Alvina Krause Theatre
226 Center Street,
Bloomsburg,
PA
17815
226 Center Street,
Bloomsburg,
PA
17815
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In 1978, after two years of studying with Alvina Krause, the legendary teacher of theatre, a group of young artists decided to put down roots in the town of Bloomsburg and start a theatre. Thus began the nonprofit Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble which in 1980 purchased the 625-seat Columbia Theatre in downtown Bloomsburg. The old movie theatre maintains most of its original and unusual marquee.
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The 1954 Film Daily Year Book claims 625 seats for the Columbia Theatre.
I saw this theatre in 1998 and the marquee is quite impressive. The floor has been leveled and seating capacity greatly reduced. The present seating is now stadium style.
Here is a recent photo of the Alvina Krause Theater.
The marquee was more impressive when the much larger ‘Columbia’ was still part of the marquee.
The theatre currently has 350 seats.
1982 Photo
Here are two more 1982 photos of the Columbia Theater:
Photo1
Photo2
Listed as a Comerford-Publix theater in the 1945-46 International Motion Picture Almanac.