Exciting News from Theatre Historical Society

Exciting News from Theatre Historical Society

Dear Friends of Theatre Historical Society, We are pleased to announce that the Theatre Historical Society of America has begun...

Electrics at Radio City by THS Member Bob Foreman

Electrics at Radio City by THS Member Bob Foreman

Robert Foreman, one of our members, has asked us to share his website dedicated to the Electrics at Radio City...

Embassy Theatre Continues to Update Archives

Embassy Theatre Continues to Update Archives

The Fort Wayne (IN) Embassy Theatre’s ninetieth anniversary year, 2018, has been a busy one with a special show in...

Rooftop Garden Theaters

Rooftop Garden Theaters

In the late 1880s, inspired by European designs, architects and building planners decided to make use of a structure’s roof...

Raymond K. Shepardson: The Father of Cleveland’s Playhouse Square Foundation

Raymond K. Shepardson: The Father of Cleveland’s Playhouse Square Foundation

Ray Shepardson (January 13, 1944 – April 14, 2014) was a theatre restoration specialist and theatre operator credited by many with beginning the...

Restoring the Glory of the Oakland Paramount Theatre: The Ladies Smoking Lounge

Restoring the Glory of the Oakland Paramount Theatre: The Ladies Smoking Lounge

In the last “Smokin’” issue of Marquee (Volume 50 Number1), we shared a 1932 Photo of the Ladies Smoking Lounge....

Archiving the historic Embassy Theatre – Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Archiving the historic Embassy Theatre – Ft. Wayne, Indiana

This exciting text appeared in the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel for 14 May 1928 in a large advertisement featuring a fanciful...

M-I-C-K-E-Y  M-O-U-S-E

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E

This past week I stumbled across a folder related to Mickey Mouse while working on a research request for someone. ...

Gone But Not Forgotten: Things We No Longer See in Movie Theatres

Gone But Not Forgotten: Things We No Longer See in Movie Theatres

Before the sprawling multiplex came the movie palace. Even from a distance, one recognized that it was a special place....

Farewell, Drake Theater (Oil City, PA)

Farewell, Drake Theater (Oil City, PA)

We had the opportunity to visit the former Drake Theater in Oil City, PA, which has been closed for many...