The Scott Theatre first had a soft opening on October 10, 1947 with Dale Evans in “Bells Of San Angelo” along with the first Casper Noveltoon “The Friendly Ghost”, a newsreel, and Chapter 3 of Jack Armstrong.
It had a short four-day soft launch, which softly launched with the attraction above for the first two days and the city’s premiere of “Miracle On 34th Street” along with the Bugs Bunny Merrie Melodie “A Hare Grows In Manhattan” and a newsreel on the final two days. The official grand opening of the Scott Theatre was held on October 14, 1947 with “Tarzan And The Huntress” with no short subjects.
The Indiana Theatre closed on October 9, 1947 with Janet Leigh in “Romance Of Rosy Ridge” along with the Popeye cartoon “The Royal Four-Flusher” due to the soft opening of the Scott Theatre the following day.
The actual opening date is December 15, 1948. It was originally owned by Clayton Bennett and managed by his son Gordon Bennett. The Palms Theatre closed on October 2, 1962 with “The Music Man”.
The actual opening date is December 22, 1928 with Jacqueline Logan in “Nothing To Wear” along with an unknown comedy and a newsreel plus music from an orchestra named after the theater itself and the Master Page Twin organ. It was managed by A.C. Thornton and was the first movie theater to operate in North Hyde Park since the short-lived Belle-Air Theatre in May 1919.
The original Bonita Theatre on the site opened its doors on April 19, 1910 with two films, with one of the films titled “Bitter Sweet” (also known as “The Power Of The Child”), alongside musical performances by the Bonita Orchestra conducted by A.C. Gourlie. It was operated by A.N. Waters who also later opened the nearby Alcazar Theatre the following year.
The Bonita Theatre closed on August 4, 1923 with Bronco Billy in “Greater Duty” and an unknown Harold Lloyd comedy when the announcement of a new theater being built at the former Bonita site came, and the original Bonita building was demolished a few weeks later for the construction of the 56x110ft Franklin Theatre.
During construction, the theater was originally set to be named the New Bonita Theatre but that name was scrapped in December 1923 for unknown reasons. The Franklin name came from a theater naming contest which was held that same month.
The actual opening date is May 26, 1911, and has a total capacity of 250 seats.
In color, the front of the theater is in green tints featuring a marvel of ornamental plaster art, and the walls of the lobby featured molded caryatids and busts of Pallas-Athene on elaborate pedestals while a total of 60 incandescent lights from the dark green background make a brilliant effect. A highly ornamental ticket booth adds to the outside effect. The interior in color is in cream, buff, and gold, and the side lights are in rose-tinted globes which hang from the mouths of lion head sculptures. The panels of the walls contain drawings of winged Cupids and the intervening columns are surmounted by shields bearing the letter “A”. Lastly, the ceiling is paneled with plenteous white-globed lights, and eight large oscillating fans keep the gentle breezes playing incessantly throughout the show.
It was unknown why the theater was named Tommie’s, because it was not named after its manager H.E. Boyd. The original screen measures 45x85ft and the drive-in covers a total of 12 acres with an estimate $60,000 in construction. It has an original capacity of 450 cars and also features two lanes of traffic in both directions.
Actually, the Kmart was built several years after its demolition. The land was empty at first and then the Kmart was built, opening on October 16, 1986. The Kmart closed in March 2017 and was converted into both Bargain Hunt and Harbor Freight.
Plitt Theatres closed the Capitol as a first-run movie house on September 16, 1979 with “Hot Stuff” due to lease expiration. Exactly a few weeks later, local residents Bill Neville and Jerry Strain formed their own theater company called the Sunshine State Theatres and they immediately helped to relaunch the Capitol Theatre.
The Capitol Theatre reopened its doors as a 99-cent variety house on October 5, 1979 with two Charlie Chaplin movies, “The Gentlemen Tramp” and “City Lights”, with live organ music and live performances were presented before each showing. On its first day, guitar player Barbara Moore took the stage on grand opening.
Unfortunately, the Capitol Theatre closed on November 1, 1980 with “New York, New York” when the city purchased the theater. On December 3, 1981, the Capitol reopened as the Royalty Theatre with a live presentation of “Oliver”.
There’s another cinema in Steubenville called the Cinema Theatre, although I cannot find any information about it. All I know is that its located at the then-Hollywood Shopping Plaza, and it appears to have opened around 1968 as a single-screener.
The exact reopening date is March 22, 2024.
