Strand Theatre
77 East Main Street,
Waterbury,
CT
06702
77 East Main Street,
Waterbury,
CT
06702
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Previously operated by: Loew's Inc., Poli New England Theaters Inc., Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
Previous Names: Fox's Theatre, Loew's Poli Strand Theatre
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The Strand Theatre opened in 1913. It was soon known as Fox’s Theatre, but just for one year. Became the Strand Theatre again in 1915. In 1925 it was equipped with a 3 manual Hall organ. In September 1929 it was taken over by Warner Brothers. By 1941 it was operated by Poli New England Theaters Inc. a subsidiary of Loew’s Inc. Demolished in 1951 for the F.W. Woolworth and W.T. Grant stores.
Justine Johnston, who went on to fame on Broadway with the Ziegfeld Follies, performed at the Strand Theater. The theater was located on what is now the site of the new UConn-Waterbury Campus courtyard.
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Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook; 1950 edition as having a seating capacity of 1,409.
The Waterbury Connecticut Theaters History site that lostmemory is referring to is at http://freewebs.com/waterburyct/theaters.htm It’s one page of a site that gives an online tour of Waterbury in vintage images from the late 1800s to the 1950s. The tour starts on the home page at http://freewebs.com/waterburyct/
A picture of this theater is in Images of America: Waterbury on page 51.
First operated by Poli, later Fox Circuit in August 1928, and finally Loew’s Inc.
Taken over by Warner Bros Circuit Management in September 1929.