NOTE: The Palace Theatre Replaced The Former Bigbee Theatre (Once Named The New Theatre) Which Was Destroyed By A Fire During The Second Week Of February 1936.
The Rialto Theatre Opened On August 21, 1949 With Gary Cooper, Ronald Reagan, Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, And Jack Carson Among Others In “It’s A Great Feeling”, Along With A Fox Movietone Newsreel, A Merrie Melodies Cartoon: Tweety And Sylvester in “Bad Ol' Putty Tat”, and an MGM Cartoon: Droopy In “Wags To Riches”.
The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette reported that when the theater opened in June 1914, its first attraction is a five-reel film entitled “Loyality”.
Lyric was remodeled in 1938, and reopened later on October 8th of that year with a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer day, Clark Gable in “Too Hot To Hand” along with M-G-M News, A Pete Smith Speciality (unnamed), and an unknown musical performance.
There’s a lot of information I can find all about this theater after the remodel in ‘38. But I’ll list some of them as follows: The F&Y Building Service did the most part of the theater, including the air conditioner. Extremely artistic is the entrance, done in ivory and black glass inlaid with red carving and satin finish display, 40x60 on each side of the wide doors. The Pylons Distinctive cotta rises in the center of the building, 3 tall burnt sienna pylons. The remainder of the front elevation is carried out in a brick of a soft tan shade. Tall letters reading “LYRIC” in both sides. The capacity increased to about 700-750. The ceiling walls are devised with wide space, with Vestibule and lobby floors are finished in terrazo, with the ornamental design in three colors. The lobby walls are draped with shades of gray with the wainscot on Persian red leather. Deep rise shading to pale pink is used only for the ceiling. Rich deep pile velours on the walls of the auditorium providing an effective background, the front portion, a delicate shade of a peach color, which blends with the brought flame velvet used in the back. The seats were deep comfortable red leather. There is a second floor which led to the manager’s office, projection room, heating and cooling systems, and storage space. The screen is a Walker 15x20 which can screen both American and British films. The entire auditorium expands 60% larger. The front portion of the theater is a major difference, 46x80 with 2 small stores flanking the entrance which featured the marquee. The front doors are on solid birch in natural finish, with soft blue glass bricks inserted in the light panels, and ornamented with the latest cast aluminum push bars. Black glass with self-supporting plate glass enclosure were used for the ticket booth, with chrome plated speaking holes and ticket paying opening. Amber glass blocks which imported from Belgium decorate the face of the booth and lighted from the back. The sand blasted glass valance around the top. Above the marquee comes the ceiling of which is deep ivory, with many tiny lights, is a field of pale yellow terra cotta.The stores, which had a turquoise blue in color had on each side a curved glass motif, giving the effect of tall pink glass towers, which are lighted from the back for night effects, and a flasher border of tiny lights around the drop of the marquee brings into high relief the title of the attraction.
Opened On February 2, 1940 With George Raft In “Invisible Stripes” Along With A Musical Novelty Featuring Larry Clinton’s Orchestra, A Merrie Melodies Cartoon “Hamateur Night”, And A Newsreel.
Its Actually Located On 978 Arrow, Not 978 East Arrow, Since Covina Had 2 978 Arrows, One Listed As East Arrow, But The Actual Address Is 978 Arrow. It Was Closed In The 1980s.
Opened On April 22, 1977 With Walt Disney’s “The Littlest Horse Thieves” And “The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh” On Screen 1, And “Fun With Dick And Jane” On Screen 2.
The Theater First Opened As The “Malco Twin” On June 14, 1973 With “Battle For The Planet Of The Apes” In Screen 1 And “The Getaway” In Screen 2. The Capacity For The Twin Is 204 And Featured Rocking Chair Seats, Draped Walls, And Wall-To-Wall Carpeting According To Johnny Glasscock, Blytheville’s Malco Manager.
The Rohrbaugh Theatre opened its doors on January 31, 1896 after the building was largely rebuilt in 1895.
The Rohrbaugh Theatre closed its doors on October 2, 1915 after it was destroyed by a fire. Lucky enough, no deaths were reported. The fire started at 12:35 AM that morning, as the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit who started the blaze. The loss is placed at about $40,000 of which only 25% of that money was covered by insurance.
One Of The Operators, Paul Ellison Cavanee, Worked At Both Rialto Theatres In Stanton And Norfolk Before C. J. Kremer Took It Over In 1958. Paul Died Almost 2 Years Later On March 19, 1960 At The Age Of 68.
I Recently Found This Exactly Not Too Long Ago That The Stockton Empire Theatre Just Got Destroyed By A Fire On May 19, 2021. The Historic Marquee, Sign, And The Front Part Of The Building Were All Survived From The Fire, But The Rest Was Devastated With Damage And The Entire Back Of The Building Was Demolished. It’s Not The Only Fire The Stockton Empire Theatre Was Involved In, Multiple Scenes Were Surrounded By The Stockton Empire Theatre In 2018 But Not Affected The Theater.
NOTE: The Palace Theatre Replaced The Former Bigbee Theatre (Once Named The New Theatre) Which Was Destroyed By A Fire During The Second Week Of February 1936.
Do you have any information on both the Tenn-Tom Twin and the Bowling alley?
The Rialto Theatre Opened On August 21, 1949 With Gary Cooper, Ronald Reagan, Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, And Jack Carson Among Others In “It’s A Great Feeling”, Along With A Fox Movietone Newsreel, A Merrie Melodies Cartoon: Tweety And Sylvester in “Bad Ol' Putty Tat”, and an MGM Cartoon: Droopy In “Wags To Riches”.
