Lyric Theater
604 S. Walnut Street,
Muncie,
IN
47305
604 S. Walnut Street,
Muncie,
IN
47305
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Previous Names: Colonial Theater, Princess Theater, Luther Day Theater
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Located at 604 South Walnut Street, the short-lived Colonial Theater was a five-cent theater. Managed by Barnes and Durst, it offered illustrated songs and was equipped with “one of the best moving picture machines on the market.” It opened March 22, 1907, two days late because the lens for the picture machine didn’t arrive on time. In October 1907 L.E. Reynolds purchased the Colonial Theater, remodeled, and opened on November 2, 1907, as the Lyric Theater. The Lyric Theater didn’t last either – on December 25, 1907, it was advertised for sale in the Muncie Star Press. William Strang and Frank Reynolds rebranded as the Princess Theater and reopened on March 2, 1908. In 1909-1911 the space was known as the Luther Day Theater. By 1914-1915 it had reverted back to the Lyric Theater name.
(Note:there was also another Lyric Theatre operating in Muncie in 1914-1915, located at 12 S. Mulberry Street).
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Four theaters occupied the space at 604 S. Walnut Street: Colonial, Lyric, Princess and Luther Day. In August 1912 the Luther Day Company sold the two “Edison moving picture machines, very cheap” and converted the space into a retail store. In September 1912 the space became The Luther Day Company jewelry store and photo studio. The store closed on 6/30/1914, and its equipment was offered for sale the next month. In 1916 William O’Meara applied for a liquor license with plans to open a saloon at 604 S. Walnut.
The Lyric Theater in 1914-1915 was the one at 204 South Walnut. And the Lyric at 12 S. Mulberry Street in 1914-1915 turns out to be the Lyric Airdome Theater operated by the same people who ran the Lyric Theater.