Description credit Urban Remains, pertains to subsequent photos.
“i’ve been collecting admission tickets for shows held at adler anid sullivan’s garrick theater (1892) from the time it was converted into a television studio in 1951. the most recent acquisition is an original 1954 "welcome travelers” unused complimentary admission ticket offered by the cbs television network.
the recently digitized 8 x 10 photographs document garrick theater’s transition from movie house to television studio (housed in the auditorium). these seldom seen images, taken by everett h.lang, photographers, date to the early 1950’s. note the control booth jammed under the balcony. several early tv programs were filmed at the garrick, with sets and scenery built around the stage.
images courtesy of ryerson and burnham archive, art institute of chicago and bldg. 51 archive."
“The five hundred seat Victoria Theater was built in 1908 as a vaudeville house named Brown’s Opera House by Edmund Joseph Brown, grandfather of Governor Jerry Brown.”
1980 photo as Dave Cooper Cinemas added courtesy Ron Dahme.
So Dave Cooper Cinemas should be added to Previous Names.
Banner and flags look to possibly have been a Grand Re-Opening as such.
Circa 1924 photo credit E.B. Luce Collection.
Description credit Worchester Historical Museum.
“The photograph, c. 1924, features the theater’s marquee, which advertises the comedic play "Some Baby” written by Zellah Covington. The play original debuted in NYC in August of 1915, shortly after Mr. Covington and his wife were rescued from the sinking of the Arabic streamliner by a German U-Boat. “Some Baby” had a run of three months at the Fulton Theatre in NYC and then made its way to Worcester."
There were two Lyric Theatres.
I added a page for the one at 405 N Front Street, 1912-1920.
By 1920 the Paris Café had replaced the Lyric Theatre at that location.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/62531
The REX Hotel at 545 North Front Street was also the location of two theatres, the Oracle and the (other) Lyric, which operated at the same time. Both theatres were bought out by the REX Amusement company in 1924, who were in turn bought out by Thomas Berta the owner of the Rialto Theatre (located at 310 South Front Street) to stop the competition.
Per the Rock Springs Historical Museum.
I submitted a single page for the other Lyric & Oracle Theatre, and will post the link here when it is approved.
I received this back from the Rock Springs Historical Museum.
The buildings in the photograph are located at 403-405 North Front Street. You can see in the included photograph that the roof lines and decoration are the same. The Elk Saloon and Barber Shop opened in 1908 and the Lyric Theatre was next door by the 1912 photo. By 1920 the Paris Café had replaced the Lyric Theatre at that location. The REX Hotel at 545 North Front Street was also the location of two theatres, the Oracle and the Lyric, which operated at the same time. Both theatres were bought out by the REX Amusement company in 1924, who were in turn bought out by Thomas Berta the owner of the Rialto Theatre (located at 310 South Front Street) to stop the competition. I cant tell if the two Lyric Theatres were owned by the same people, it was a very popular name for Theatres, so it could go either way. Let us know if you have more questions, we would love to help!
I submitted a single page for the other Lyric Theate and Oracle Theatre at 545 N. Front Street.
Address was 310 S. Front Street per the Rock Springs Historical Museum.
It was owned and operated by Thomas Bertha, who later bought out the the Lyric and Oracle Theatres both located at 545 N. Front Street which both operated at the same time.
He bought those two theatres to stop the competition. I will set up a page for those theatres, which later became the Rex Hotel and remains standing. The Lyric and Oracle are not to be confused with the other Lyric Theatre at 405 N. Front Street, which has it’s own page.
June 1, 1984 images adde courtesy of and description credit Stephen Leigh.
“William Shatner and Christopher Lloyd in Leonard Nimoy’s "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” opens at the Palliser Square Cinema and Market Mall Cinema in Calgary, Alberta. In 70 MM Six-Track Dolby Stereo."
Circa 1910 photo as The Capitol Theatre added courtesy Paul Durako.
Enlargeable version of the Overview photo.
http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll2/id/65?fbclid=IwAR21WbupkK1XWehK13neZ846oN_DruTZUyfN2lXrX0UvmTZZMrn6xJY4GaI
Description credit Urban Remains, pertains to subsequent photos.
“i’ve been collecting admission tickets for shows held at adler anid sullivan’s garrick theater (1892) from the time it was converted into a television studio in 1951. the most recent acquisition is an original 1954 "welcome travelers” unused complimentary admission ticket offered by the cbs television network. the recently digitized 8 x 10 photographs document garrick theater’s transition from movie house to television studio (housed in the auditorium). these seldom seen images, taken by everett h.lang, photographers, date to the early 1950’s. note the control booth jammed under the balcony. several early tv programs were filmed at the garrick, with sets and scenery built around the stage. images courtesy of ryerson and burnham archive, art institute of chicago and bldg. 51 archive."
Additional history from below link.
