Bob- Was the theater built in 1976? The base itself, as Camp Devens, was opened around World War I, not in 1976. I was on Army Reserve duty there many times between 1957 and 1966 and went to the movies at the “post theater”, which was a typical large wood-frame building,painted pale yellow, and built to standard Army plans. I don’t remember the name of the street on which it was located.
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists 3 movie theaters in Ayer: The post theater at Camp Devens; the Strand Theater with 745 seats, open 7 days per week; and the YMCA auditorium (600 seats, open 6 days per week).
In the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook, the town name is also misspelled as “Baldwinsville”. It lists one movie theater in town, the Fraternity Hall, with 450 seats.
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists 3 theaters in Clinton: the Globe (800 seats, open 7 days per week), the Philbin Th. (no info) and the Strand Th. (no info). The 1927 population of Clinton was 12,700.
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists only two theaters in Danvers: the Danvers Th. and the Elm Th., but there is no info next to the theater names. The 1927 population of Danvers was 11,100.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the GAR Hall in East Douglas. Says it’s on Main St., has 476 seats and is in Poor condition. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Fraternity Hall, which they call “Frat Hall”. It’s on Main St., is in Fair condition, has 300 seats on the main floor and 125 balcony seats. The building dates to 1900. The cinema was open May-December. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941. The Report misspells the town name as “Baldwinsville”.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Ayer Playhouse. It’s on Washington Street, had 576 seats, opened in 1936 and was in Fair condition. There is an exterior photo dated July 1946. It was a large and distinctive building, perhaps a town hall, a library, a fraternal organization. Possibly this handsome building is still standing. The building looks older than the 1937 date, so perhaps that’s when the cinema began to operate within the building.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Orpheum in Danvers. Says it’s at 20 High St., is in Good condition, has 800 seats and has been showing MGM product for over 10 years. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Globe. Says it’s at 107 High St., is in Good condition, does not exhibit MGM films; and has 441 seats on the main floor and 169 balcony seats, total: 610. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941. The Globe closed during the summer months (no AC).
Joe Vogel is correct: both the Google Street View at the top of the page, and the photo linked to by Lost Memory in May 2009 are of this theater, the Art.
The Strand in Beverly is not listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook; only the Larcom and the Ware theaters were listed. So the Strand apparently dates to sometime after 1927.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Strand. It was at 135 Cabot Street, was in Fair condition, and had 500 seats. There is an exterior photo taken in April 1941. The theater had a big 2-sided marquee.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Brant Rock Theatre. It was on Ocean Avenue, had 502 seats, was in Excellent condition, and operated Summers-only. There is a notation “Rebuilt 1941”. There is an exterior photo taken in May 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Stand in Chelsea. Listed at 241 Broadway; in Fair condition; built about 1910, showing MGM product for over 10 years. 900 seats. There is an exterior photo dated March 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Olympia Th. in Chelsea. Listed at 376 Broadway, it was in Fair condition, and had been presenting MGM films for over 10 years. It had 820 orchestra seats, 475 balcony seats, and 125 seats in the loges; total: 1,420 seats. There is an exterior photo taken in April 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Broadway Theatre. Listed at 420 Broadway; it was Closed at the time. It had 804 orchestra seats and 386 balcony seats, total: 1,190. There is an exterior photo take April 1941. The theater had a fancy marquee which read “Closed – Visit the Olympia”.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Chelsea Theatre. Listed at 375 Broadway, Built about 1910, is in Poor condition and has been showing MGM product for over 10 years. There were 800 seats on the main floor and 150 balcony seats; total: 950. There is an exterior photo dated March 1941. There was a narrow entrance in a business block, with a rain canopy but no marquee.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Strand in Clinton. Says it’s on High Street, in Good condition and has been showing MGM product for over 10 years. It had 715 orchestra seats and 397 in the balcony, total: 1,112 seats. There is an exterior photo taken in May 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Center in Brockton. No one filled it out, so there is no info. There is a very nice exterior shot which is undated. The marquee is headed “E.M. Loew’s Center”, and the attraction posted is Jane Russell in “The Outlaw”.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the York. Says it’s on Main Street, in Fair condition, and showing MGM product for 10 years. There were 825 orchestra seats and 370 balcony seats, total: 1,195 seats. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Capitol. Says it’s on Main St., built in 1930, in Good condition, and showing MGM product for 10 years. There were 799 orchestra seats and 381 balcony seats, total: 1,180. There is an exterior photo taken in April 1941 which shows a very unusual facade, with the Olympia restaurant to the right.
Bob- Was the theater built in 1976? The base itself, as Camp Devens, was opened around World War I, not in 1976. I was on Army Reserve duty there many times between 1957 and 1966 and went to the movies at the “post theater”, which was a typical large wood-frame building,painted pale yellow, and built to standard Army plans. I don’t remember the name of the street on which it was located.
