Lyric Theatre
135 W. Stephenson Street,
Freeport,
IL
61032
135 W. Stephenson Street,
Freeport,
IL
61032
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R.S. Hopper formerly of the Bijou launched the Lyric Theatre here on October 10, 1908 with a seating capacity of 300 (likely chairs) with films including, “The Devil."On February 15, 1916, two Chicago operators changed it to the Star Theatre. They appear to have skipped town after October 19. 1918 showtimes. I’d keep this one as the Lyric Theatre aka Star.
A movie house called the Lyric was also mentioned in the December 2, 1908 issue of the Freeport Journal-Standard. I don’t know if it was the same house that was operating in the 1910s, though.
The Lyric Theatre was one of five movie theaters listed at Freeport in the 1914-1915 American Motion Picture Directory.