Egyptian Theater

On August 1,1929 a Wurlitzer organ style 190 was installed in the Egyptian Theater. The Elks Lodge is now located at this address.

A photo of the Egyptian Theater can be seen here:
http://www.bahistory.org/Theaters.html

Was this converted into the Elks Lodge, or demolished and replaced by that lodge?

I have no idea if the theater was converted to the lodge or it was replaced with a new building. Everything that I have read on this theater only says closed in 1959 and no mention of the buildings fate. Someone that lives in the area could give a more accurate answer.

This Eygptian theatre is the first one I've seen listed as art deco so which is it?

And if it's just 'closed' is there still hope that this theatre will rise from any Egyptian ashes?

Elks Lodge 2199 is located in the Converted Egyptian Theatre at 326 Washington Ave., Brighton, Ma.

I gooffed, got my notes crossed, the Elks Lodge 2199 is lcoated on the site of the demolised Egyptian Theatre. The theatre was demolished in 1959. According to the history of Brighton, "The Pharonic grandeur of the theatre's enterior could no longer compete with the convenience and economy of television. The theatre had its peak during WWII."

The Art Deco-Egyptian style can be traced back to ancient Egypt. It is believed to be the work of the illegitimate son of King Tut. Little is known about his son Bruce Tut since his name has been stricken from all Egyptian records. Bruce was banned from Egypt after painting the interior of a pyramid pink with mint green trim. Rumor has it that Bruce migrated to Ethiopia and opened the first Bed, Bedouin, and Beyond store. This theater pays homage to his innovative designing skills.

The moral of this story is this: Before you add a theater to Cinema Treasures you should double check everything to make sure it is correct before hitting the submit button. If you fail to do that, you will have to make up some goofy story like this to cover your mistake! The style should be "Egyptian" and thanks to Charles for the update, the status should be "Closed/Demolished".

That is funny story about Bruce Tut in Egypt I like if you got more of them.

Sorry Otto, one Bruce Tut story is about all that I can handle.

Yeah, and saying I'm only 10 years old, I don't even know who Bruce Tut is!

wheelieman.....Can you keep a secret? There is no Bruce Tut. I made that story up. Don't tell anyone else, okay. :)

I never went into this Nabe, although I could have. I have a seating capacity of 2054, all on one floor. I understand that it had a large inner foyer, decorated in a hokey faux-Egyptian style.

I live not far from Brighton Center, and I can say, that Elks Lodge is a sorry eyesore. I think there are some pics in their lobby of the old Egyptian. Also, there's a restaurant near by with a few pics of the exterior hanging up. I think the exterior was redone at least once before the place was demolished-perhaps there was a renovation in the 40's?

The MGM Theatre Photograph and Report form for the Egyptian has an exterior photo dated April 1941. The theatre had an elaborate rectangular marquee with some sort of crest at the top and lots of what were probably "chase" lights. On the front, under the name, is posted "Friday Nights - Hollywood Party". On either side of the entrance are very elaborate poster frames. To the left is the Puritan restaurant. The Report states that the Egyptian is at 326 Washington St. in Brighton, that it has been playing MGM product for over 10 years; that it's less than 15 years old (as of 1941), is in Fair condition, has 2,054 seats, and is a "Neighborhood" house.

In the souvenir booklet for the 1983 convention in Boston of the Theatre Historical Society there is a set of 6 old photos of the Egyptian Th. probably made when the theater was new. There is one exterior view and 5 interior views of the lobby, what appears to be the inner foyer, and the auditorium. It was a very fancy and expensively decorated theater, with an Egyptian theme. All of the spaces were very spacious.

At the time the Egyptian in Brighton was under construction an article about it appeared in a movie industry trade magazine (title and date unknown). It says that the theater was being built for Netoco, New England Theatres Operating Company. The design was by "Eisenberg and Feer, Boston architects", and it was based partly on the Great Temple of Karnak at Thebes on the Upper Nile River. From the sidewalk there is a long lobby, 22 feet wide and 100 feet long, leading to the foyer which is 56 feet long and 40 feet wide. Beyond that is the promenade, 70 feet long and 20 feet wide. The auditorium was to have been of the stadium style (but that did not happen). There was to have been an orchestra lift in the pit, plus a seperate lift for the organ console. The building measures 160 feet from the rear stage wall to the front foyer wall, and the auditorium is 100 feet wide. This article, with no date and no mention of what publication it came from, was reprinted in the 1983 souvenir booklet for the Boston convention of the THSA.