Capitol Theatre
20 North Street,
Auburn,
NY
13021
20 North Street,
Auburn,
NY
13021
No one has favorited this theater yet
Additional Info
Architects: Leon H. Lempert, Sr.
Previous Names: Burtis Opera House, Burtis Grand Theatre
Nearby Theaters
The Burtis Opera House was built in 1889 on the site of the Academy of Music.
Later known as the Burtis Grand Theatre. It had been closed by 1930, when it was reopened as the Capitol Theatre. The Capitol Theatre remained until at least 1950.
Contributed by
Lost Memory
Want to be emailed when a new comment is posted about this theater?
Just login to your account and subscribe to this theater.
Recent comments (view all 6 comments)
From the google photos this looks to be demolished. Just a parking lot now.
When did the name change to the Burtis Auditorium?
auburnbeer: This house was never called Burtis Auditorium. The Auditorium was located at 80 Water Street, and was built in 1904. It later became the Strand Theatre.
A partial list of buildings designed by Leon H.Lempert & Son (PDF file) attributes the design of the Burtis Opera House to Leon H.Lempert, Sr.
The actual “Grand Theater” or what they called the Opera House Block was auctioned off on September 25, 1918 including other properties owned including the Cornell Motion Picture Theater on Green Street and the Burtis Estate home on West Genesee Street. The Capital Theater was the only ‘non-Schine’ theater during its heyday after 1938. They (Schine) owned the Jefferson on State St, the Palace on Genesee St and the Auburn on South St at the time in Auburn. The Capital exhibited ‘lesser-fare’ content mostly because the Schine Company wouldn’t allow Mr. Wallace who owned the Capital anything else.
Leon H. Lempert, Sr. was the architect of the Burtis Opera House.