Tupelo Community Theatre
200 N. Broadway,
Tupelo,
MS
38802
200 N. Broadway,
Tupelo,
MS
38802
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The former Lyric Theatre was built in 1912 as the Comus Theatre and was exclusively the home of vaudeville. Later, as part of the Saenger circuit, it was a movie and vaudeville house as the Strand Theatre. It was renamed the Lyric Theatre when it became part of the Malco chain of movie houses in the 1930’s.
Renovations to the theatre at that time included a new marquee and an Art Deco style redesign for the interior. The Lyric Theatre continued on with stage shows in addition to its film screenings.
The Lyric Theatre remained a popular movie house until 1984 when it was abandoned and nearly demolished. The Tupelo Community Theatre came along, purchased the old Lyric Theatre, and it has remained open ever since. Live stage productions are now the focal point of the theatre.
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Ross Melnick
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Here is another photo of the Lyric Theater.
A Robert-Morton theater organ was installed in the Strand Theater in 1928.
This is a recent photo of the Tupelo Community Theater.
A 1986 view of the Lyric Theater in Tupelo and a larger view here. Give Tupelo credit for saving the building, but they certainly did not do it justice with the ugly paint job.
Don….
1982 photo of the Tupelo Community Theatre.
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The community playhouse formerly known as the Lyric – a rainy day in Tupelo, summer 1996:
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On this 75th Anniversary of Elvis’s birth I wonder if he actually ever attended this theatre as a boy or performed on its stage. Anyone know?
Another photo of the Lyric Theatre.
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Photo of the entrance of the Lyric Theatre.
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2010 photo of the Lyric Theatre.
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