Clinton County Showcase
525 N. 2nd Street,
Breese,
IL
62230
525 N. 2nd Street,
Breese,
IL
62230
4 people
favorited this theater
Related Websites
Clinton County Showcase (Official)
Additional Info
Functions: Live Theater
Previous Names: Grand Theatre, Avon Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
618.526.2866
Manager:
618.526.2866
Nearby Theaters
The Grand Theatre was opened in 1914, located in downtown Breese on N. 2nd Street near N. Main Street. It was renamed Avon Theatre on August 8, 1941 and was for many decades a popular movie house which, in its last years of operation, switched seasons with the Avon Drive-In (which has since been demolished).
Since 1996, the Avon Theatre has been home to the Clinton County Showcase, which features live theater and musical presentations on stage, and since late-2010 it began screening movies, but these have now ceased.
Contributed by
Bryan
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 10 comments)
Here is a 1976 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/cclkv3
The Drive-In Theatre near the intersection of Rt50 and St. Rose road was replaced by the large Breese Journal Building.
Nice looking small theatre.
This theatre has begun showing films again. Last week (11/26/2010) they showed Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and the theatre was roughly 2/3 full according to the local paper.
Opened as the Grand Theatre in 1914:
http://www.breesehistoricalsociety.org/Panel 3 Pics/a7.html
Here is a fresh link to the photo RoadsideArchitecture linked to.
The July 4, 1914, issue of The Moving Picture World said “W. V. Schmidt will be manager of the new Grand moving picture theater which is nearing completion at Breese. The house will seat 450 persons.”
Always nice to see a single-screener still in operation!!!
Anyone know what happened to the marquee?
Seth G. I am currently trying to replace the historic marquee that was there. There was a small fire in the front corner of the marquee that between the fire and fire dept. extinguishing made it unsafe to hang over the sidewalk. The theater is no longer showing films but now is home to Clinton County Showcase, a live theater organization. CCS is trying to, with a little resistance, replace the old with a replica of what was there with the addition of two 4x8 led screens where the old lettering was. Thank you for your interest in this historic theater. If you have any questions regarding the theater, you can check out the website ccshowcase.com or feel free to contact me here.
The relaunch of the Grand as the Avon Theatre was commemorated on August 8, 1941 with “The Shepherd of the Hills.”