Cameo Theatre

81 Elizabeth Avenue,
Newark, NJ 07108

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Previously operated by: Liggett-Florin Booking Service

Functions: Church

Previous Names: Teatro Caribe

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Cameo Theater

The Cameo Theatre was opened by 1926. By 1950 the Cameo Theatre was operated by Liggett-Florin Booking Service. Managed by Eddie Steinberg briefly in the early-1950’s. When he took over, it had been closed as a movie theatre. Eddie ran it as a live theatre. Closed after a brief time running in this format. Re-opened sometime thereafter and re-named Teatro Caribe, offering Spanish language movies until it closed on January 1, 1972, and the business was moved to the Elwood Theatre on 642 Broadway Avenue, Newark.

Now in use as a Baptist church.

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jimmyt
jimmyt on March 14, 2005 at 8:50 pm

This was not the Cameo that operated as a porn house… that was the former Treat theater on Orange Street. The Cameo on Elizabeth Ave. spent several years as a Spanish language theater under the name Teatro Caribe. In the mid seventies changing demographics caused then-owner Dick Nathan to move the Spanish operation across town to the Elwood theater on Broadway.

teecee
teecee on March 17, 2005 at 5:49 am

Thanks for the clarification. I found a Treat theater with the following address:
TREAT THEATRE
469 BROAD ST
NEWARK, NJ 07102
973/621-7622
Is this the same one that you believe to be on Orange?

jimmyt
jimmyt on March 25, 2005 at 5:33 pm

The same one… it is situated on the corner of Broad and Orange Streets. Best…jt

LUISMEL
LUISMEL on December 26, 2005 at 1:42 pm

The one you saw on Broad and Orange is not the original TREAT THEATRE, the original one was demolished in the early 80’s to make way for the new building for the phone company. The owners of the TREAT then moved to where you cand find it now. Now, for the spanish CARIBE moving to the ELWOOD it was on January 1st in 1972 on a saturday. When to see the 1st showing of a double spanish feature. What wonderful memories, it was great.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on July 6, 2008 at 8:10 pm

The church has a slideshow with several views of the interior:
http://www.fmbcnewark.com/

LUISMEL
LUISMEL on March 14, 2009 at 1:32 pm

Here’s a collection of pictures: http://www.cinematour.com/tour/us/31402.html

LUISMEL
LUISMEL on September 7, 2014 at 5:00 pm

According to the ads I just uploaded the address number is not 83 but 81.

LUISMEL
LUISMEL on May 31, 2020 at 6:37 pm

Does anybody remember the program flyers that the Teatro Caribe use to advertise? I wish I could come across one of them.

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