Majestic Theatre
36 Main Street,
Conway,
NH
03818
36 Main Street,
Conway,
NH
03818
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Majestic Theatre (Official)
Additional Info
Functions: Live Theatre, Movies, Performing Arts
Styles: Art Deco
Previous Names: New Theatre New Conway Theatre
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
603.447.4737
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News About This Theater
- Apr 4, 2005 — Majestic Theater Burns - 200 Escape
The New Theatre was opened on June 24, 1931 with Leila Hyams in “Stepping Out”. By the end of 1931 it had been renamed New Conway Theatre. In May 1932 it was renamed Majestic Theatre. It was closed in 2005 when the building was gutted by fire. In 2015 it was taken over by Mountain Top Music Center, and renovation work began and were completed by 2021 and is in use as a music school and other businesses. It now also serves as a multiple art venue, featuring music, theatre, film and social events.
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Website is closed, is the theatre also closed?
what is there website?
biked by this the other day. looked like it was back in time. the stagehouse is nothing to die for. Conway is a quiet town, as i came down the Kanc en route to Fryeburg. North Conway is where all the action is. I have pix.
Facebook page for this theatre has been removed. Website does not have any listings. Closed?
The Majestic Theatre has been purchased by Mountain Top Music Center and will be renovated.
Read about the project at: www.mountaintopmusic.org/majestic
Here is a feature article which details the story and plans, from the Conway Daily Sun (April 2015): http://www.conwaydailysun.com/newsx/local-news/120193-mountain-top-s-majestic-future-community-music-school-purchases-historic-building
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the MGM Theatre Report for the Majestic, it’s Card # 480. Address is Main St. There is an exterior photo taken May 1941. Condition is Good. The report says that it opened in 1935, but someone crossed that out and wrote in “1930-31”. It was showing MGM films, and had 480 seats. The 1940 population was 3,600.
I was the main projectionist at the Majestic during my high school years in the late 70s/early 80s. My uncle Jon Hively, who still lives in the area (and recently published a book about his years working on the Cog Railway) was instrumental in re-opening the theater back then. He taught me how to run the Simplex projectors, which of course were lit with rectifier powered carbon arc lamps. It was a great experience for me, and looking back, somewhat of a privilege. I made about $25/per show, which was spent immediately later in the evening, usually at Horsefeathers where I’d meet up with friends. In the winter there could be 5 people in the house. It was nearly impossible to heat the place, and I wondered how the fuel bill could possible be paid out of the meager receipts. The manager, Rob George, and I would shovel the snow off of the stage roof. In the summer I remember an occasional full house, which I think was about 400. The screening of “The In-laws” was one such time.
So many great stories and memories!
Corrected link to the official website:
http://www.conwaymajestic.com/
Looks like the Majestic is open, according to their Facebook Page.
https://www.facebook.com/conwaymajestic/
Unlike most theaters, this theater went under three different names through its first year of operation.
This started life as the New Theatre on June 24, 1931 with Leila Hyams in “Stepping Out” along with a couple short subjects, but a shorter time later it was renamed the New Conway Theatre by the end of the year. In May 1932, it was renamed the Majestic Theatre.