Lyric Theatre (#2)
206 E. Main Street,
Streator,
IL
61364
206 E. Main Street,
Streator,
IL
61364
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The Lyric Theatre (#1) opened on March 1, 1908 at 411, Main Street (it has its own page on Cinema Treasures). The Lyric Theatre (#2) was opened on April 3, 1926 with Betty Compson in “Council for the Defence” It closed as a silent movie theatre on May 25, 1930 with Harold Lloyd in “Speedy” & Tom Tyler in “The Lone Horseman”. The interior was gutted on June 17, 1930 it it went into retail use.
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Lyric Theatre #1 was added to the Murdock Building at 411 Main Street opening on March 1, 1908 with “The Prodigal Son.” It closed; but on April 3, 1926 Eastern Illinois Theatres Circuit opened Lyric Theatre #2 on April 3, 1926 with Betty Compson in “Counsel for the Defense.” The second Lyric Theater’s last film was “Speedy” supported by “Lone Horseman” on May 25, 1930 never converting to sound. On June 17, 1930, the entire interior was torn out for retail purposes.