Empire Theatre

265 Washington Street,
Newark, NJ 07102

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Built in 1912, the Empire served as a vaudeville theater, opera house and movie theater at different times. But it is remembered most for burlesque. It operated as a burlesque from the 1930s until February 14, 1957, when the city shut it down for good.

A year later the building was razed for a parking lot. Today a bank sits on the site.

Any additional information on this theatre would be greatly appreciated.

Contributed by tc

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teecee on July 8, 2007 at 8:04 am

old postcards. Note that 2 are nearly identical but one lists the name as the Schubert

teecee on July 8, 2007 at 8:05 am

sorry, larger views:

teecee on July 10, 2007 at 5:25 pm

lots of photos/ads here:
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Joe Vogel on January 25, 2010 at 7:53 am

Miner’s Empire Theatre was designed jointly by George Keister and the firm of McMurray & Pulis.

teecee on March 19, 2010 at 3:03 pm

Old program (note reference to “57”, this was neer the theater’s end):

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