Hi Ron, I reached out to the Old Colony Historical Society and they referred me to the Dyer Memorial Library and the Whitman Public Library. I received responses from both. A women from the Whitman Library was excited about my inquiry and will be getting back to me at some point because she did say it would take sometime to research. Then I heard from a woman from Dyer Memorial Library and she referred me to the President of the Whitman Historical Society. I will be meeting with him on April 4th. A follow up email cam from the same woman from the Dyer Memorial Library who replied, “A researcher came in today who grew up in Whitman and knew the Empire Theater and told me that he does remember both of the wall hangings,Comedy and Tragedy. They hung on either side of the stage and screen area. Good luck, hope Mr. Campbell can help you out !”. Interesting enough he informed me of Mr. Hunt and I will be meeting one of his relatives. I want to say it is his son. Anyway, I will fill you in on the details soon.
Hi Ron, It is 98% zinc, three dimensional, 21 inches in diameter and the circumference 65.94 inches. No, I do not know anything about the other hanging or what museum. It was rumored to be Tragedy.
Hi Ron: It could of been 35 Temple Street prior to the Dentist Office that was built on the property where the Theatre originally stood. The address of the Dentist Office is 29 Temple Street. This explains the pictures that I have of the Theatre being torn down and our family Dentist standing on the lot once it was cleared. Interesting enough there is no Main Street in Whitman Massachusetts.
I have an article with a photo of the Theatre being torn down. The first owner was named Harry Stanley and later purchased by Edward Luddy. The headline reads ‘Empire’ Falls to the Wreckers. The article talks about the types of acts performed and movies shown there. The article names several people who worked in the Theatre. I have photos of the building being torn down and in one of the photos there is a sign on the building “Whitman Theatre”. At one time it may have been named the Empire Theatre since the headline suggests it. My Dad salvaged a wall hanging of “Comedy”. It hangs in my home today. Rumor has it that “Tragedy” is hanging in a Museum.
Hi Ron, I reached out to the Old Colony Historical Society and they referred me to the Dyer Memorial Library and the Whitman Public Library. I received responses from both. A women from the Whitman Library was excited about my inquiry and will be getting back to me at some point because she did say it would take sometime to research. Then I heard from a woman from Dyer Memorial Library and she referred me to the President of the Whitman Historical Society. I will be meeting with him on April 4th. A follow up email cam from the same woman from the Dyer Memorial Library who replied, “A researcher came in today who grew up in Whitman and knew the Empire Theater and told me that he does remember both of the wall hangings,Comedy and Tragedy. They hung on either side of the stage and screen area. Good luck, hope Mr. Campbell can help you out !”. Interesting enough he informed me of Mr. Hunt and I will be meeting one of his relatives. I want to say it is his son. Anyway, I will fill you in on the details soon.
Hi Ron, It is 98% zinc, three dimensional, 21 inches in diameter and the circumference 65.94 inches. No, I do not know anything about the other hanging or what museum. It was rumored to be Tragedy.
Hi Ron: It could of been 35 Temple Street prior to the Dentist Office that was built on the property where the Theatre originally stood. The address of the Dentist Office is 29 Temple Street. This explains the pictures that I have of the Theatre being torn down and our family Dentist standing on the lot once it was cleared. Interesting enough there is no Main Street in Whitman Massachusetts.
Ron…Page 16 of the Brockton Enterprise-Saturday, June 22, 1968, Correspondent, Mrs. Eleanor Smith.
I have an article with a photo of the Theatre being torn down. The first owner was named Harry Stanley and later purchased by Edward Luddy. The headline reads ‘Empire’ Falls to the Wreckers. The article talks about the types of acts performed and movies shown there. The article names several people who worked in the Theatre. I have photos of the building being torn down and in one of the photos there is a sign on the building “Whitman Theatre”. At one time it may have been named the Empire Theatre since the headline suggests it. My Dad salvaged a wall hanging of “Comedy”. It hangs in my home today. Rumor has it that “Tragedy” is hanging in a Museum.