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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Maryland » Cheverly » Publick Playhouse
Also known as Cheverly Theatre

Publick Playhouse

Cheverly, MD
5445 Landover Road
, Cheverly, MD 20784 United States
(map)
301.277.1710
Status: Open
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Moderne
Function: Live Theater, Movies, Performing Arts, Playhouse
Seats: 940
Chain: Independent
Architect: John Eberson
Firm: Unknown
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The Cheverly Theatre opened in 1947, in late Streamline Moderne style. It was designed by the firm of John Eberson. The Cheverly Theatre was plush and elegant, and its auditorium included a painted "sky" on its ceiling, following the tradition of Eberson's Atmospheric style palaces of the 1920's.

Into the 1960's, the Cheverly Theatre remained a popular cinematic destination, but eventually fell into decline and closed. In 1975, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission was able to acquire the Cheverly and began a restoration of the former movie house. It reopened thirty years to the day that the Cheverly had its first grand opening in 1947, now serving as a venue for performing arts, legitimate theater, concerts, dance and community events.

Now called the Prince George's Publick Playhouse for the Performing Arts, or simply the Publick Playhouse, the theater is today one of the most popular performing arts venues in the region.

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Publick Playhouse for the Performing Arts (Official)
Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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A vintage photo of the cheverly is available on Library Congress, as "Griffith Consumers Co. Exterior of Cheverly Theater."
http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/thc/5a43000/5a43700/5a43760r.jpg
posted by BWChicago on Nov 17, 2004 at 3:11pm
Looks pretty much the same, except the box office window looks absent. I wonder why they changed the name? Cheverly seems more sensible than "Publick"... it's certainly not 'olde tyme' style in the least.
posted by BWChicago on May 30, 2005 at 10:31am
Color photo of the Public Plays/Cheverly Theatre.
http://www.agilitynut.com/p/pubp1004.jpg
posted by Chuck1231 on Oct 2, 2005 at 8:50pm
I work in Tuxedo and pass by there every so often. I am glad it was saved.
posted by East Coast Rocker on Feb 16, 2006 at 4:15pm
This is a 2006 photo of the Publick Playhouse.
posted by Lost Memory on Apr 5, 2006 at 8:25am
Photos from April 2008 of the Publick Playhouse/Clever Theatre: 1, 2, 3
posted by JackCoursey on Jun 22, 2008 at 10:52am
Has anyone been inside of this venue recently?
Was the interior restored or maintained as original?
Did the sky painting on the ceiling remain?
posted by David Zornig on Nov 16, 2008 at 9:34am
1986 photo of the Public Playhouse
http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=CATAdvancedSearch1%2c20%2c3%2c-1&catpageindex=13&ProductID=28076
posted by Chuck1231 on Apr 16, 2009 at 11:17am
Here is a close-up shot from 2008.

posted by Lost Memory on Apr 18, 2009 at 5:31am
Another photo is here.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 10, 2009 at 12:55pm
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