The Arion Theater was the focus of many of my Sat afternoons while growing up in MV during the 1950s. I remember the 25c admission and the 6c candy. They also had a 5c popcorn vending machine that gave small but better tasting popcorn than the popping machine at the candy counter that replaced it. And I saved the penny from the 6c my parents gave me for candy.
The Sat matinee was usually horror, comedy or westerns. At one point, they were giving toy prizes to the kids attending the show. The first week they gave us bottles of bubble soap and blowing wands BEFORE the feature. The theater was filled with bubbles and the matrons couldn’t throw all of us out. After that they gave out the prizes as we left.
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The Arion Theater was the focus of many of my Sat afternoons while growing up in MV during the 1950s. I remember the 25c admission and the 6c candy. They also had a 5c popcorn vending machine that gave small but better tasting popcorn than the popping machine at the candy counter that replaced it. And I saved the penny from the 6c my parents gave me for candy.
The Sat matinee was usually horror, comedy or westerns. At one point, they were giving toy prizes to the kids attending the show. The first week they gave us bottles of bubble soap and blowing wands BEFORE the feature. The theater was filled with bubbles and the matrons couldn’t throw all of us out. After that they gave out the prizes as we left.
Thanks to all for the great comments on this site.