Colonial Theater

139 Water Street,
Augusta, ME 04330

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rivest266
rivest266 on August 16, 2022 at 2:54 pm

The Colonial theatre opened or placed its first ad on September 1st, 1913 and closed in 1968. Grand opening ad posted.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on February 12, 2019 at 8:41 pm

Website & Facebook page links for the Augusta Colonial Theater.

http://www.augustacolonialtheater.org/?fbclid=IwAR3k4OH5rpLayoG_51AGiSVwZ1x4duUamWDB4kVy5Uuu4qjz97tuen_PjrY

https://www.facebook.com/ColonialAugusta/

DavidAE
DavidAE on October 23, 2017 at 2:30 pm

10/23/17 article about restoration efforts.

Matt Lambros
Matt Lambros on November 18, 2015 at 6:37 am

I recently photographed the Colonial Theatre. Check out my post on it at After the Final Curtain.

rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on July 25, 2015 at 12:24 pm

The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Colonial' it’s Card # 333. Address is Water St. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. Condition is Good. The report says it’s over 15 years old and shows MGM films. There were 882 orchestra seats and 358 in the balcony, total 1,240. Competing theater was the Capitol.(No report was filled out for the Capitol). 1940 population was 19,300.

Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers on June 21, 2010 at 5:15 pm

Ron and Bryan the Colonial is listed with the same theatre chain in 1956 Motion picture Almanac.

rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on July 17, 2008 at 10:22 am

In the 1942-43 edition of the Motion Picture Almanac, the Colonial in Augusta is listed as part of Maine & New Hampshire Theatres Company of Tremont Street, Boston.