Historic theaters in 3 SC cities to be revamped with help from state funding
Once a hub for movie-goers in downtown Florence, the Carolina Theatre has spent years sitting unused, filled with storage boxes. City officials want to restore the theater to its 1920s glory, complete with a movie screen, ornate moldings and a marquee outside. Along with movies, the theater will be a spot for concerts, weddings and […] The post Historic theaters in 3 SC cities to be revamped with help from state funding appeared first on SC Daily Gazette.
Sydney’s beloved Footbridge Theatre launched some of our biggest stars. After nearly 20 years, it’s making a grand return
After nearly 20 years as a lecture theatre, the University of Sydney’s Footbridge Theatre is reopening as a live performance venue in the university’s arts precinct. The Footbridge is home to a long history of student theatre on campus. When it opened in 1961 as the 655-seat Union Theatre (replacing the old Union Hall) it was the first theatre to have been built in Sydney in more than 20 years. Hopes were high for the new venture to be shared by student theatre groups and Sydney’s first professional repertory company, the Union Repertory Theatre Company (not to be confused with the...
Remember When: Did Lancaster have movie theaters downtown?
Recently, this writer has been asked about Lancaster’s early movie theaters. An older resident asked if he was remembering correctly where the Lyric Theater had been located. Younger readers have asked if Lancaster even had theaters downtown. During the past seventeen years of “Remember When” research and articles, histories of the individual theaters have been published. However, the recent questions prompted this quick review of the last three to close – The Broad in 1957, The...