Media Theatre for the Performing Arts
104 E. State Street,
Media,
PA
19063
104 E. State Street,
Media,
PA
19063
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The Media Theatre opened August 27, 1927 with Al Jolson in “The Jazz Singer”. Originally seating was provided for 1,100 and the movie theatre also hosted vaudeville shows in its stage.
The Media Theatre closed as a movie theatre in 1990, but the theatre was restored and reopened in 1994 as a performing arts venue.
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George Quirk, Bryan Krefft
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The Media was part of the Harry L. Dembow Circuit in the early sixties. General manager was Harry L. Dembow, not surprisingly. Besides the Media, other Dembow theaters in Pennsylvania at the time were the Congress in Marcus Hook and the State in Columbia.
Here is a more recent photo of the Media Theater.
A July 2008 photo can be seen here.
Maybe Mr. Rothacker the artist can make it out to the Ioka or Crest Theatres listed on Cinema Treasures.
One small and one big in need of some saving.
excellent photo of exterior, showing “Oliver”
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close up Marquee
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This is the Media Theater website.
Here is a recent marquee shot of the Media Theater.
1980 photo of the Media Theatre.
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In the early 1990’s, Walter M. Strine, Sr. saved the historic Media
Theatre, which was built for movies in 1927 in Philadelphia’s suburbs. The Philadelphia Inquirer on Sunday published his obituary and photos, as he passed away at age 100. View link
Photo of the Media Theatre courtesy of Nick’s Classic Americian Theatres.
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