Elm Draught House Cinema
35 Elm Court,
Millbury,
MA
01527
35 Elm Court,
Millbury,
MA
01527
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The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists just one movie venue in Millbury, the Town Hall auditorium with 350 seats, open 3 days per week. The 1927 population was 5,650.
The 1955 Film Daily lists this as the Elms theater with 700 seats. I think Elms should be an aka name.
Lost- I guess this is the same; note the street number “35” at the entrance. It looks different from its appearance in the May 1941 photo on the MGM Theatre Report. At that time the front part of the building, in brick, was only one story high. There was a 2-story-plus building behind it. So it appears that the front has been enlarged and altered since 1941.
The name on the marquee in this 1986 photo is Elms. Same theater?
There is a MGM Theatre Photograph and Report form for the Elm Theatre in Millbury MA. There is a facade photo taken in May 1941. There is a one-story brick entrance which appears to be added on to a 2-story wood-frame building. The entrance has “1939” in Roman Numerals at the top. There are 2 sets of double doors seperated by about 10 feet. There is a rain canopy, but no marquee. The Report states that the theatre is on Elm St. The theatre was not a MGM customer. It was opened in 1939 and is in Good condition. The seating was shown as 350 but someone crossed that out and inserted 750, all on one floor. The competing theatre in Millbury is listed as the Paradise Theatre. The 1940 population was 6,900.
I have been going here to see movies since I was 20 years old, I’ll be turning 50 this year. This is a great place if you like room between seats, the best popcorn, cheap addmisson price and a homey type atmosphere. The gentleman who runs it is very friendly and is there to help you with anything you may need. He is also very knowledgeable about the history of this theater. My family and I love this place.
Wow, this sounds like the ideal small movie theater with the ideal owner. Do you know when this theater, being single screen, was opened? Did it originally show silent films?