Aladdin Theatre

415 Main Street,
Irwin, PA 15642

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DavidZornig
DavidZornig on November 11, 2024 at 10:24 am

The Aladdin page info should have been merged here then deleted. The Shidle Lodge Masonic Hall uses 417 as it’s address. Because it is a hallway entrance to the right. The two retail spaces, State Farm Insurance and Crooked Creek Distillery use 415 as their addresses, so that should be correct. Even though the Masonic Hall likely uses more of the former theatre space.

Nessa
Nessa on November 10, 2024 at 10:56 pm

A historic marker on the Maute Theatre suggests that it and the Aladdin are one in the same (see photo I uploaded)

Nessa
Nessa on November 10, 2024 at 10:52 pm

Address should be updated to 415. If the building at 411 was the Aladdin as mentioned above, it is also still standing.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on April 4, 2022 at 4:46 am

The Moving Picture World items from 1924 I cited in my earlier comment say that W. G. Maute, owner of the new Maute Theatre, also owned the Grand, so they were two separate houses. No mergers needed.

The June, 1925 issue of The Architectural Forum has two pages about the Maute Theatre, including a floor plan, exterior view and two interior photos.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 3, 2022 at 11:26 pm

Additionally, the address is 417 Main Street, and the building still exists today as Shidle Masonic Lodge.

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on April 3, 2022 at 11:22 pm

Via the Downtown Irwin Facebook page:

In 1921 what became the Aladdin Theater was built at 411 Main Street. It’s original name was Maute’s Grand Theater. Same people owned both The Lamp and The Aladdin.

So the two pages may need merging.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on January 19, 2015 at 6:05 pm

The May 3, 1924, issue of The Moving Picture World had this item:

“W. G. Maute opened his new 800-seat Maute Theatre at Irwin on April 21, and the house is one of the finest for its size to be found anywhere. Several of the local film exchange men attended the opening. Maute also owns the Grand in the same town.”
The May 10 issue of the same publication had this follow-up item:
“W. G. Maute, who has for some time conducted the Grand Theatre at Irwin, on April 21 opened his newest house in the same town and which he has named the Maute. The new house seats 800 and is as pretty a small theatre as can be found anywhere. Opening night saw capacity crowds anxious to get their first glimpse at the new picture house, where ‘Boy of Mine’ and an Educational-Mermaid comedy were the initial attraction.”

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 11, 2009 at 12:36 am

Here is a photo circa 1930s:
http://tinyurl.com/muuwgw