Playhouse

Candee Avenue,
Sayville, NY 11782

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Billymac11
Billymac11 on March 22, 2024 at 11:23 am

June 11, 1948 review of the new theatre by the Suffolk County News uploaded (The June 11th (second week of operations) movie listings separately uploaded, as well). It notes its location is “on the bay at the foot of Candee Avenue”.

robboehm
robboehm on March 14, 2015 at 7:58 am

Photo added.

rivest266
rivest266 on October 9, 2013 at 3:14 pm

June 4th, 1948 grand opening ad has been uploaded in the photo section for this cinema. It had an TV lounge and free parking.

robboehm
robboehm on March 19, 2013 at 2:35 pm

When the Playhouse was purchased in 1947 by James Poro, Manager of the East Islip Theater, is was rumored that the price was $50,000. At that time Mr. Poro indicated that he would spend $ 75,000 to upgrade the theater to include a loge and 750 seats. The article about the opening didn’t confirm the seating capacity.

robboehm
robboehm on March 19, 2013 at 10:23 am

There were a series of fires in Sayville in 1958, none of which were mentioned in the local paper, the Suffolk News. Presumably they were trying to down play them. Last ad for the Playhouse, at that time the Art Playhouse, was for August 29, 1958.

A side note, when the Playhouse opened for films on June 5, 1948, the other theater in town, the Sayville, doubled the size of its ad.

robboehm
robboehm on March 7, 2010 at 3:50 am

When the Playhouse was “alive” they used to advertise “at the foot of Candee Avenue” which was at the Great South Bay in the middle of nowhere. Having done the research the location estate/country club/summer theatre makes sense.