“The five hundred seat Victoria Theater was built in 1908 as a vaudeville house named Brown’s Opera House by Edmund Joseph Brown, grandfather of Governor Jerry Brown.”
https://noehill.com/sf/landmarks/sf215.asp
1980 photo as Dave Cooper Cinemas added courtesy Ron Dahme. So Dave Cooper Cinemas should be added to Previous Names. Banner and flags look to possibly have been a Grand Re-Opening as such.
The Carmen Theatre was the site of the first victims in the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots.
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/zoot-suit-riots/
Circa 1924 photo credit E.B. Luce Collection. Description credit Worchester Historical Museum. “The photograph, c. 1924, features the theater’s marquee, which advertises the comedic play "Some Baby” written by Zellah Covington. The play original debuted in NYC in August of 1915, shortly after Mr. Covington and his wife were rescued from the sinking of the Arabic streamliner by a German U-Boat. “Some Baby” had a run of three months at the Fulton Theatre in NYC and then made its way to Worcester."
Article with a drone pic of the Sage Crest.
https://mynews4.com/news/knowing-nevada/knowing-nevada-the-deserted-drive-ins?fbclid=IwAR0rCOiaGIWZh95BzHqF210MdrMdZnaZnTmLsAdlAviv12JcrnMcfwodDmw
Article about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in which the Dreamland and other theatres were burned in the are known as Black Wall Street.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-wall-street-and-the-tulsa-race-massacre?fbclid=IwAR21tDTU-DiYqhuTJMAvolv6hC6C2iLhHKfmsCNFSvnpsbRHCaFVnBY0k5s
Images added.
Four 1948 photos added courtesy Jeff Nichols.
Confirmed Demolished. Site occupied by a Mercantile Bank of Michigan branch today.
Page for the Lyric and Oracle Theatres, both in same building at same time.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/62573
2005 Flickr photo of the Rex Hotel building, former Lyric and Oracle Theatres.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/onasill/4791462245/in/photostream/
11 images added.
1952 exterior image added courtesy James Branscum, via Blytheville’s Past in Pictures.
1961 print ad added courtesy Blytheville’s Past in Pictures. Logo appears to have been changed to Star Vue by then.
November 1956 photo added courtesy Alvita Wilson, via Pinterest and Traces of Texas FB page. Elvis Presley “Love Me Tender” promotion.
March 23, 1959 photo added, photo credit Theodore Kross. Scan from 35mm Kodachrome slide from collection and courtesy of Dave Murray.
There were two Lyric Theatres. I added a page for the one at 405 N Front Street, 1912-1920. By 1920 the Paris Café had replaced the Lyric Theatre at that location.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/62531
The REX Hotel at 545 North Front Street was also the location of two theatres, the Oracle and the (other) Lyric, which operated at the same time. Both theatres were bought out by the REX Amusement company in 1924, who were in turn bought out by Thomas Berta the owner of the Rialto Theatre (located at 310 South Front Street) to stop the competition. Per the Rock Springs Historical Museum. I submitted a single page for the other Lyric & Oracle Theatre, and will post the link here when it is approved.
June 1966 photo credit PITT Archives.
I received this back from the Rock Springs Historical Museum.
The buildings in the photograph are located at 403-405 North Front Street. You can see in the included photograph that the roof lines and decoration are the same. The Elk Saloon and Barber Shop opened in 1908 and the Lyric Theatre was next door by the 1912 photo. By 1920 the Paris Café had replaced the Lyric Theatre at that location. The REX Hotel at 545 North Front Street was also the location of two theatres, the Oracle and the Lyric, which operated at the same time. Both theatres were bought out by the REX Amusement company in 1924, who were in turn bought out by Thomas Berta the owner of the Rialto Theatre (located at 310 South Front Street) to stop the competition. I cant tell if the two Lyric Theatres were owned by the same people, it was a very popular name for Theatres, so it could go either way. Let us know if you have more questions, we would love to help!
I submitted a single page for the other Lyric Theate and Oracle Theatre at 545 N. Front Street.
Address was 310 S. Front Street per the Rock Springs Historical Museum. It was owned and operated by Thomas Bertha, who later bought out the the Lyric and Oracle Theatres both located at 545 N. Front Street which both operated at the same time. He bought those two theatres to stop the competition. I will set up a page for those theatres, which later became the Rex Hotel and remains standing. The Lyric and Oracle are not to be confused with the other Lyric Theatre at 405 N. Front Street, which has it’s own page.
231 Drive-In ticket images added courtesy Cenzo Mustangs.
June 1, 1984 images adde courtesy of and description credit Stephen Leigh. “William Shatner and Christopher Lloyd in Leonard Nimoy’s "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” opens at the Palliser Square Cinema and Market Mall Cinema in Calgary, Alberta. In 70 MM Six-Track Dolby Stereo."