Arcade Theater

Joe Vogel on July 3, 2021 at 8:05 pm

Newark’s original Arcade Building was built in 1908, and the Annex, including the theater, was built sometime later. I haven’t found the opening date, but the Orpheum Theatre at Newark is mentioned in newspaper items as early as 1911. The Orpheum is listed as a ground floor house with 516 seats, playing Gus Sun vaudeville exclusively, in the 1913-1914 Cahn guide. Some remodeling of the theater was done in 1914, with plans by the original architects of the Arcade Building, Howell & Thomas.

I’ve found references to the Alhambra Theatre at Newark in trade publications as early as July, 1919. The opening of the New Arcade Theatre on November 22, 1934 was noted in the previous day’s issue of The Newark Advocate.