Opened On February 2, 1940 With George Raft In “Invisible Stripes” Along With A Musical Novelty Featuring Larry Clinton’s Orchestra, A Merrie Melodies Cartoon “Hamateur Night”, And A Newsreel.
Its Actually Located On 978 Arrow, Not 978 East Arrow, Since Covina Had 2 978 Arrows, One Listed As East Arrow, But The Actual Address Is 978 Arrow. It Was Closed In The 1980s.
Opened On April 22, 1977 With Walt Disney’s “The Littlest Horse Thieves” And “The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh” On Screen 1, And “Fun With Dick And Jane” On Screen 2.
The Theater First Opened As The “Malco Twin” On June 14, 1973 With “Battle For The Planet Of The Apes” In Screen 1 And “The Getaway” In Screen 2. The Capacity For The Twin Is 204 And Featured Rocking Chair Seats, Draped Walls, And Wall-To-Wall Carpeting According To Johnny Glasscock, Blytheville’s Malco Manager.
The Rohrbaugh Theatre opened its doors on January 31, 1896 after the building was largely rebuilt in 1895.
The Rohrbaugh Theatre closed its doors on October 2, 1915 after it was destroyed by a fire. Lucky enough, no deaths were reported. The fire started at 12:35 AM that morning, as the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit who started the blaze. The loss is placed at about $40,000 of which only 25% of that money was covered by insurance.
One Of The Operators, Paul Ellison Cavanee, Worked At Both Rialto Theatres In Stanton And Norfolk Before C. J. Kremer Took It Over In 1958. Paul Died Almost 2 Years Later On March 19, 1960 At The Age Of 68.
I Recently Found This Exactly Not Too Long Ago That The Stockton Empire Theatre Just Got Destroyed By A Fire On May 19, 2021. The Historic Marquee, Sign, And The Front Part Of The Building Were All Survived From The Fire, But The Rest Was Devastated With Damage And The Entire Back Of The Building Was Demolished. It’s Not The Only Fire The Stockton Empire Theatre Was Involved In, Multiple Scenes Were Surrounded By The Stockton Empire Theatre In 2018 But Not Affected The Theater.
MK Murphy, who operated a few theaters since 1905 across both Virginias, Virginia and West Virginia, had the opportunity to be the first manager of the Appalachia Theatre (formerly a Mineral Motor dealership). The Appalachia Theatre opened its doors on February 23, 1935 with Joe E. Brown in “Six Day Bike Rider” with no selected short subjects.
Murphy himself formerly operated the nearby Cumberland Theatre in Appalachia and the New Coeburn Theatre in Coeburn along with others in Welch, West Virginia. Blake Whiteneck of Keystone, West Virginia, who learned under Murphy and is an expert on operating the Western Electric equipment, is the main operator of the theater. Speaking of Western Electric, Western Electric’s wide-range system is the sound system the Appalachia Theatre used in their booth. Murphy’s wife and daughters handled the ticket office and the inside of the theater. J. F. Dusman, a specialist, traveled almost 500 miles from his office at 213 North Calvert Street in Baltimore, Maryland to Appalachia, Virginia to install many supplies and furnishes to the installed DaLite’s silver screen, and the projection equipment such as the theater’s “Strong Reflection” lamps, 2 Simplex projectors, high class lenses, large magazines, aluminum film reels, and a 12-section safety film cabinet. The Central Supply Company of Virginia Incorporated of Andover, Virginia furnished the building material used in its construction. The inside measurements from the insider were 48x100 feet together with an attractive lobby and the spacious stage. The capacity is a total of 800. An all-glass ticket booth is installed at the entrance. There are restrooms and smoking rooms as well. The lobby’s size is 12x32 feet and the floors were tile with tile wainscoting that were 3½ feet tall. The entire building has been lined with soundproof Celotex which catches all echoes and sound rings. This ensures a reception of the machinery’s sound. The stage which is a size of 408 inches tall (34 foot) will accommodate a total of 50 people. There are 2 dressing rooms located on the stage and four down in the basement. The stage was originally purchased in New York. The lobby and the stage were heated by hot water while the main auditorium will be heated in the winter and cooled in the summer by a separate unit located in the basement below. J. C. Gibson of Appalachia became a superintendent during the construction.
