I worked at the Colonial Theater from 1964 through 1966 as a theater usher. This was during my sophomore and junior years in high school. It was a great place to work. “Marqueeman” previously wrote that the theater was owned by the Shea Corporation and was managed by Dusty Rhodes in the the mid-50’s. This was still the case during the time that I was there from ‘64-'66. The theater was still beautiful and kept in good condition. Back in those days, most theaters had one balcony. We had the luxury of having two very beautiful balconies for our customers. The Colonial originally was built for live stage shows. The original dressing rooms for the actors were still there when I worked there. There were light bulbs around the mirrors in their dressing rooms. The stars of the old stage shows had a star on their dressing rooms. These dressing rooms, as well as catwalks, and other stage equipment surrounded a huge stage that was immediately behind the large screen at the Colonial Theater.
I worked at the Colonial Theater from 1964 through 1966 as a theater usher. This was during my sophomore and junior years in high school. It was a great place to work. “Marqueeman” previously wrote that the theater was owned by the Shea Corporation and was managed by Dusty Rhodes in the the mid-50’s. This was still the case during the time that I was there from ‘64-'66. The theater was still beautiful and kept in good condition. Back in those days, most theaters had one balcony. We had the luxury of having two very beautiful balconies for our customers. The Colonial originally was built for live stage shows. The original dressing rooms for the actors were still there when I worked there. There were light bulbs around the mirrors in their dressing rooms. The stars of the old stage shows had a star on their dressing rooms. These dressing rooms, as well as catwalks, and other stage equipment surrounded a huge stage that was immediately behind the large screen at the Colonial Theater.