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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 10/07/2026 04:21:00

Opening night on May 7, 1925 featured live music, a comedy short, and the Gloria Swanson feature Madame Sans-Gene at what was briefly called the Lowell Theater, named for round-the-world aviator Lowell Smith. When founder Aaron Harding McDonald died just days before the grand opening, the theatre at 1010 Willamette Street in downtown Eugene, Oregon was renamed in his honor within 48 hours of its debut -- and the McDonald Theatre has carried that name for a century. Designed by Thomas and Mercie...