Alvina Krause Theatre
226 Center Street,
Bloomsburg,
PA
17815
226 Center Street,
Bloomsburg,
PA
17815
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Previously operated by: Comerford Theaters Inc., Publix Theaters Corporation
Functions: Performing Arts
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Columbia Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
570.784.8181
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The Columbia Theatre was opened by Comerford Publix Theatres on November 14, 1940 with Roy Rogers in “Young Bill Hickok”. It was closed in 1981.
In 1978, after two years of studying with Alvina Krause, the legendary teacher of theatre, a group of young artists decided to put down roots in the town of Bloomsburg and start a theatre. Thus began the nonprofit Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble which in 1980 purchased the 625-seat Columbia Theatre in downtown Bloomsburg. The old movie theatre maintains most of its original and unusual marquee.
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You can buy a print of the theatre at this link:
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I saw this theatre in 1998 and the marquee is quite impressive. The floor has been leveled and seating capacity greatly reduced. The present seating is now stadium style.
The marquee was more impressive when the much larger ‘Columbia’ was still part of the marquee.
The theatre currently has 350 seats.
Listed as a Comerford-Publix theater in the 1945-46 International Motion Picture Almanac.
Opened on November 14th, 1940 by Publix-Comerford Theatres
Columbia theatre reopening 14 Nov 1940, Thu The Morning Press (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
Another Columbia theatre was opened in Bloomsburg on September 25th, 1908-and its listings ended in 1930
Closed as a full-time cinema in 1981.