Stonington Opera House

1 Opera House Lane,
Stonington, ME 04681

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Gerald A. DeLuca
Gerald A. DeLuca on October 5, 2021 at 2:08 am

Can someone (from Stonington maybe) post an interior view of the place?

rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on December 30, 2015 at 11:37 am

This theater is not open every day so a visitor needs to call ahead. It’s interesting that when it was built in 1912 to replace the old Russ Music Hall it had 750 fewer seats. Was this because the 1912 population was smaller due to the fact that the granite industry on Deer Isle was not as busy as it had been in the 1880s when the Russ Music Hall was built?

rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on December 29, 2015 at 10:34 am

The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Stonington Opera House; it’s Card # 449. Address is “West St.” (incorrect). There is an exterior photo dated May 19, 1941. Condition is Poor. Tre report says it opened in 1917, was showing MGM films, and had 300 seats. The 1940 population was 1,400. Today, the address is 1 Opera House Lane, at the end of Main Street.