The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette reported that when the theater opened in June 1914, its first attraction is a five-reel film entitled “Loyality”.
Lyric was remodeled in 1938, and reopened later on October 8th of that year with a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer day, Clark Gable in “Too Hot To Hand” along with M-G-M News, A Pete Smith Speciality (unnamed), and an unknown musical performance.
There’s a lot of information I can find all about this theater after the remodel in ‘38. But I’ll list some of them as follows: The F&Y Building Service did the most part of the theater, including the air conditioner. Extremely artistic is the entrance, done in ivory and black glass inlaid with red carving and satin finish display, 40x60 on each side of the wide doors. The Pylons Distinctive cotta rises in the center of the building, 3 tall burnt sienna pylons. The remainder of the front elevation is carried out in a brick of a soft tan shade. Tall letters reading “LYRIC” in both sides. The capacity increased to about 700-750. The ceiling walls are devised with wide space, with Vestibule and lobby floors are finished in terrazo, with the ornamental design in three colors. The lobby walls are draped with shades of gray with the wainscot on Persian red leather. Deep rise shading to pale pink is used only for the ceiling. Rich deep pile velours on the walls of the auditorium providing an effective background, the front portion, a delicate shade of a peach color, which blends with the brought flame velvet used in the back. The seats were deep comfortable red leather. There is a second floor which led to the manager’s office, projection room, heating and cooling systems, and storage space. The screen is a Walker 15x20 which can screen both American and British films. The entire auditorium expands 60% larger. The front portion of the theater is a major difference, 46x80 with 2 small stores flanking the entrance which featured the marquee. The front doors are on solid birch in natural finish, with soft blue glass bricks inserted in the light panels, and ornamented with the latest cast aluminum push bars. Black glass with self-supporting plate glass enclosure were used for the ticket booth, with chrome plated speaking holes and ticket paying opening. Amber glass blocks which imported from Belgium decorate the face of the booth and lighted from the back. The sand blasted glass valance around the top. Above the marquee comes the ceiling of which is deep ivory, with many tiny lights, is a field of pale yellow terra cotta.The stores, which had a turquoise blue in color had on each side a curved glass motif, giving the effect of tall pink glass towers, which are lighted from the back for night effects, and a flasher border of tiny lights around the drop of the marquee brings into high relief the title of the attraction.
The Actual Opening Date Is November 9, 1920 With Pat O'Malley In “Go And Get It”.
Opened On February 2, 1940 With George Raft In “Invisible Stripes” Along With A Musical Novelty Featuring Larry Clinton’s Orchestra, A Merrie Melodies Cartoon “Hamateur Night”, And A Newsreel.
Opened On July 28, 1949 With Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers In “The Barkleys Of Broadway”.
Closed in 1957 as a movie house, but remains as a special events theater until 1961.
The Ismo Opened As Early As 1936.
Opened On September 27, 1928.
Its Actually Located On 978 Arrow, Not 978 East Arrow, Since Covina Had 2 978 Arrows, One Listed As East Arrow, But The Actual Address Is 978 Arrow. It Was Closed In The 1980s.
Opened On April 22, 1977 With Walt Disney’s “The Littlest Horse Thieves” And “The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh” On Screen 1, And “Fun With Dick And Jane” On Screen 2.
The Theater First Opened As The “Malco Twin” On June 14, 1973 With “Battle For The Planet Of The Apes” In Screen 1 And “The Getaway” In Screen 2. The Capacity For The Twin Is 204 And Featured Rocking Chair Seats, Draped Walls, And Wall-To-Wall Carpeting According To Johnny Glasscock, Blytheville’s Malco Manager.
This Is What The Plaza Theatre Looks Like After Its Name Change.
After closing in the mid-1980s, the screen remains standing until 2014. The Grove Drive-In is now listed as demolished.
The pathway remains the lot for more than 2 decades until it was completely demolished in 2011.
The theater may had continued in the 1980s, but had closed by the early 1990s.
The Rohrbaugh Theatre opened its doors on January 31, 1896 after the building was largely rebuilt in 1895.
The Rohrbaugh Theatre closed its doors on October 2, 1915 after it was destroyed by a fire. Lucky enough, no deaths were reported. The fire started at 12:35 AM that morning, as the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit who started the blaze. The loss is placed at about $40,000 of which only 25% of that money was covered by insurance.
One Of The Operators, Paul Ellison Cavanee, Worked At Both Rialto Theatres In Stanton And Norfolk Before C. J. Kremer Took It Over In 1958. Paul Died Almost 2 Years Later On March 19, 1960 At The Age Of 68.
I Recently Found This Exactly Not Too Long Ago That The Stockton Empire Theatre Just Got Destroyed By A Fire On May 19, 2021. The Historic Marquee, Sign, And The Front Part Of The Building Were All Survived From The Fire, But The Rest Was Devastated With Damage And The Entire Back Of The Building Was Demolished. It’s Not The Only Fire The Stockton Empire Theatre Was Involved In, Multiple Scenes Were Surrounded By The Stockton Empire Theatre In 2018 But Not Affected The Theater.
The actual closing date is December 7, 1996.
The Showbiz Pizza Place that was sitting next door operated until September 1986 when it was sold during an absolute auction.
February 1987.
When The Theater Became The Ritz In 1930, It Became A Warner Bros Operated Theater.
I Believe The Mickey Mouse Cartoon’s Title Was Supposed To Be “Brave Little Tailor” Because It Has The Same Plot.