Artists' Theater
Art Colony, Pfeiffer's Wharf,
Provincetown,
MA
02657
Art Colony, Pfeiffer's Wharf,
Provincetown,
MA
02657
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In 1941 plays were performed but no films shown.
Note that the theatre opened in 1936, not 1937. Error in introduction. Also noteworthy, by 1940 the place ceased to operate. It lasted a mere four summers.
I think I just discovered a lost and forgotten movie theatre in Provincetown: ARTISTS' THEATRE. It was, as far as I can figure, an open-air shed-like structure near the water. In the summer they ran artistic foreign and domestic films that had not really been shown in the town. They also included on each program a theatrical piece or else a classical music recital. Opening night was June 15, 1936. The first film was Duvivier’s great POIL DE CAROTTE. Live classical music performances filled out this initial program. The project seems to have lasted only about 3 to 4 years, judging by newspaper articles and ads of that period. I keep finding more stuff and posting it on Cinema Treasures.