Barrymore Theatre

lostmemory on September 7, 2007 at 10:23 am

This is a more recent photo of the Barrymore Theater.

lostmemory on October 1, 2007 at 7:58 am

Here is another recent photo of the Barrymore Theater.

lostmemory on April 29, 2008 at 5:33 pm

This is a 2008 photo.

lostmemory on April 10, 2009 at 6:04 pm

A 1990s photo is here.

Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen on March 19, 2011 at 6:28 pm

Opened as the Eastwood, December 28, 1929, had a Balcony and 980 Seats. Kept that name till 1967.

1960-1967 owned by Madison 20th Century Theaters of Milwaukee, Wisc, Dean D. Fitzgerald, President. In 1967 they owned 7 theaters in Wisconsin, including the Eastwood.

Cinema, December 20, 1967-1987. Had a Grand Opening as a Roadshow Theater at 8 p.m., December 20,1967 with, THE BIBLE: IN THE BEGINNING…, wonder if it was in 70mm, I’m sure it wasn’t in Dimension 150.

Started being called the Barrymore Theatre in 1987. Stopped showing movies in 1992?

Now a live theatre.

The Kilgen Organ Company of Chicago, about 160 miles from Madison, made about 190 Theater Pipe Organs. In 1930 they installed a Kilgen Theater Pipe Organ in the Eastwood Theatre. It was Opus 4420, a 2/8 manual/rank, keyboards/sets of pipes, Special. Anyone know what happened to the organ?

Dan Barton’s Barton Organ Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, about 100 miles from Madison, made about 250 Theater Pipe Organs, making it the 5th largest builder of Theater Pipe Organs. Old records show they installed an organ in the Eastwood in 1923? Is it possible this old record is a mistake, or did the theatre end up not opening for 7 years or did it open, close and then reopen? What happened to this organ?

I never found anything about an Atwood Theatre?

More info and more photos are always welcome.