Lyceum Theatre

Lake Street,
Elmira, NY 14901

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rivest266
rivest266 on April 15, 2017 at 8:44 pm

Reopened on January 4th, 1905

Found on Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on April 15, 2017 at 8:35 pm

Old Lyceum theatre destroyed by fire

Found on Newspapers.com

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 7, 2015 at 9:11 pm

Here is a brief item about the Lyceum from the September 10, 1904, issue of the New York Morning Telegraph:

“Fuller Claflin, architect of the Amalgamated Theatre Building Association of 1440 Broadway, left last night for Elmira to close contracts for the building of the new Lyceum for Col. D. C. Robinson.”

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 31, 2011 at 1:51 am

In the quote in my previous comment, B.C. Horn should read E.C. Horn. I copied and pasted without noticing the error in the scan.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on December 30, 2011 at 2:47 pm

The Lyceum built in 1867 and remodeled to Leon Lempert’s design in the 1890s was completely destroyed by fire on March 6, 1904. But according to the April 9, 1904, issue of Real Estate Record and Builder’s Guide, the house was to be rebuilt:

“Fuller Claflin, 1133 Broadway. New York City, and B. C. Horn are making plans for a new Lyceum Theatre to replace the one recently burned in Elmira. Colonel D. C. Robinson is the owner of the property.”

roberttoplin
roberttoplin on May 21, 2007 at 4:45 am

The Lyceum was originally built in 1867 as an Opera House. Circa 1898 it was remodeled by Leon H. Lempert,Sr. and demolished in 1929.

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on January 15, 2007 at 11:22 pm

The Lyceum Theatre is listed in the 1914-1915 edition of American Motion Picture Directory.