Comerford Theatre
60 Public Square,
Wilkes-Barre,
PA
18701
60 Public Square,
Wilkes-Barre,
PA
18701
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Cinecom, Comerford Theaters Inc., Publix, Sportservice
Architects: Leon H. Lempert, Jr.
Firms: Leon H. Lempert & Son
Styles: French Renaissance
Previous Names: Capitol Theatre
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The Capitol Theatre was opened October 11, 1920 by the Comerford Theatres chain. Seating was provided for 1,884 in orchestra and balcony levels.
In 1972 it was triplexed and was closed in 1977.
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I don’t think Anthony F. Dumas was the architect of this theater. He did a drawing of it, but that was quite some time after it was built. So far I’ve been unable to discover who the actual architect was.
The Theatre Historical Society has this page about Dumas' drawings, sixty of which are in the Society’s archives.
An article about Comerford Theatres in the August 31, 1921, issue of The Scranton Republican listed the Capitol Theatre in Wilkes-Barre as one of the houses that had been designed for the chain by Leon H. Lempert Jr. of Leon H. Lempert & Son.
November 20th, 1949 grand opening ad in the photo section.
October 11th, 1920 grand opening ad as Capitol also in the photo section.
The interior pictures have Lempert written all over them.
Closed on December 16, 1978. It was once operated by Cinecom, and last operated by SportService.
Once operated by Cinecom and later SportService.
Once operated by Publix.
Paramount-Publix took over the theater in May 1930, but Comerford took it back on January 1, 1933.
Taken over by Cinecom in September 1969.