Blackstone Theatre
State Theatre
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Address
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unknown
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Opening Night Seating Capacity
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2500
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Original Theatre Owner
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unknown
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Original Theatre Architect
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Henry L. Newhouse
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Years of Operation
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Opened 29 January 1921
(operating in 1927) |
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Type of Musical Accompaniment
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Orchestra
and theatre pipe organ |
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Current Status
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Demolished June 2023
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The Blackstone Theatre originally presented motion pictures and vaudeville. Faced by increasing competition from new theatres that presented sound films, the management turned to burlesque shows. City elders would not tolerate such a move and shuttered the theatre in October 1929. The Paramount Publix theatre chain purchased the venue and reopened it as the State Theatre on 25 December 1929.
The theatre discontinued operations on 3 November 1977.
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