Elizabeth Theatre

The MGM Theatre Photograph and Report form for the Elizabeth Theatre has an exterior photo dated April 1941. The theatre had an attractive 2-story facade with stucco finish and a heavy cornice above. There was a square marquee with the name in big letters on the front. There were a couple steps up from the sidewalk and 2 large poster cases on each side of the center entrance. The Report states that the theatre is on Main St., that it has been showing MGM films for 10 years and is over 15 years old and in Good condition. There were 585 seats on the main floor and 311 in the balcony. Total: 896 seats. The Report says that there are no competing theatres in Falmouth and the 1940 population was 6,800. In the 1942-43 Motion Picture Almanac, the Elizabeth and the Falmouth Theatre are listed as part of M&P Theatres. In the summer of 1983, I attended a musical play at the Highfield Theatre in Falmouth and killed some time walking around downtown. I was surprised to find a movie theatre there, with people rushing in to make the 7PM show. It was located at the north end of the main street, on the east side. I don’t remember the name. Looking at the MGM photo, I am 90% sure that it’s the same theatre. When I returned in 1984, the movie theatre had been closed and the building converted to other uses.

The Elizabeth Theatre closed in 1983. There’s a good photo of it at http://www.capecodtoday.com/images/eliz350_350.jpg