Sumter Opera House

21 North Main Street,
Sumter, SC 29150

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rivest266
rivest266 on August 4, 2020 at 12:24 pm

Grand opening newspaper section Sumtar theatre openingSumtar theatre opening Fri, Aug 28, 1936 – 9 · The Item (Sumter, South Carolina) · Newspapers.com

rsalters (Ron Salters)
rsalters (Ron Salters) on October 25, 2013 at 10:43 am

The “Previous names” above list “Academy of Music”, although that previous name is not mentioned on the theater website. There is an Academy of Music listed for Sumter in the 1892-93 Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide. Abe Ryttenberg was Mgr., seating listed as 800. The proscenium opening was 28 feet wide X 22 feet high, and the stage was 42 feet deep. The house had electric illumination, and it was located up on the second floor. The 1892 population of Sumter was 7,000.