Opera House only showed one opera that I know of. When it was Keeney’s they decided it was Vaudeville shows that made money. This building certainly saw a wide variety of shows and cinema. I hear that the Industrial Museum (of all places) inherited an important piece of the Opera House masonry.
See Embassy Theatre for info on Russwin Lyceum, as they were in same location. Book, Images of America: New Britain, Vol II has photo of both marquees.
Anyway, found Palace while doing research on Capitol Lunch (famous sauced hotdogs). I have a photo of North end of Main, looking South toward what is now Rt 72. Palace is on right, Capitol Lunch on left (where New bright Plaza is now). Today it would be somewhere between Webster Bank and Yankee Peddlar and Pawn.
Opera House only showed one opera that I know of. When it was Keeney’s they decided it was Vaudeville shows that made money. This building certainly saw a wide variety of shows and cinema. I hear that the Industrial Museum (of all places) inherited an important piece of the Opera House masonry.
Should have mentioned…Capitol Lunch is now on same side of street as Palace was.
See Embassy Theatre for info on Russwin Lyceum, as they were in same location. Book, Images of America: New Britain, Vol II has photo of both marquees. Anyway, found Palace while doing research on Capitol Lunch (famous sauced hotdogs). I have a photo of North end of Main, looking South toward what is now Rt 72. Palace is on right, Capitol Lunch on left (where New bright Plaza is now). Today it would be somewhere between Webster Bank and Yankee Peddlar and Pawn.