The Scott Theatre first had a soft opening on October 10, 1947 with Dale Evans in “Bells Of San Angelo” along with the first Casper Noveltoon “The Friendly Ghost”, a newsreel, and Chapter 3 of Jack Armstrong.
It had a short four-day soft launch, which softly launched with the attraction above for the first two days and the city’s premiere of “Miracle On 34th Street” along with the Bugs Bunny Merrie Melodie “A Hare Grows In Manhattan” and a newsreel on the final two days. The official grand opening of the Scott Theatre was held on October 14, 1947 with “Tarzan And The Huntress” with no short subjects.
The Indiana Theatre closed on October 9, 1947 with Janet Leigh in “Romance Of Rosy Ridge” along with the Popeye cartoon “The Royal Four-Flusher” due to the soft opening of the Scott Theatre the following day.
Closed in mid-August 1990.
This is actually taken in mid-April 1981.
Destroyed by a fire on December 9, 1956.
The actual opening date is December 15, 1948. It was originally owned by Clayton Bennett and managed by his son Gordon Bennett. The Palms Theatre closed on October 2, 1962 with “The Music Man”.
The Airdome Theatre was owned by H.L. Sanders, who is a very well-known operator at the time. The original manager is C. Green.
Opened on January 16, 1911.
The actual opening date is December 22, 1928 with Jacqueline Logan in “Nothing To Wear” along with an unknown comedy and a newsreel plus music from an orchestra named after the theater itself and the Master Page Twin organ. It was managed by A.C. Thornton and was the first movie theater to operate in North Hyde Park since the short-lived Belle-Air Theatre in May 1919.
Actual closing date is January 22, 1985 with “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Dune” in Screen 1 and “Avenging Angel” and “Cotton Club” in Screen 2.
It was still operating in May 1924 as a special events house, which also housed sporting events.
Closed in January 1918.
The original Bonita Theatre on the site opened its doors on April 19, 1910 with two films, with one of the films titled “Bitter Sweet” (also known as “The Power Of The Child”), alongside musical performances by the Bonita Orchestra conducted by A.C. Gourlie. It was operated by A.N. Waters who also later opened the nearby Alcazar Theatre the following year.
The Bonita Theatre closed on August 4, 1923 with Bronco Billy in “Greater Duty” and an unknown Harold Lloyd comedy when the announcement of a new theater being built at the former Bonita site came, and the original Bonita building was demolished a few weeks later for the construction of the 56x110ft Franklin Theatre.
The actual opening date is May 26, 1911, and has a total capacity of 250 seats.
The Lyric Theatre opened on March 12, 1927. It was originally supposed to open a week earlier but delayed due to shipping delay on seats.
It was unknown why the theater was named Tommie’s, because it was not named after its manager H.E. Boyd. The original screen measures 45x85ft and the drive-in covers a total of 12 acres with an estimate $60,000 in construction. It has an original capacity of 450 cars and also features two lanes of traffic in both directions.
Actually, the Kmart was built several years after its demolition. The land was empty at first and then the Kmart was built, opening on October 16, 1986. The Kmart closed in March 2017 and was converted into both Bargain Hunt and Harbor Freight.
Closed on April 24, 1997 with “Ransom” in Screen 1 and “Michael” in Screen 2.
Opened on April 13, 1952.
Closed as a first-run house on June 8, 1995 with “Crimson Tide” in Screen 1 and “Mad Love” in Screen 2.
The actual closing date is July 2, 1987 with “Benji The Hunted” in Screen 1 and “Project X” in Screen 2.
This also replaced the Lyric Theatre, also in Shediac.
Plitt Theatres closed the Capitol as a first-run movie house on September 16, 1979 with “Hot Stuff” due to lease expiration. Exactly a few weeks later, local residents Bill Neville and Jerry Strain formed their own theater company called the Sunshine State Theatres and they immediately helped to relaunch the Capitol Theatre.
The Capitol Theatre reopened its doors as a 99-cent variety house on October 5, 1979 with two Charlie Chaplin movies, “The Gentlemen Tramp” and “City Lights”, with live organ music and live performances were presented before each showing. On its first day, guitar player Barbara Moore took the stage on grand opening.
Unfortunately, the Capitol Theatre closed on November 1, 1980 with “New York, New York” when the city purchased the theater. On December 3, 1981, the Capitol reopened as the Royalty Theatre with a live presentation of “Oliver”.
There’s another cinema in Steubenville called the Cinema Theatre, although I cannot find any information about it. All I know is that its located at the then-Hollywood Shopping Plaza, and it appears to have opened around 1968 as a single-screener.