District Music Hall

rivest266 on June 21, 2024 at 12:00 pm

Opened on September 24th, 1915. Grand opening ad posted.

dallasmovietheaters on May 19, 2019 at 6:43 am

The Norwalk Theatre closed in 1950. After three years of dormancy, Norman Black, Leonard E. Sampson, and Robert C. Spodick relaunched the theatre on December 26, 1953 with “Easy to Love” with Esther Williams.

Joe Vogel on November 7, 2014 at 2:00 pm

The Regent Theatre opened in 1915. This item is from the December, 1915, issue of the trade union journal The Motorman and Conductor:

“COMPLIMENTS OF THEATER MANAGER.

“Norwalk, Conn.—In November the members of Div. No. 476 were each presented with two attendance tickets to the picture play entitled "The Birth of a Nation.” The compliment was extended by the management of the Regent Theater of Norwalk.

“Our benefit drawing with a Hamilton watch as the prize resulted in drawing of the watch by Judge J. T. Hubbell of Norwalk. The Judge very kindly returned the watch to us under provision that it should be chanced off among our members. The result is that Motorman J. H. Wilmott Is now running the Short Line by it.

“On Dec. 13 we held a musical comedy benefit at the Regent Theater. It was a success.”

The theater is now being renovated by a non-profit organization, and is to eventually reopen as the Wall Street Theatre. This is their web site. Their history page says the Regent opened in September, 1915. There is an undated photo of its reopening as the Norwalk Theatre. The first movie shown under the new name was the 1939 production The Story of Alexander Graham Bell. The Norwalk Theatre closed in October, 1989, with the movie Kickboxer.

gd14lawn on June 4, 2013 at 11:52 pm

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KennethJacowitz on November 14, 2010 at 5:45 pm

I was the manager for CinemaNational from around 1985 to 1987. This was an old vaudeville theatre with a stage and proscenium arch. Carbon arc projector when I was there. Wasn’t showing the better films like when I managed the Greenwich Twin in Greenwich, CT, more like “Halloween III,” Friday the 13th part 6, “Purple Rain”, “Batchelor Party”, etc.

shoeshoe14 on December 5, 2007 at 3:59 pm

Opened in 1916 as the Regent at 73 Wall Street, per the City Directory. Becomes the Norwalk Theatre in 1939 at 71 Wall. In 1986 it’s listed as the Cinemanational Theatre Operations as well. Last listed in 1989.

Roger Katz on January 19, 2005 at 11:51 am

This was known as the Norwalk Theatre in its early days.