Coniston Theatre
53 Main Street,
Newport,
NH
03773
53 Main Street,
Newport,
NH
03773
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The Coniston Theatre was opened on November 17, 1919 with Thomas Carrigan in “Checkers”. It had a traveller curtain and ran first-run films until it closed in 1963. It was demolished in 1975.
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Hank Sykes
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There is only one “n” in the middle of Coniston. Photos are here, in Boxoffice Magazine’s issue of July 17, 1948. The article says that the nickelodeon-era house had been remodeled to plans by architect William Riseman, William Riseman Associates.
Demolished.
The Coniston opened on November 17, 1919 with Thomas Carrigan in “Checkers” with no extra short subjects. It was first operated by L.C. Fisher. It was later operated by Ersley A. Blanchard who joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the 1950s.
The Coniston closed in 1963.
The Coniston Theatre building was demolished in 1975.