Standard Theatre
25 W. Main Street,
Hummelstown,
PA
17036
25 W. Main Street,
Hummelstown,
PA
17036
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More Info from the archives of the Hummelstown Historical Society.
The theatre at 25 W. Main Street in Hummelstown was built for silent pictures in either 1904 or 1905 by Benjamin Bombgardner of Middletown. It was originally called the Star Theatre.
With the advent of sound pictures it was upgraded and became known as the Royal Theatre.
Sometime around 1951 the owners acquired a second hand used marquee from another theatre called the Standard Theatre. So when the used marquee was placed on the Royal it then became the Standard Theatre.
According to the Historical Society the theatre closed in 1976 when it was purchased by Skip Smith as an antique shop for his daughter.
According to the Hummelstown Historical Society the Standard Theatre was originally called the “Royal Theatre” and was located at 25 W. Main Street in Hummelstown PA. When it became the Standard Theatre is unknown.
The theatre building and the next door buidling at 29 W. Main were then purchased and joined together to become what is now known as Kirman Eye.
This theatre was run by Dave & Henry Keffer, Dave also owned the Rainbow Roller Rink on the Carlise Pike outside of Mechanicsburg, Pa.He later had the roller rink on Derry Street in Harrisburg, Pa. He also had the Paxtang Theatre. He always had his favorite hobby as a sound tech.