Lyric Theatre

401 Chestnut Street,

Portsmouth, VA 23704

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The original Lyric Theatre opened in 1939. It was a small theatre whose seats surrounded a hot blast stove. It was destroyed by a fire which also killed the projectionist.

A theatre of the same name was opened in 1945 on High Street.

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robboehm on July 31, 2015 at 10:24 am

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