Saxon Theatre

The MGM Theatre Photograph and Report form for the Lyric/Saxon in Fitchburg MA has 2 photos, one as the Lyric and one as the Saxon. There is only one photo date, August 14, 1946. It seems likely that the Lyric photo was taken at the same time as the other MGM photos in Fitchburg: May 1941, and the Saxon photographed in 1946, but I'm not sure of that. The theatre entrance was located at the left side of a 3-story commercial building. The Lyric had a triangular marquee, and it appears that the same marquee was adapted for the Saxon. In both photos, Loddy's Pharmacy is to the right of the theatre entrance. Movies playing at the Lyric are : " (unreadable)" and what looks like "Wyoming" (was there a film with that title?). Movies at the Saxon are" "He Walked by Night" and "Parole Inc." There is no further information on the MGM Report. In the 1942-43 Motion Picture Almanac, the Lyric is listed as part of the E.M. Loew circuit of Boston, but also part of the Fred Lieberman Proven Pictures circuit. It seems likely that one of these circuits gave it over to the other in 1942. According to a post by "Winchendon" on March 17, 2006 on the page for the Fitchburg Theatre, the Lyric/Saxon was located next to the Fitchburg Theatre on Main Street. It had a balcony and stage (he attended concerts there), and was closed after about 1968 and eventually demolished. The theatre name, Saxon, was used in Boston by the Ben Sack theatre company, so one wonders if the Saxon in Fitchburg was also a Ben Sack house.

The Lyric in Fitchburg was indeed taken over by the Ben Sack theatre circuit.

Here is a 1963 photo, taken by Kim Goodwin of Fitchburg:
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A Gathering of Eagles with Rock Hudson and Rod Taylor was released in June of 1963.

The Saxon Theater can be seen on the right side of this photo. Judging by the cars, the photo could be from the late 50's or early 60s.

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