Orpheum Theater
111 Pittsburgh Street,
Connellsville,
PA
15425
111 Pittsburgh Street,
Connellsville,
PA
15425
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On May 1, 1969, the Connellsville Daily Courier ran an ad for the Orpheum Theatre that said “Closed for Repairs. Watch for Opening.” but the opening apparently never came. The July 14, 1970, issue of the newspaper had an item about proposed improvements for the former site of the Orpheum Theatre. The house closed at the end of April, 1969, and must have been demolished no more than 15 months later.
Was there more than one location for the Orpheum Theatre at Connellsville, or was this house enlarged at some point? The December 16, 1916, issue of The Moving Picture World said that the Orpheum had opened on November 30 and seated 750.
The address is just 111 Pittsburgh St. no North. There is nothing listed for the adddress in a search.
Address should be updated. I can’t check from here to see if the building is still standing.
Listed in 1950 with 998 seats. Address given is 111 North Pittsburgh Street.
From Boxoffice magazine, January 1938:
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa.-G. Mikaris and F. Mikalarias, veteran exhibitors of this city, retired from the field this week. Orpheum Theater, here, recently extensively remodeled by the partners, has been acquired under long term lease by Altoona Publix Theaters.
1946 photo is now here.
Kind of an unfortunate name for the Candy Lady, don’t you think?
“In 1937 the Orpheum Theater in Connellsville, Pa was purchased by Anast N. Notopoulos”.
This is a 1954 photo of the Candy Lady at the Orpheum Theater.