State Theater
S. Main Street,
Rochester,
NH
03867
S. Main Street,
Rochester,
NH
03867
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Interstate Theatres Corporation
Previous Names: Colonial Theater
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The Colonial Theatre was opened in 1917. It is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 edition (although it had been renamed State Theatre in 1949). It was destroyed by fire in 1972.
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Charles Dean
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This is an old postcard of South Main St in Rochester. I’m not sure but I believe that the Colonial is shown on the left. View link
There is a short item in Boxoffice Magazine for July 16, 1949 which says that the Colonial in Rochester has been refurbished and renamed State Theatre and was due to reopen on July 15, 1949. This date conflicts with info above which indicates that the Colonial name lasted into the 1950s.
In the 1942-43 edition of the Motion Picture Almanac, the Interstate Theatre Corp. of Boston is listed as operating both the Colonial and the Scenic theaters in Rochester NH. Interstate is also listed as the operator in the 1949 Boxoffice Mag. article mentioned above.
The Theatre Historical Society on-line archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the State Theatre; it’s Card # 512. But there is no information on it at all; just an exterior photo with no date.
A local publication recently ran an article about the Colonial theater with a nice photo. Here is a scan of the article. http://s290.photobucket.com/user/tallboyyyy/media/IMG_0005.jpg.html