Rex Theatre
22696 Washington Street,
Leonardtown,
MD
20659
22696 Washington Street,
Leonardtown,
MD
20659
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Additional Info
Architects: Drew Eberson, John Adolph Emil Eberson
Functions: Restaurant
Styles: Colonial Revival
Previous Names: New Theatre
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News About This Theater
- Feb 23, 2013 — Group out to revive town movie theater
Located in Leonardtown Square, the New Theatre was opened December 10, 1941. It was later renamed Rex Theatre and was closed in 1986. The building remains, currently used as a restaurant. Any anecdotes or further information would be welcome.
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David Wodeyla
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A book called Johnny Briscoe, A Great Life, by Samuel C. P. Baldwin, Jr. (PDF here) has information about the theaters in Leonardtown, and photos of the New Theatre. Kenneth Duke opened the New Theatre on December 10, 1941. He had been operating a theater in Leonardtown since early in the silent era, first in the former Town Hall and then in the Duke Building.
The plans for the New Theatre were announced in the January 3, 1941, issue of The Film Daily:
Judging from the look of the building and from the appearance of the auditorium in Google’s satellite view, the auditorium was a new structure built behind an existing building that was remodeled to accommodate the theater entrance.I haven’t been able to discover when the New Theatre became the Rex Theatre, but an article dated October 17, 2014, posted at Gazette.Net said that the former theater had recently been converted into a bar and restaurant called The Rex in honor of the old theater. The article also said that the Rex Theatre had closed in 1986.