Theatorium

36 E. 4th Street,
Emporium, PA 15834

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SethG
SethG on September 17, 2024 at 1:07 pm

Thanks for the info. Since it got removed when the entry was edited, this building was constructed sometime after 1903. It seems that it was not built to be a theater, since the Theatorium moved into it.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on September 17, 2024 at 6:56 am

A June 25, 1908 Cameron County Press article about the first anniversary of the Theatorium said that the owners had operated in the Opera House for a time. The Theatorium had originally opened in a storefront on Broad Street on June 22, 1907, but this location proved too small, and it soon moved to the Opera House. It had moved into the Shives Building (presumably the one at 36 E. 4th) around January 1, 1908. By the middle of 1908, vaudeville acts had been added to the Theatorium’s programs. The Theatorium was still listed in the FDY in 1929, when it had 230 seats. The 480 seat Opera House was its only listed competitor.