Esmond Theatre
7 Esmond Street,
Smithfield,
RI
02917
7 Esmond Street,
Smithfield,
RI
02917
No one has favorited this theater yet
That there was an Esmond Theatre in Esmond Village in Smithfield, RI is verified by an advertisement in the (Providence) Evening Tribune of September 1, 1923. The theatre participated in the 6th annual Paramount Week.
Any information about this theatre would be appreciated.
Contributed by
Gerald A. DeLuca
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater
Recent comments (view all 6 comments)
This theatre was part of the September 1923 6th Paramount Week. In this advertisement from the (Providence) Evening Tribune, September 1, 1923, we see a fascinating list of Rhode Island area theatres, many long-gone and long-forgoten, or even unheard of, as well as what they were showing during that week. The Esmond Theatre (existence previously unknown to me) would show The Old Homestead with Theodore Roberts. CLICK HERE and move text to see all theatres.
Need an address and photos.
But I don’t have an exact address and I don’t have any photos. If I did, I would post them. All I have is what is in the ad in my above CLICK HERE link. Perhaps someone will furnish an address and and maybe a photo.
Research has turned up that Esmond Hall, likely also known as the Esmond Theatre, in Smithfield was used for movies through at least 1929. It’s location was on Esmond Street. There is currently a venue called the East Smithfield Neighborhood Center at 7 Esmond Street. It was built in 1900 and sure looks like those old village halls where movies used to be shown many years ago. Although I cannot prove it, it seems likely that this is the former Esmond Hall.
See a photo of it at http://calendar.boston.com/smithfield_ri/venues/show/972697-east-smithfield-neighborhood-center
link
How do you do that? I could never figure out how to make a clickable link.