Empire Theatre

147 High Street,
Holyoke, MA 01040

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Roger Katz
Roger Katz on December 28, 2012 at 1:25 pm

Listed as the Star Theatre in the 1918 business directory.

Redtelephone
Redtelephone on December 22, 2009 at 11:54 am

The Empire Theatre was located at 147 High St. The Triangle Shoe Store is located there now.

unknown
unknown on March 6, 2007 at 5:54 pm

The Holyoke Daily Transcript for February 10, 1915 lists the Empire theatre (no address is in the ad) with matinees at 2:30 and evenings at 8:15. The ad promotes an “Engagement Extrordinaire!” Mrs. Leslie Carter, “America’s Finest Actress” in “Du Barry” “—A photo-dramatization of her greatest success —” Apparently this was the filmed version of a successful stage-play that had also featured Mrs. Carter. The ad also indicates that matinee admission is 10 cents and 15 cents and evening prices are 15 cents and 25 cents.

The other theatres listed on this date are the Holyoke Theatre (formerly the Holyoke Opera House and listed elsewhere on this site as E.M. Loew’s State Theatre); The Majestic, The Suffolk, the Granbd Theatrein Holyoke and the Poli’s Palace in nearby Springifield.