The Constantine Theatre opened formally on December 22, 1914 with The Prince of Pilsen, done by a cast of 62 brought in from Kansas City. Unfortunately, the great flood of 1915 nearly washed away the downtown area. But the Constantine survived.
Mr. Constantine was the manager of the theatre, and he welcomed high school commencements and religious events as well. Unfortunately, in 1926 his health was failing, and he sold the Constantine to A. M. Abbotts, a gentleman who had previously operated a movie theatre in Stillwater, Oklahoma. After 1926, with the new popularity of movies, the stage was replaced with a movie screen, and it was renamed the Kihekah Movie Theatre. 
The theater, the last indoor movie screen, closed permanently in 1974 and sat empty for 10 years. The property was acquired by the City of Pawhuska.  Over the following decade, the town suffered a series of economic blows, and lost nearly a third of its population. In 1986, a new effort bloomed to restore downtown Pawhuska, starting with the Constantine Theatre. In January of 1987 restoration began by volunteers and the high school carpentry class. In 1989, the Civic Center in Bartlesville was demolished and items that have been dormant since 1976 were removed and relocated to the Constantine Theater. They were going to salvage the iron seats from the Civic Center but found they had deteriorated. But the Constantine did acquire 64 of the aisle bases for a façade along the aisles in the downstairs portion of the Constantine, as well as two stained-glass chandeliers and a chain hoist to hold them for use in the Constantine foyer and also six plaster wall sconces, several lights and some of the ornate wrought-iron railing from the former convention center. The prize was the old city water department ticket counter with its polished wood and money drawers. It was installed in the Constantine where the Council placed mirrors to reflect its beauty.