The Milford Theatre opened as early as 1924, and closed as a movie theater on October 25, 1962 with Rock Hudson in “The Spiral Road” along with the first chapter of the “Batman & Robin” serial, an unnamed cartoon, and a newsreel. It reopened as a seasonal performing arts theater afterward.
The Casino Theatre opened in 1968 as a seasonal family-oriented theater, running a mix of first and second-run films. Its format would later flip to just first-run films only. In its later years, films were shown four-to-five-days-a-week instead of the usual seven-days in the 1980s.
The Hersker Theatre once originally planned to convert the original 650-seat single-screener into a 500-seat twin-screener with 250 seats in each screen by the end of 1988, but that idea was scrapped.
The Millville Theatre opened its doors on October 11, 1947 with “Stallion Road” (unknown if extras added). It was renamed the Roy Theatre in 1949, and closed on April 1, 1956 with the matinee of “Yellow Rose Of Texas” along with an unnamed Three Stooges comedy and four unnamed cartoons. The last normal attraction is “Three Stripes In The Sun” one day beforehand.
Its actually Cinema Theatre, not just Cinema. ABC Mid-South Theatres briefly last operated the Cinema Theatre who closed the theater on April 20, 1968 with “The Happening”.
Opened in December 1999 as a replacement of the four-screen Cape Cod Mall Cinema Center. After Regal closed the theater in January 2025, Entertainment Cinemas took over the theater who reopened the theater several months later.
This was actually known as the Edgartown Playhouse. It was NEVER closed in 1961. The Playhouse was renamed the Edgartown Town Hall Cinema in 1977 and continued operating until closing in May 1997.
The Wyoming Theatre opened as early as 1936 and closed on November 29, 1982 when a fire destroyed the theater during a showing of “An Officer And A Gentleman”.
It actually closed on September 27, 1980 with “When A Stranger Calls” and “Hollywood Knights”. The screen is already gone by 1985.
Closed on January 1, 2008.
The Milford Theatre opened as early as 1924, and closed as a movie theater on October 25, 1962 with Rock Hudson in “The Spiral Road” along with the first chapter of the “Batman & Robin” serial, an unnamed cartoon, and a newsreel. It reopened as a seasonal performing arts theater afterward.
Closed as a movie theater in the early-1960s.
The Casino Theatre opened in 1968 as a seasonal family-oriented theater, running a mix of first and second-run films. Its format would later flip to just first-run films only. In its later years, films were shown four-to-five-days-a-week instead of the usual seven-days in the 1980s.
The original closing date is August 14, 1988 with “Big” and “License To Drive”.
The Hersker Theatre once originally planned to convert the original 650-seat single-screener into a 500-seat twin-screener with 250 seats in each screen by the end of 1988, but that idea was scrapped.
The Millville Theatre opened its doors on October 11, 1947 with “Stallion Road” (unknown if extras added). It was renamed the Roy Theatre in 1949, and closed on April 1, 1956 with the matinee of “Yellow Rose Of Texas” along with an unnamed Three Stooges comedy and four unnamed cartoons. The last normal attraction is “Three Stripes In The Sun” one day beforehand.
Closed on January 7, 1956 with William Holden in “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing”, and became a church the following month.
The Strand closed in 1957 and was purchased in February 1958.
Actual closing date is April 4, 1978.
Its actually Cinema Theatre, not just Cinema. ABC Mid-South Theatres briefly last operated the Cinema Theatre who closed the theater on April 20, 1968 with “The Happening”.
Once operated by Gulf State Theatres.
Closed on August 25, 1979 with “The Frisco Kid”. Once operated by ABC Interstate Theatres, last operated by Gulf States Theatres.
Opened in December 1999 as a replacement of the four-screen Cape Cod Mall Cinema Center. After Regal closed the theater in January 2025, Entertainment Cinemas took over the theater who reopened the theater several months later.
Edited from my December 9, 2022 (10:47 AM) comment:
Opened on October 6, 1989 with 10 screens.
Closed on July 23, 1988.
Still abandoned and available for rentals as of 2025. Google Maps also listed the theater as temporarily closed.
There is another theater in Oak Bluffs called the Rice Theatre, but unfortunately I cannot find as much information about it.
Functions Update: Live performances are also presented.
Still open in 1982, but closed later in the mid-1980s.
Still open in 1982.
This was actually known as the Edgartown Playhouse. It was NEVER closed in 1961. The Playhouse was renamed the Edgartown Town Hall Cinema in 1977 and continued operating until closing in May 1997.
The Liberty Theatre opened as early as 1919 and was still open in 1969.
The Wyoming Theatre opened as early as 1936 and closed on November 29, 1982 when a fire destroyed the theater during a showing of “An Officer And A Gentleman”.