When the theater was destroyed by a fire on January 15, 1950, the Fire happened during the morning at 3:00 AM, which on that day was originally scheduled to show Cary Grant in “I Was A Male War Bride” along with a Tom And Jerry Cartoon “The Cat and the Mermouse”, a Newsreel, and This Is America’s “Spotlight on Mexico”. The last show the theater showed before the Fire is a triple-feature: Mickey Rooney in “The Big Wheel”, Charles Starrett in “The Blazing Trail” along with an unknown #3 attraction, and Chapter 2 of the Adventures of Sir Galahad. I think because on the triple-feature, I think that might’ve possibly be why the reason the theater caught itself on fire because of the projection. I don’t know yet, I might check later.
MK Murphy himself then later became the owner of the Powell Valley Drive-In when it opened on April 3, 1952.
NOTE: When The Lyric Opened Its Doors With “Raffles”, The Lyric Did Open With Selected Short Subjects. These Subjects Include A Newsreel, Cartoon, And “An Adventures Of A Newsreel Cameraman” Short.
Opened On February 2, 1940 With George Raft In “Invisible Stripes” Along With A Musical Novelty Featuring Larry Clinton’s Orchestra, A Merrie Melodies Cartoon “Hamateur Night”, And A Newsreel.
Opened On July 28, 1949 With Fred Astaire And Ginger Rogers In “The Barkleys Of Broadway”.
Closed in 1957 as a movie house, but remains as a special events theater until 1961.
Opened On September 27, 1928.
Its Actually Located On 978 Arrow, Not 978 East Arrow, Since Covina Had 2 978 Arrows, One Listed As East Arrow, But The Actual Address Is 978 Arrow. It Was Closed In The 1980s.
Opened On April 22, 1977 With Walt Disney’s “The Littlest Horse Thieves” And “The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh” On Screen 1, And “Fun With Dick And Jane” On Screen 2.
The Theater First Opened As The “Malco Twin” On June 14, 1973 With “Battle For The Planet Of The Apes” In Screen 1 And “The Getaway” In Screen 2. The Capacity For The Twin Is 204 And Featured Rocking Chair Seats, Draped Walls, And Wall-To-Wall Carpeting According To Johnny Glasscock, Blytheville’s Malco Manager.
This Is What The Plaza Theatre Looks Like After Its Name Change.
After closing in the mid-1980s, the screen remains standing until 2014. The Grove Drive-In is now listed as demolished.
The pathway remains the lot for more than 2 decades until it was completely demolished in 2011.
The theater may had continued in the 1980s, but had closed by the early 1990s.
The Rohrbaugh Theatre opened its doors on January 31, 1896 after the building was largely rebuilt in 1895.
The Rohrbaugh Theatre closed its doors on October 2, 1915 after it was destroyed by a fire. Lucky enough, no deaths were reported. The fire started at 12:35 AM that morning, as the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit who started the blaze. The loss is placed at about $40,000 of which only 25% of that money was covered by insurance.
One Of The Operators, Paul Ellison Cavanee, Worked At Both Rialto Theatres In Stanton And Norfolk Before C. J. Kremer Took It Over In 1958. Paul Died Almost 2 Years Later On March 19, 1960 At The Age Of 68.
I Recently Found This Exactly Not Too Long Ago That The Stockton Empire Theatre Just Got Destroyed By A Fire On May 19, 2021. The Historic Marquee, Sign, And The Front Part Of The Building Were All Survived From The Fire, But The Rest Was Devastated With Damage And The Entire Back Of The Building Was Demolished. It’s Not The Only Fire The Stockton Empire Theatre Was Involved In, Multiple Scenes Were Surrounded By The Stockton Empire Theatre In 2018 But Not Affected The Theater.
