Roxy Theatre

The 230-seat Perry Theatre opened its doors as a replacement of the Strand/Star Theatre nearby, opening on March 18, 1932 with Pat O'Brien in “Flying High” along with the Charley Chase short “The Panic Is On”, the short “Fisherman’s Paradise”, and an unnamed cartoon. It was renamed the Princess Theatre in 1938.

On September 16, 1940, the Princess Theatre alongside six other local businesses were destroyed by a fire. The theatre was quickly rebuilt, and reopened on November 25, 1940 as the 307-seat Roxy Theatre.

Information about the Roxy Theatre as of 1940 goes as follows: The colors red and beige are the main colors for the interior, including the aisle carpeting and the seats in the auditorium (beige backs and red leather bottoms). The ceiling is a natural celotex, and the walls were colored in beige with red wainscoting. The screen setting is a chromo with rainbow colors with a large rainbow “R” above the screen that stands for “Roxy”, and a large “MT” at the below standing for the chain “Martin-Thompson”. Red velvet curtains were used on either side of the screen, the wall lights are in chromium and coned, and the vestibule is decorated in rainbow colors with a green wainscoting. Lastly, the front featured a streamlined box office and marquee.

The Roxy Theatre closed for the final time on April 9, 1950 when the nearby Muse Theatre opened nearby. The former theatre was then converted into a beauty shop.

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