Town Theatre

216 Market Street S,
Canton, OH 44702

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Previous Names: Valentine Theatre

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The Valentine Theatre was opened on opened on November 25, 1914 with Tom Terriss in “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”. It was closed in 1952. On January 24, 1957 it was reopened as the renamed Town Theatre and was closed in 1965.

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on June 28, 2010 at 12:15 pm

Boxoffice of February 23, 1957, said that the renovated Valentine Theatre had reopened as the Towne Theatre. It was being operated by Irving Reinhart when mentioned in Boxoffice of April 18, 1960, the last mention I’ve found of it in that publication.

spectrum
spectrum on December 14, 2010 at 11:17 pm

There’s new construction at this address – this theater is demolished.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 5, 2014 at 7:24 pm

The January 23, 1915, issue of The Moving Picture World provided this item about the Valentine Theatre:

“CANTON, O. — E. G. Backins and C. H. Frailey have opened their new theater, the Valentine. It has seating capacity for about 800 persons. The house is devoted to the exhibit of moving pictures, but so constructed as to be easily converted into a vaudeville or stock house.”

rivest266
rivest266 on November 7, 2021 at 9:19 pm

The Valentine theatre opened on November 25th, 1914. Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on November 8, 2021 at 8:02 pm

Closed as Valentine in 1952 and reopened as the Towne Theatre on January 24th, 1957

rivest266
rivest266 on November 8, 2021 at 9:13 pm

Newspaper listings for the Towne ended in 1965.

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