Under “E. Milton” (Mass.) there is one movie theater listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook: the Cunningham Park with 386 seats, open one day per week. I know nothing about it; there is a large public park in East Milton called Cunningham Park.
As the “Jewell” Theater, it is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook with 900 seats, and open daily. The seat count appears incorrect, as so often happens in the FDY theater lists.
J.V. Roy mentions the Jewel Theatre in Lowell in his posting above of April 4,2010. As the “Jewell” Theatre it is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 900 seats and open daily. Meanwhile, the subject of this page, the Royal Theatre, is also listed in the 1927 FDY as also having 900 seats and open daily.
The Colonial in Lowell is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 691 seats and open daily. As this theater was supposedly closed after 1925, the FDY may be in error.
The Strand in Brockton is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 800 seats and open 6 days per week. As is so often the case with the FDY, the seat count seems wrong.
In the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook, under “Campbell Mass.” there is a Keith’s Theatre listed with 950 seats. I assume that they mean this theater in Campello.
As the Rialto, this theater is listed under Brockton in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 1600 seats and open 6 days/week. Other Brockton movie theaters listed in 1927 are the City, 1600 seats; the Colonial, 724 seats; the Gordan’s Olympia, 2400 seats; the Majestic, 800 seats; the Strand, 800 seats; and in “Cambell, MA”, Keith’s Theatre with 950 seats. I assume that “Cambell” is the Campello section of Brockton where there was a Keith’s Theatre.
Today’s Boston Herald has a feature article about new arts facilities in Boston. It says that the Modern Th. project cost a total of $42M. That would include design work, demolition, construction and fitting out. Above the theater are several floors of dorm rooms for Suffolk Univ. students. That’s the reason that the ceiling in the new theater is much lower than that of the original Modern. The entrance to the dorm floors is through a Suffolk Univ. building on West Street to the north of the site.
The Opera House in Salida is listed in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. G.W. McGovern was Mgr. It had 850 seats, was on the ground floor with tickets costing from 25 cents to $1. It had the “Edison system” of electric lighting. The proscenium opening was 25 feet wide X 15 feet high, and the stage was 36 feet deep. There were 2 newspapers and 3 hotels for show folk. The 1897 population of Salida was 3,500.
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists Memorial Hall in Oxford, the town’s only cinema listing, as having 400 seats and open 2 days per week. From postings made above, it seems very likely that Memorial Hall and Town Hall were one in the same.
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists 2 movie theaters in Gardner, the Orpheum and one which they call the “Gardner Theatre”. It had 1500 seats. They don’t list the Uptown Th., but possibly it and the so-called Gardner Theatre are the same.
As the Strand, this theater is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 2,300 seats and open daily. That seat count seems too high.
The Waldorf is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 1,500 seats and open daily.
The Olympia is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 2,300 seats and open daily.
The Comique in Lynn is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 800 seats and open daily.
The Capitol in Lynn is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 1,100 seats and open daily.
Under “E. Milton” (Mass.) there is one movie theater listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook: the Cunningham Park with 386 seats, open one day per week. I know nothing about it; there is a large public park in East Milton called Cunningham Park.
As the “Jewell” Theater, it is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook with 900 seats, and open daily. The seat count appears incorrect, as so often happens in the FDY theater lists.
J.V. Roy mentions the Jewel Theatre in Lowell in his posting above of April 4,2010. As the “Jewell” Theatre it is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 900 seats and open daily. Meanwhile, the subject of this page, the Royal Theatre, is also listed in the 1927 FDY as also having 900 seats and open daily.
The Strand in Lowell is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 1,763 seats and open daily.
The Rialto is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 1,100 seats and open daily.
The Merrimack Square is listed under Lowell in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 1,676 seats and open daily.
The Colonial in Lowell is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 691 seats and open daily. As this theater was supposedly closed after 1925, the FDY may be in error.
As the Shawmut Th., this house is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 1400 seats, open daily. The seat count seems too low.
The Roxbury Th. is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 600 seats and open daily.
The Rivoli in Roxbury is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 1200 seats, open daily.
The Strand in Brockton is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 800 seats and open 6 days per week. As is so often the case with the FDY, the seat count seems wrong.
In the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook, under “Campbell Mass.” there is a Keith’s Theatre listed with 950 seats. I assume that they mean this theater in Campello.
As the Rialto, this theater is listed under Brockton in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 1600 seats and open 6 days/week. Other Brockton movie theaters listed in 1927 are the City, 1600 seats; the Colonial, 724 seats; the Gordan’s Olympia, 2400 seats; the Majestic, 800 seats; the Strand, 800 seats; and in “Cambell, MA”, Keith’s Theatre with 950 seats. I assume that “Cambell” is the Campello section of Brockton where there was a Keith’s Theatre.
Today’s Boston Herald has a feature article about new arts facilities in Boston. It says that the Modern Th. project cost a total of $42M. That would include design work, demolition, construction and fitting out. Above the theater are several floors of dorm rooms for Suffolk Univ. students. That’s the reason that the ceiling in the new theater is much lower than that of the original Modern. The entrance to the dorm floors is through a Suffolk Univ. building on West Street to the north of the site.
The Opera House in Salida is listed in the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. G.W. McGovern was Mgr. It had 850 seats, was on the ground floor with tickets costing from 25 cents to $1. It had the “Edison system” of electric lighting. The proscenium opening was 25 feet wide X 15 feet high, and the stage was 36 feet deep. There were 2 newspapers and 3 hotels for show folk. The 1897 population of Salida was 3,500.
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists Memorial Hall in Oxford, the town’s only cinema listing, as having 400 seats and open 2 days per week. From postings made above, it seems very likely that Memorial Hall and Town Hall were one in the same.
There was a Premier Theatre in Norwood, as mentioned above; it’s listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 600 seats and open 6 days/week.
The Lexington Th. is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 500 seats. It’s the only movie theater listed for Lexington MA.
The Town Hall in Lenox is listed in the 1927 Film Daily Yearbook as having 435 seats and open 1 day per week.
The 1927 Film Daily Yearbook lists 2 movie theaters in Gardner, the Orpheum and one which they call the “Gardner Theatre”. It had 1500 seats. They don’t list the Uptown Th., but possibly it and the so-called Gardner Theatre are the same.