New Lyric Theatre

5123 Germantown Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19144

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DennisMcG on February 25, 2010 at 8:41 am

The theatre was renamed the New Lyric (from the Manheim) in 1935, with the alterations and the new marquee. The marquee only read “Lyric”, but it was always called the “New Lyric Theatre”. That might have to do with there already being another Lyric Theatre ion Philadelphia at the time.

Here is a link to a photo of the New Lyric Theatre after it closed in the 1970s:

Here is a link to a sad photo of the New Lyric Theatre on fire. The fire destroyed the theatre and it was razed afterwards:

tedwinkler on March 21, 2008 at 4:37 pm

As a kid,I used to go to the New Lyric on Saturday afternoons with my brothers.After the show,we would ask Mr. Lewis if we could help him to clean up before the next show.He gave us passes for next week. Sad to say,the theater was not restord,but,torn down and a small shopping center is in its place. So sad!

lostmemory on October 19, 2007 at 5:16 pm

A Wurlitzer theater organ opus 320 style 135A was installed in the Manheim Theater on 5/30/1920.

lostmemory on June 1, 2006 at 3:04 pm

This is what the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings site shows for this theater:

Lyric Theatre. Also known as: New Lyric Theatre (1935); Manheim Amusement Palace; Manheim Theatre .

Project Chronology

1914 ADDITIONS/ALTERATIONS by John Allen

1935 ADDITIONS/ALTERATIONS New marquee, and interior repainted

c. 1970-c. 1975 Burned

Seating capacity: 1000