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists 3 movie theaters in Ayer: The post theater at Camp Devens; the Strand Theater with 745 seats, open 7 days per week; and the YMCA auditorium (600 seats, open 6 days per week).
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists one movie theater in East Douglas MA: the GAR Hall, but it shows only 187 seats.
In the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook, the town name is also misspelled as “Baldwinsville”. It lists one movie theater in town, the Fraternity Hall, with 450 seats.
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists 3 theaters in Clinton: the Globe (800 seats, open 7 days per week), the Philbin Th. (no info) and the Strand Th. (no info). The 1927 population of Clinton was 12,700.
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists only two theaters in Danvers: the Danvers Th. and the Elm Th., but there is no info next to the theater names. The 1927 population of Danvers was 11,100.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the GAR Hall in East Douglas. Says it’s on Main St., has 476 seats and is in Poor condition. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Fraternity Hall, which they call “Frat Hall”. It’s on Main St., is in Fair condition, has 300 seats on the main floor and 125 balcony seats. The building dates to 1900. The cinema was open May-December. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941. The Report misspells the town name as “Baldwinsville”.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Ayer Playhouse. It’s on Washington Street, had 576 seats, opened in 1936 and was in Fair condition. There is an exterior photo dated July 1946. It was a large and distinctive building, perhaps a town hall, a library, a fraternal organization. Possibly this handsome building is still standing. The building looks older than the 1937 date, so perhaps that’s when the cinema began to operate within the building.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Orpheum in Danvers. Says it’s at 20 High St., is in Good condition, has 800 seats and has been showing MGM product for over 10 years. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Globe. Says it’s at 107 High St., is in Good condition, does not exhibit MGM films; and has 441 seats on the main floor and 169 balcony seats, total: 610. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941. The Globe closed during the summer months (no AC).
Joe Vogel is correct: both the Google Street View at the top of the page, and the photo linked to by Lost Memory in May 2009 are of this theater, the Art.
The Strand in Beverly is not listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook; only the Larcom and the Ware theaters were listed. So the Strand apparently dates to sometime after 1927.
The Brant Rock Theatre in “Brant Rock, Massachusetts” is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook. It had 350 seats and was open 7 days per week.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Strand. It was at 135 Cabot Street, was in Fair condition, and had 500 seats. There is an exterior photo taken in April 1941. The theater had a big 2-sided marquee.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Brant Rock Theatre. It was on Ocean Avenue, had 502 seats, was in Excellent condition, and operated Summers-only. There is a notation “Rebuilt 1941”. There is an exterior photo taken in May 1941.
James- No, I don’t have the MGM Report & photo for the Union Theater. It’s in Illinois.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Stand in Chelsea. Listed at 241 Broadway; in Fair condition; built about 1910, showing MGM product for over 10 years. 900 seats. There is an exterior photo dated March 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Olympia Th. in Chelsea. Listed at 376 Broadway, it was in Fair condition, and had been presenting MGM films for over 10 years. It had 820 orchestra seats, 475 balcony seats, and 125 seats in the loges; total: 1,420 seats. There is an exterior photo taken in April 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Broadway Theatre. Listed at 420 Broadway; it was Closed at the time. It had 804 orchestra seats and 386 balcony seats, total: 1,190. There is an exterior photo take April 1941. The theater had a fancy marquee which read “Closed – Visit the Olympia”.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Chelsea Theatre. Listed at 375 Broadway, Built about 1910, is in Poor condition and has been showing MGM product for over 10 years. There were 800 seats on the main floor and 150 balcony seats; total: 950. There is an exterior photo dated March 1941. There was a narrow entrance in a business block, with a rain canopy but no marquee.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Strand in Clinton. Says it’s on High Street, in Good condition and has been showing MGM product for over 10 years. It had 715 orchestra seats and 397 in the balcony, total: 1,112 seats. There is an exterior photo taken in May 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the Center in Brockton. No one filled it out, so there is no info. There is a very nice exterior shot which is undated. The marquee is headed “E.M. Loew’s Center”, and the attraction posted is Jane Russell in “The Outlaw”.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in Illinois has the MGM Theatre Report for the York. Says it’s on Main Street, in Fair condition, and showing MGM product for 10 years. There were 825 orchestra seats and 370 balcony seats, total: 1,195 seats. There is an exterior photo dated April 1941.
The Theatre Historical Society archive in IL has the MGM Theatre Report for the Capitol. Says it’s on Main St., built in 1930, in Good condition, and showing MGM product for 10 years. There were 799 orchestra seats and 381 balcony seats, total: 1,180. There is an exterior photo taken in April 1941 which shows a very unusual facade, with the Olympia restaurant to the right.