Bryan Theatre
140 S. Lynn Street,
Bryan,
OH
43506
140 S. Lynn Street,
Bryan,
OH
43506
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Two screens as of February 1st, 1980
Sorry to read it was twinned in 1995.
Opened January 31st, 1940
Love the art deco style doors.
Operated by Skirball Brothers Circuit.
It was called the BRYAN BIJOU in 1995 with Three screens,Wonderful theatre ruined I am sure.
The Folks at The Bryan Theatre before it was twinned always thought of the Kids,Saturday Matinee was often kid friendly,“KING KONG ESACAPES” i am sure played to a full house.1971.
Played “BILLY JACK” over two weeks,which is hard to believe with such a horrible film.“THE GODFATHER” had a two week run with ONE showing Daily.
Looking at Newspaper ads as far into the seventies it was selling itself as an AIR CONDITIONED theatre.Thought that was odd.
Thanks Toby.
It may have been a different theater in Massillon that Mr. Skirball built. The Lions Lincoln was built by another architect in the mid-1910’s, and was also a former Warner Bros. house. Maybe the Skirball theater was built, closed, and demolished. The Lions Lincoln, which is still open, is the only Massillon theater listed here.
I know that the Lions Lincoln Theater in Massillon, OH is listed in Cinema Treasures. Was this the theater Mr. Skirball built?
A comment and question asked on flickr: “The Bryant use to be a single screen. Were three additional screens built on or was the original auditorium spilt up?” With 688 seats I wondered the same thing.
The July 1, 1939, issue of Boxoffice said that W.N. Skirball was building a theater, as yet unnamed, at Bryan, Ohio. The architect of the new house was John Eberson. It was expected to open by October 1. Unless Skirball built two theaters in Bryan about this time, the one the item referred to must have been the Bryan.
The item said that Skirball was also building a larger house at Massilon, Ohio, also designed by Eberson. I can’t find any theaters currently listed for Massilon at Cinema Treasures.
Otherwise Bryan would be the place to go for all the DVD pirates.
Take a look at the March 2006 photo. They must have gotten some advance bookings.
The 1981 motion picture almanac shows the Skirball Investment Company as operators of the Bryan at that time. Jack Skirball was an investor who I believe started out with Warren Buffett. The Skirball Center in Bel Air, CA is the result of his endowment.