Forum Theatre
115 E. Monroe Avenue,
Jonesboro,
AR
72401
115 E. Monroe Avenue,
Jonesboro,
AR
72401
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The Strand Theatre opened in 1926, with seating for about 700. The theater features a graceful neo-Georgian style facade, with four pillasters of light stone over red brick. Over the main entrance is a small pediment with two large windows over it, lighting the lobby. The Strand Theatre was the largest theater in the Jonesboro area for more than 40 years.
It was acquired by the city of Jonesboro in the late-1970s and restored to its original beauty and today hosts live performances and community events, now called the Forum Theatre.
Like many theaters, the Forum Theatre allegedly has its very own ghost, which has been nicknamed “Charlie”, which has said to have been more mischevious than scary.
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Small color photo on this link (don’t try to expand without a password:
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The Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 list the seating capacity of the Strand Theatre as 1,147.
It was operated by Paramount Theatres Inc. through a sudsidiary company Malco Theaters Inc. (M.A. Lightman, President and General Manager)
The Forum Theater has a current seating capacity of 658. Among other uses, movies are still shown here. This is a website for this theater.
1984 photo of the Forum Theatre.
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In the header shouln’t it be listed as live performacnes instead of unknown?