Ohio Theatre

29 E. State Street,
Columbus, OH 43215

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Patsy
Patsy on December 8, 2005 at 8:13 pm

Does this theater have an organ and perhaps its original organ?

Patsy
Patsy on December 8, 2005 at 8:11 pm

Sorry….Is there a photo of the Ohio Theater, in color, like the one you posted above?

Patsy
Patsy on December 8, 2005 at 8:10 pm

Lost Memory: Is there a photo of the Ohio Theater like the one you posted above?

Patsy
Patsy on September 24, 2005 at 9:59 am

Interesting that Columbus Ohio would have 2 Lamb theatres.

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on May 11, 2005 at 7:45 am

Patsy, this year’s summer movie schedule is now online. I hope you can attend one or more of these screenings.

Patsy
Patsy on April 13, 2005 at 12:12 pm

Ron: Sorry. I didn’t see the name Jenny or thought it was Jerry.

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on April 13, 2005 at 4:09 am

You’re welcome (but I bet that Jenny is a Ms., not a Mr.)

Patsy
Patsy on April 12, 2005 at 10:46 pm

Ron: Thanks for the tour website and I will give Mr. Snead a call.

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on April 12, 2005 at 10:20 pm

Does anyone know when this theatre dropped “and United Artists” from its name and marquee? It was just “Loew’s Ohio” by the late 1960s.

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on April 12, 2005 at 10:13 pm

http://www.capa.com/ohio/school_tours.htm , but these seem to be oriented mainly towards school groups, and might not be scheduled at all during the summer. But you should still try phoning or e-mailing Jenny Snead, the contact at the bottom of that page.

Patsy
Patsy on April 11, 2005 at 9:48 pm

It would be nice if the theatre offered guided tours.

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on April 11, 2005 at 9:30 pm

I meant only that you might not be able to visit the theatre unless you found a scheduled event to attend. (I could be wrong about this.)

Patsy
Patsy on April 11, 2005 at 8:44 pm

Ron: I don’t need a reason other than my increasing interest in theatres and in particular either Lamb or Eberson theatres so I’m sure I’ll find myself in Columbus sooner than later to see this Lamb ‘gem’!

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on April 11, 2005 at 7:16 pm

The Ohio is an absolute gem and you should find any reason at all to visit it. They have a summer film series every year, but I don’t see any announcement yet for 2005. Last year’s series is described at http://www.capa.com/movies/ and
http://www.capa.com/movies/schedule.html . Try checking these links again later this year.

Patsy
Patsy on April 11, 2005 at 6:52 pm

TC: The link with photo is fantastic and I hope to find myself in the Columbus Ohio area this summer to have a look for myself!

teecee
teecee on April 11, 2005 at 2:24 pm

sorry all, corrected link:
View link

teecee
teecee on April 11, 2005 at 1:54 pm

nice interior picture:
View link

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 25, 2005 at 10:48 pm

I found a small color picture of the Ohio here:
http://www.columbus-connections.com/links.htm

This is the theater which is pictured on the dust jacket of David Naylor’s 1981 book, “American Picture Palaces.” That’s a much better photograph than I’ve been able to find online. There’s another color picture, showing the organ screens, on page 96 of the book.

trooperboots
trooperboots on January 2, 2005 at 7:42 pm

I saw “Annie” and Dawn Wells in “Chapter Two” in 1979 or 1980. I was also got a grand tour from the theater manager, who was gracious (and obviously very proud) to show me around. At the time there were gold leaf stars around the top of the stage they were in the process of restoring, and the ones they completed looked fantastic. They were wanting the auditorium to look it’s best because Lillian Gish was coming to give a lecture. Lillian was born only about 60 miles west of Columbus in Springfield.

It is truly one of the most magnificent theaters in this country. The details are truly breathtaking. I was struck by the stained glass around the central dome in the theater, the thick lush velvet curtains I remember in theaters in Hollywood, where I was raised, and the colored glass in the chandleliers in the lobby. Any details of these (or photos in color) would be appreciated. Can anyone post links to these?

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on December 2, 2004 at 10:55 am

Until it closed as a movie theater, this was called “Loew’s Ohio”, both on the sign outside and in all advertising.

Patsy
Patsy on November 24, 2004 at 10:57 pm

This is one of the theaters that Radio City Music Hall is bringing their Christmas Spectacular for the first time ever! Other cities are St. Louis (Fox Theater), Denver (Buell), Boston (Wang), Buffalo (Shea’s) and Detroit (Fox Theater). Go to www.thegarden.com/xs_cities.html

Ron Newman
Ron Newman on November 22, 2004 at 12:17 pm

When Loew’s abandoned the Ohio in 1969, the chain was very proud of its two brand-new suburban single-screen theaters: Loew’s Morse Road and Loew’s Arlington.

Today, both of those are closed, forgotten, and unlamented (and maybe even demolished), but the Ohio lives on gloriously.

MarkDHite
MarkDHite on January 1, 2002 at 5:15 am

A quick clarification of my comments below: After the advent of sound films in August, 1928, while the organist no longer accompanied the films along with the orchestra, he continued his featured solo appearances. These were repeated several times a day even after stage shows and the orchestra were discontinued in 1933. The organ solos were a very popular part of the program at the Ohio from 1928 to 1943.