The actual closing date is December 7, 1996.
The Showbiz Pizza Place that was sitting next door operated until September 1986 when it was sold during an absolute auction.
February 1987.
When The Theater Became The Ritz In 1930, It Became A Warner Bros Operated Theater.
I Believe The Mickey Mouse Cartoon’s Title Was Supposed To Be “Brave Little Tailor” Because It Has The Same Plot.
The Park Opened On July 13, 1949 With Glen Ford In “Lust For Gold” Along With Selected Short Subjects, All Were Unknown.
Opened In 1909.
Opened On May 10, 1935.
Opened On April 16, 1949 With Dennis O’Keefe In “T. Men”.
MK Murphy, who operated a few theaters since 1905 across both Virginias, Virginia and West Virginia, had the opportunity to be the first manager of the Appalachia Theatre (formerly a Mineral Motor dealership). The Appalachia Theatre opened its doors on February 23, 1935 with Joe E. Brown in “Six Day Bike Rider” with no selected short subjects.
Murphy himself formerly operated the nearby Cumberland Theatre in Appalachia and the New Coeburn Theatre in Coeburn along with others in Welch, West Virginia. Blake Whiteneck of Keystone, West Virginia, who learned under Murphy and is an expert on operating the Western Electric equipment, is the main operator of the theater. Speaking of Western Electric, Western Electric’s wide-range system is the sound system the Appalachia Theatre used in their booth. Murphy’s wife and daughters handled the ticket office and the inside of the theater. J. F. Dusman, a specialist, traveled almost 500 miles from his office at 213 North Calvert Street in Baltimore, Maryland to Appalachia, Virginia to install many supplies and furnishes to the installed DaLite’s silver screen, and the projection equipment such as the theater’s “Strong Reflection” lamps, 2 Simplex projectors, high class lenses, large magazines, aluminum film reels, and a 12-section safety film cabinet. The Central Supply Company of Virginia Incorporated of Andover, Virginia furnished the building material used in its construction. The inside measurements from the insider were 48x100 feet together with an attractive lobby and the spacious stage. The capacity is a total of 800. An all-glass ticket booth is installed at the entrance. There are restrooms and smoking rooms as well. The lobby’s size is 12x32 feet and the floors were tile with tile wainscoting that were 3½ feet tall. The entire building has been lined with soundproof Celotex which catches all echoes and sound rings. This ensures a reception of the machinery’s sound. The stage which is a size of 408 inches tall (34 foot) will accommodate a total of 50 people. There are 2 dressing rooms located on the stage and four down in the basement. The stage was originally purchased in New York. The lobby and the stage were heated by hot water while the main auditorium will be heated in the winter and cooled in the summer by a separate unit located in the basement below. J. C. Gibson of Appalachia became a superintendent during the construction.
When the theater was destroyed by a fire on January 15, 1950, the Fire happened during the morning at 3:00 AM, which on that day was originally scheduled to show Cary Grant in “I Was A Male War Bride” along with a Tom And Jerry Cartoon “The Cat and the Mermouse”, a Newsreel, and This Is America’s “Spotlight on Mexico”. The last show the theater showed before the Fire is a triple-feature: Mickey Rooney in “The Big Wheel”, Charles Starrett in “The Blazing Trail” along with an unknown #3 attraction, and Chapter 2 of the Adventures of Sir Galahad. I think because on the triple-feature, I think that might’ve possibly be why the reason the theater caught itself on fire because of the projection. I don’t know yet, I might check later.
MK Murphy himself then later became the owner of the Powell Valley Drive-In when it opened on April 3, 1952.
NOTE: When The Lyric Opened Its Doors With “Raffles”, The Lyric Did Open With Selected Short Subjects. These Subjects Include A Newsreel, Cartoon, And “An Adventures Of A Newsreel Cameraman” Short.