My Great-Grandfather Claude Pitman Meserve built,owned, and operated the original Magic Lantern Theater. I was present for the last showing in the original theater, it was the rather insipid film “Just Like Heaven”. Still, it was fun and a bit melancholy to say goodbye to the old theater.
The Strand Theatre at Waverley was built in 1919-1920, opened on 9/3/1921 showing “The Fighter” from Selznick Pictures starring Conway Tearle and “The March Hare” from Realart Pictures (Zukor’s Paramount) starring Bebe Daniels. Both of these films are considered lost. The theater will celebrate its 95th year in business this September.
My Great-Grandfather Claude Pitman Meserve built,owned, and operated the original Magic Lantern Theater. I was present for the last showing in the original theater, it was the rather insipid film “Just Like Heaven”. Still, it was fun and a bit melancholy to say goodbye to the old theater.
The Strand Theatre at Waverley was built in 1919-1920, opened on 9/3/1921 showing “The Fighter” from Selznick Pictures starring Conway Tearle and “The March Hare” from Realart Pictures (Zukor’s Paramount) starring Bebe Daniels. Both of these films are considered lost. The theater will celebrate its 95th year in business this September.