Grand Theatre
31 S. Park Place,
Newark,
OH
43055
31 S. Park Place,
Newark,
OH
43055
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The Grand was personally managed by a member of the Price family, Floyd Price. Some ads even referred to the venue as “Floyd Price’s Grand Theatre.”
The Grand Theatre is credited with being the first venue in Newark to show a “talkie,” “The Jazz Singer.”
The Grand was Newark’s oldest operating theater at the time it closed, as noted in the June 19, 1954 issue of Boxoffice. The recently closed house had been purchased by Charles Price in 1919, and had been operated by his family until closing.