Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… Uptown Theatre, BathPatten Free Library Another theatre that was part of the Columbian Block was the Uptown Theatre."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Twentieth-Century Community Life

"In summers the Pastime also hosted plays, offering vaudeville between acts. The Park Theatre opened in Southwest in 1919, and soon, even Somesville…"

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"The presence of the Lincoln Theatre (at right), built in 1923 to replace the Odd Fellows Hall after it burned in 1922, suggests that this photo was…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty

"After the Liberty Theatre closed in 1923, the building then became the Liberty Garage in 1924 because automobiles were becoming more popular and they…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… rustic, informal, and unpretentious.” Star Theatre AdvertisementNortheast Harbor Library The theatre featured silent-film movies with live…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Perry Opera House

"It was renamed the Perry Theatre, and had a sixty foot semicircular stage. In 1930, the building was purchased by Northern National Bank, and named…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"X Community Theatre Program, Guilford, July 3,1939Guilford Historical Society The Community Theatre was built and financed by Henry and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"… the Arts Era when concerts, festivals, dance and theatre were abundant. We also explore the cultural shift in popular entertainment when Movies…"

Northeast Historic Film

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"His plan was to use the building for a summer theatre. In October 1947 the Building of Arts was lost in the large fire that swept the eastern side of…"

Maine Irish Heritage Center

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… a sign on the door giving the message that the theatre was closed because the piano was floating."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… - Julia Clark & Phe Crampton, Abbe Museum Theatre - Jodi Baker & Taylor Thomas-Marsh, College of the Atlantic Abbe Museum X Contributing…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… in front of the ticket booth at the Braden Theatre on Main Street in Presque Isle, one would see a “cornerstone” of the Braden Theatre placed when…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of a stage, the building also served as a theatre, eventually giving way to the Bath Opera House in 1913."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Web. 1 Feb. 2010. (S) Salvas-Coulombe Theatre Collection (1885-1991). (DC.49) McArthur Library Special Collections."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Guilford Community Theatre, 1939Guilford Historical Society Guilford continued to thrive in the 1940’s."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… continued with the advent of The Surry Theatre in 1928, which later became The Surry Playhouse, perhaps foreshadowing the renowned Surry Opera…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… in August, 1923 at the rear of the Majestic Theatre. Within 24 hours, 20 business facilities and dwellings burned, and 100 families were made…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"The Town Hall was used as a movie theatre, a play house, a school, and as a multiple purpose hall. An addition was added later to the back of the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… intended to revive the building as a community theatre, but it wasn’t meant to be. In October of that same year, the entire structure was destroyed…"