Forsythe Theatre
4608 Indianapolis Boulevard,
East Chicago,
IN
46312
4608 Indianapolis Boulevard,
East Chicago,
IN
46312
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Previously operated by: Indiana-Illinois Theaters
Architects: Louis Harry Warriner
Previous Names: Hartley Theatre
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The Hartley Theatre was opened October 6, 1916. It was renamed Forsythe Theatre on October 6, 1923.
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This opened as the Hartley theatre on October 6th, 1916 and renamed around October 6th, 1923.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12566832/hartley_theatre_opening/
Grand opening ads in the photo section.
The August 7, 1915, issue of The American Contractor said that contracts were being let for a 50'x135' theater building at East Chicago for Joseph Hartley. The project had been designed by architect L. Harry Warriner.
The S.J. Gregory Theatrical Company on October 1, 1923, acquired the Lyric and Hartley theaters in East Chicago, from Joseph Hartley Sr. Both briefly closed while they were remodeled, redecorated and fitted with large electric street signs. The Lyric Theatre reopened on October 6, 1923. The Hartley Theatre reopened as the Forsyth Theatre on October 27, 1923. On December 5, 1923, the spelling changed to Forsythe. The local newspaper reported on July 15, 1925, that the Lyric shut down for remodeling. After that it reopened from time to time for events. Both playhouses eventually reverted to the Hartley family, which formed the Hartley Theater Corporation in January 1930. Incorporators were the children of Joseph Hartley Sr. The firm continued to operate the Forsythe theater and in 1936 completely remodeled and modernized the long-shuttered Lyric, which had been closed since the advent of sound pictures. The venue reopened on March 18, 1936, as the Voge theater.