Liberty Theatre
24 N. Liberty Street,
Cumberland,
MD
21502
24 N. Liberty Street,
Cumberland,
MD
21502
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The Liberty Theatre was opened on August 15, 1912. It had closed by October 22, 1957. In 1959 the building was purchased by the owners of the nearby Cumberland Hotel and was demolished to provide a parking lot for their guests.
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1944 & 1957 photos added. The latter after the Liberty had closed, with the marquee advertising the nearby Strand Theatre.
The Liberty Theatre opened on August 15th, 1912 with 5 cents admission. Grand opening ad posted
The Liberty was bought by the operators of the Fort Cumberland Hotel in 1959 and demolished to provide parking for the hotel’s guests. An article in the October 29, 1959 issue of the Cumberland Evening Times said that the Liberty had been operated for a number of years by the Schine chain, but they had been required by the courts to divest themselves of it. It was last owned by the Wicomico Theater Corporation. In the 1920s the house had been the site of live events, including boxing matches, as well as silent movies. It ran its first sound movie in 1929.