Capitol Theater

120 Market Street,
Newark, NJ 07102

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Played mostly move-overs from the larger Warner’s Branford Theatre, located immediately adjacent to the RKO Proctor’s Theatre, and only did really good business when Proctor’s was sold out. Closed in the mid-1950’s and became one of the first John’s Bargain Stores.

Contributed by Jim Thatcher

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teecee
teecee on April 1, 2005 at 8:33 am

Still listed as open in the 1951 FDY.

teecee
teecee on July 5, 2005 at 10:48 am

A Wurlitzer organ, opus 1121, was installed in this theater on 8/5/1925.

teecee
teecee on July 27, 2005 at 8:45 am

The Capitol Theatre with 1129 seats opened New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 1925. It was destroyed by fire June 15, 1984.

extracted from these beautiful memoirs:

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teecee
teecee on July 27, 2005 at 9:07 am

Scratch that last post. It is for Newark, New York. I put the link on that theater’s posting.

teecee
teecee on March 2, 2006 at 4:23 am

Listed in the 1944 FDY as part of Warner Bros. Listed as part of Stanley Warner Corp. in the 1961 Film Daily Yearbook.

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teecee on January 20, 2008 at 12:46 pm

ca 1940s ad:

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