Lyric Theatre
36-38 W. Main Street,
Corry,
PA
16407
36-38 W. Main Street,
Corry,
PA
16407
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This theater opened in 1914. It was located in a simple two story brick building which does not appear on the 1909 map. This structure was either a new home for a prior Lyric Theatre which had been operating since 1906 at an unknown location, or it may have originally (and very briefly) been called the Family Theatre.
The theater was open through at least 1916, but had closed by 1923, when the building was being used as a warehouse. The building today is in good shape, and is used by an amusement supply company.
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Seth Gaines
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I’ve added a map view. I did not get a picture of this one on our recent stop in town.
There was a Lyric Theatre operating in Corry in 1913, as I found this item in the November 8 issue of Moving Picture World that year: “WATERS BUILDS NEW HOUSE.
“C. N. Waters, of Corry, Pa., who has been in the picture show business for the past seven years, is building a new picture house in that city. The new theater, which will have 350 seats, is expected to be ready about the first of January next. In the meanwhile Mr. Waters will conduct his Lyric theater.”
According to an item in The New York Dramatic Mirror of December 18, 1909, a house called the New Lyric Theatre had opened at Corry on December 2, but from its description I don’t think it could have been this house. So far it’s a complete mystery.
The theater Waters was building in 1913 was probably a house called the Family Theatre, which opened that December. I haven’t been able to find its location or any details about it.
I’ll check the maps again, but I didn’t see any candidates for the Family or original Lyric.
Meantime, I’ve updated the listing. I think it reflects our current knowledge.