The Lyric Theatre opened around 1905 as the Idle Hour Theatre. The Idle Hour Theatre was remodeled in 1916 and the name was changed to the Lyric Theatre.
The following information comes from the Waupaca Historical Society.
“The Waupaca” theatre operated on North Main Street from 1926 to 1946. The building, built in 1921, originally housed the National Guard unit. In 1926, Carl Cohen renovated the building, opening it as “The Waupaca” theatre. Shortly after, J.P. Adler leased the building, adding his name to the marquee.
The movie house showed “second run,” or less popular movies, compared to the nearby Palace Theatre on Fulton Street (also owned by Adler). The Ashe Theater Corporation took over the theatre in 1946 and renamed it, “The State.” It showed its last movie on December 23, 1949."
The building is located in the “100 block” of North Main Street, possibly located at 108 North Main Street.
A brief item in the January 6th, 1917 issue of Motion Picture News mentions that the Photoplay Theatre was being remodeled and the name would be changed to the Colonial Theatre.
The Wagon Wheel Drive-In opened in June of 1951 according to an item in Billboard. The Wagon Wheel was also a Fly-In Drive-In accommodating eight airplanes.
There is a Circle Theatre still operating in Sebring. It might be the same theatre described here. According to their website, the Circle Theatre opened as a movie theatre in 1923. The address is 202 Circle Park Drive. Here is their website.
The Eastbound Brewing Company is now located at this address. Function should be restaurant.
The Lyric Theatre opened around 1905 as the Idle Hour Theatre. The Idle Hour Theatre was remodeled in 1916 and the name was changed to the Lyric Theatre.
Thank you, Ken Roe and Joe Vogel for the additional information.
A third screen was added in 2015.
Current seating is 480 seats in the main hall and 110 seats in the second hall.
The September 30th, 1916 edition of the Moving Picture World had an advertisement for a 560 seat Star Theatre in Elmira, New York.
The following information comes from the Waupaca Historical Society.
“The Waupaca” theatre operated on North Main Street from 1926 to 1946. The building, built in 1921, originally housed the National Guard unit. In 1926, Carl Cohen renovated the building, opening it as “The Waupaca” theatre. Shortly after, J.P. Adler leased the building, adding his name to the marquee.
The movie house showed “second run,” or less popular movies, compared to the nearby Palace Theatre on Fulton Street (also owned by Adler). The Ashe Theater Corporation took over the theatre in 1946 and renamed it, “The State.” It showed its last movie on December 23, 1949."
The building is located in the “100 block” of North Main Street, possibly located at 108 North Main Street.
The Roxy Theatre was patronized by African-Americans.
The address is 236 North Kentucky Avenue. The building is currently used for retail.
The Lakeland Public Library gives the location of the Strand Theatre as North Kentucky Avenue.
The Robinhood Theatre was designed by W. H. Clark of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
A brief item in the January 6th, 1917 issue of Motion Picture News mentions that the Photoplay Theatre was being remodeled and the name would be changed to the Colonial Theatre.
Hoyts Te Awa opened in August of 2011. There are approximately 1400 seats.
The Wagon Wheel Drive-In opened in June of 1951 according to an item in Billboard. The Wagon Wheel was also a Fly-In Drive-In accommodating eight airplanes.
The Town Hall opened September 15th, 1934.
The El Rio Drive-In opened on October 27th, 1948.
An item in the Madera Daily Tribune dated October 26th, 1939 gives an opening date of November 4th for the Strand Theatre on C Street.
The Rex Theatre opened on October 17th, 1934.
The Burleson County Ledger and News-Chronicle (Caldwell, Tex.) dated September 5th, 1913, stated that the Dixie Theatre would open next week.
There is a Circle Theatre still operating in Sebring. It might be the same theatre described here. According to their website, the Circle Theatre opened as a movie theatre in 1923. The address is 202 Circle Park Drive. Here is their website.
http://circletheatreevents.com/index.html
More information can be found on this website.
http://www.championforchildren.org/portfolio-item/circletheatre/
The Crystal Palace Theatre opened on Saturday April 6th, 1918.
The Savoy Theatre was located on Bay Street.
The first Mentone Theatre building was actually the Mentone Skating Rink which was also used as a silent movie theatre.
Hoyts Moorhouse
392 Moorhouse Avenue
8-screen multiplex
seating 264, 237, 279, 445, 329, 199, 200, 160. (2113 total seats)
30 Apr 1993
One auditorium has 478 seats and the smaller auditorium has 210 seats.