Barrymore Theatre

This venue is also used by the Madison Rep. Theatre for some 'fringe' plays.

The Official website for the Barrymore theatre: http://www.barrymorelive.com/

This was originally the Eastwood Theatre. It was apparently re-named in honor of the great American acting family when it was converted into a "live" venue. As the Eastwood, the seating capacity was reported as 980 in Film Daily Year Books.

Warren, this theatre nust have had a couple AKA's I show it as being the Atwood at one time, It was located right at Atwood and Eastwood Blvd.

The style is listed as Italian Renaissance however it is an atmospheric theatre.There are some excellent photos at www.wisconsinhistory.org
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The Eastwood Theatre opened on 28th December 1929.

The architects of the Eastwood Theatre were Frederic J. Klein and H.C. Alford.

This theatre was called The Cinema in the 70s. It showed mostly Disney and family movies in the early 70s. In the late 70s it switched to porn and the theatre and neighborhood became run down. In recent years both theatre and neighborhood have been revived.

Regarding this theater's timeline as a concert venue, Hot Tuna performed there on 3/14/90.

Here's a picture of the Eastwood from 1930.
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullimage.asp?id=5006

Here are some additional photos from the same source:
http://tinyurl.com/ocnx8
http://tinyurl.com/rn3qk
http://tinyurl.com/ld79h
http://tinyurl.com/lrqoy
http://tinyurl.com/nk5g3
http://tinyurl.com/lkhx9

This is a 2007 photo of the Barrymore Theater.

This is a more recent photo of the Barrymore Theater.

A Kilgen theater organ opus 4420 size 2/8 was installed in the Eastwood Theater in 1930.

Here is another recent photo of the Barrymore Theater.

A more recent view of the Barrymore Theater can be seen here.

This is a 2008 photo.

Here is a June 1949 ad from the Wisconsin State Journal:
http://tinyurl.com/cnbvlg

A 1990s photo is here.