tigers basketball team also played select games at Ellis. They upset number 3 ranked Louisville at the venue in February 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gotigersgo.com/news/1999/10/18/Tiger_Basketball_History.aspx?path=mbball|title=Tiger Basketball History}}</ref>

Ellis Auditorium was demolished in 1999 and replaced by the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts at the same location.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ellis Auditorium |url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/37642 |website=Cinema Treasures |access-date=9 September 2022}}</ref>

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Ellis Auditorium
Former namesMemphis Auditorium and Market House
General information
AddressMemphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°09′3.0″N 90°3′04.4″W / 35.150833°N 90.051222°W / 35.150833; -90.051222
Opened1924
Closed1997
Demolished1999
Design and construction
Architect(s)George Awsumb

The Ellis Auditorium was a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It hosted local sporting events and concerts.

History

The auditorium opened in 1924 as a multipurpose concert hall, convention center, and athletic arena. The first performance was held by John Philip Sousa. The building opened as the Memphis Auditorium and Market House and was renamed for Memphis Chamber of Commerce President Robert R. Ellis after his death in 1930.

The auditorium was segregated and had a separate entrance and balcony for black patrons, and in 1945 a performance of Annie, Get Your Gun did not go ahead because the cast included black members.

Elvis Presley played Ellis Auditorium on May 15, 1956, to open the Cotton Carnival. Presley also made a number of other appearances at the venue.

Other performers who played Ellis include David Bowie (1972) and Bruce Springsteen (1976 and 1996).

Sports

Ellis Auditorium also hosted basketball events, including a 6,000-strong all-white crowd who watched the all-black Harlem Globetrotters play in 1953.

The Memphis Tigers basketball team also played select games at Ellis. They upset number 3 ranked Louisville at the venue in February 1957.

Ellis Auditorium was demolished in 1999 and replaced by the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts at the same location.

References

  1. "Memphis Ellis Auditorium". Historic Memphis. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. Bond, Beverly; Sherman, Janann (29 September 2003). Memphis in Black and White. Arcadia Publishing. p. 99.
  3. Bond, Beverly; Sherman, Janann (29 September 2003). Memphis in Black and White. Arcadia Publishing. p. 104.
  4. "Elvis Presley Ellis Auditorium May 15, 1956". Elvis Australia. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. "Ellis Auditorium".
  6. ^ Bernardo, Mark (2011). Elvis Presley: Memphis. Roaring Forties Press. p. 40.
  7. "David Bowie's career brought him to Memphis twice". WMC Action News 5. 11 January 2016.
  8. Birch, Joe. "Joe Birch confesses to owing Bruce Springsteen $294". wmcactionnews5.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  9. Astor, Vincent (2013). Memphis Movie Theatres. Arcadia Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 9781467110419.
  10. "Tiger Basketball History".
  11. "Ellis Auditorium". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved 9 September 2022.


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