Penn Theatre

The April 7, 1958 issue of Boxoffice said that 114 formerly closed theaters had been reopened nationwide since January 1. Listed among then was the Town & Country Theatre, formerly the Penn, at Conemaugh. The house had been reopened by Joe Averi, who was mentioned again in the June 15, 1959 issue of Boxoffice, which said that he had negotiated a lease on the long-dark Smith Theatre in Barnestown [sic: it was actually Barnesboro] and planned to reopen that house the next month. Averi was then also operating the Ideal Theatre in Johnstown. Averi was still operating all three houses when he was mentioned again in the August 29, 1960 issue of Boxoffice.