Warner Theatre
811 State Street,
Erie,
PA
16501
811 State Street,
Erie,
PA
16501
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Wonderful photos and history,great looking theatre.
Paul Jones: It sounds like you are in Erie. I’m not far and always jump at the chance to visit the beautiful Warner which has never closed in its long history in Erie.
It’s worth noting that the Eerie Horror Film Festival has been held at the Warner for the past three years and has brought movies (albeit the scary ones) back to the huge Warner screen! The event is held each October and features celebrity guests and vendors. The next one takes place October 7 – 10, 2010. More information can be found on their website: http://www.eeriehorrorfilmfestival.com It’s a fun event and surprisingly family friendly. It’s definitely the only thing that drives us to Erie each year. Hopefully the city recognizes this. As noted above, the people who run the city don’t seem to have a clue when it comes to innovative ideas and the arts.
Thanks Patsy.
Go to www.wqln.com and click on “radio” then “Weekend All Things Erie” to hear a great interview by Kim Young with Barb Hauck who wrote a book about the Warner Theatre in Erie PA. The link below will take you to the book site and allow you to order.
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Don’t remember “PATTON” and “MASH” being on a double feature,guess you had to run the kids out when “MASH” started? Great pictures.
Chuck: Ditto! And please keep voting for the Rogers Theater each day @ www.refresheverything.com/rogerstheater in the $250K category!
Good picture, Chuck1231. Thanks for posting it.
1998 photo of the Warner Theatre.
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Warner Lady: Great article! Congratulations!
There is a news article published in the Buffalo News today. Go to:
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Within the article there is a link to http://www.erieevents.com/ where you can purchase the new Warner history book.
Yes, very colorful and full of acrobatic talent. BTW, the Warner has never closed in its long history in Erie PA on State Street just blocks from the shores of Lake Erie.
Was it a good show Patsy?
This evening I saw the show, Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Warner which is beautifully decorated for the Christmas and holiday season. The tour schedule for Cirque Dreams is @ http://www.cirqueproductions.com/
The above link really gives anyone interested in purchasing your book a wonderful opportunity to see some inside pages and read about you and the others involved in putting together this book about the beautiful Rapp & Rapp Warner Theatre of Erie PA.
If you want to purchase this book online, go to www.warnertheatrebook.com
Warner Lady: Thanks, Barb for posting your book information. Since purchasing it I haven’t been able to put it down. I recommend to anyone who is interested in theatre and the Warner name to pick up or order this book for their theatre library…it’s a true cinema treasure! ;–)
Finally the new book is out! “A Picture Palace Transformed: How Erie’s Warner Theatre Survived a Changing World” by Barbara J. Hauck based on the works of Dr. John Marsh is available at Borders, the Erie Book Store, and in the Warner before concerts. If you are out of Erie, you will have to go to Borders and tell them to search for it in their system. It is only at the Erie store, but all other Borders Book Stores can order it. It’s a beautiful book with many old and new photos. The new ones have been shot by Art Becker, a nationally renown Erie photographer. Contributing Editor Brian Sheridan did a great deal of research to add some really exciting facts.
View of the Warner Theatre from 1996here and here .
Here are more photos from the same year:
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The year given for these photos is 1971:
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I love reading all the fond memories of the Warner. As a young boy I took tap lessons at Little’s Dance Studio, and as such, got to perform on the Warner stage 2 Times!! What fond memories. Is the blue clock still next to the stage? That clock sticks very strongly in my memories of the theater. Any new news on the book?
1981 photo of the Warner Theatre.
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In reading through all the comments why does a person have to be so vicious in their comments if he disagrees with something. Can’t your thoughts just be conveyed and add the history that you might have?
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