Franklin Zeotrope Theatre
34 E. Central Street,
Franklin,
MA
02038
34 E. Central Street,
Franklin,
MA
02038
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The Film Daily Yearbook 1941 lists the seating capacity of the Morse Theatre as 800.
It appears to still be open. They have a web site at http://www.zeotrope.com/ but there’s not much to see. For show times, it links to boston.citysearch.com .
I don’t know why they named this theatre the “Zeotrope” (sic) since the word they were after is correctly spelled “zoetrope, ” which the dictionary defines as a mechanical toy offering visual illusion, consisting of a slotted drum that, when whirled, makes objects within the drum give the illusion of continuous motion. The programming and admission prices here are very good, but all three of the auditoriums are fairly weatherbeaten. There was talk of this theatre’s being scheduled for demolition. Anyone know what its status is now?