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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » New Jersey » Newark » Capitol Theater

Capitol Theater

Newark, NJ
120 Market Street
, Newark, NJ 07102 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Retail
Seats: 1190
Chain: Warner Brothers
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Played mostly move-overs from the larger Warner's Branford, located immediately adjacent to the RKO Proctor's, and only dir really good business when Proctor's was sold out. Closed in the mid-Fifties and became one of the first John's Bargain Stores.
Contributed by Jim Thatcher

YOUR COMMENTS

 
Still listed as open in the 1951 FDY.
posted by TC on Apr 1, 2005 at 8:33am
A Wurlitzer organ, opus 1121, was installed in this theater on 8/5/1925.
posted by TC on Jul 5, 2005 at 10:48am
The Capitol Theatre with 1129 seats opened New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1925. It was destroyed by fire June 15, 1984.

extracted from these beautiful memoirs:

http://www.cgazette.com/towns/newark/history/884186635843.htm
posted by TC on Jul 27, 2005 at 8:45am
Scratch that last post. It is for Newark, New York. I put the link on that theater's posting.
posted by TC on Jul 27, 2005 at 9:07am
Listed in the 1944 FDY as part of Warner Bros. Listed as part of Stanley Warner Corp. in the 1961 Film Daily Yearbook.
posted by TC on Mar 2, 2006 at 4:23am
ca 1940s ad:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8df01b3127cceb493944fa11900000025108IZsW7Zwzc-
posted by TC on Jan 20, 2008 at 12:46pm
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