LIVE ON OUR THEATRE STAGES

Throughout the years, it was quite common that when Salisbury / Rowan County movie-goers attended the local theatres, in addition to seeing cartoons, short comedies, newsreels, serials and the feature itself, they would see a live stage appearance or production.

Here is a sampling:

CAPITOL THEATRE
June 26, 1932

CAPITOL THEATRE
October 15, 1932

RAY TEAL is best-remembered for his appearances as Sheriff Roy Coffee on TV's BONANZA

CAPITOL THEATRE
January 12, 1933

CAPITOL THEATRE
November 22, 1934

CAPITOL THEATRE
March 22, 1935

STATE THEATRE
December 16, 1936

STATE THEATRE
January 27, 1937

CAPITOL THEATRE
April 1, 1937

STATE THEATRE
June 2, 1938

Local Talent on Display

STATE THEATRE
October 17, 1939

STATE THEATRE
January 12, 1941

STATE THEATRE
January 5, 1945

STATE THEATRE
February 24, 1946

STATE THEATRE
September 11, 1947

CENTER THEATRE
June 15, 1956

CAPITOL THEATRE
July 28, 1963

THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT

Baby Boomers had it made in the 1950s. They could go to the movies and see all kinds of creatures, aliens, robots, spacemen and giant insects.

Of course, none of what they saw could really happen...or could it?

PILLOW TALK

PILLOW TALK was one of the top-grossing features of 1959. The first pairing of Doris Day and Rock Hudson clicked like a key in a lock.

The movie started a string of "bedroom comedies" which would continue into the mid-1960s. Doris and Rock would make two more together...LOVER COME BACK and SEND ME NO FLOWERS.

Doris made several others without Rock, and Rock the same sans Doris. Then came others in the genre featuring such stars as Cary Grant, Bobby Darin, Sandra Dee, Robert Goulet, Andy Williams, Rod Taylor, James Garner and Gina Lollobrigida.

The first Rowan County engagement of PILLOW TALK was ten days. The CENTER THEATRE was fortunate to be able to keep their print of the movie that long.

Other towns weren't that fortunate. Statesville, N.C. was booked a print for only four days. In order to accomodate the crowds who wanted to see the movie there, the Statesville theatres "bicycled" their print back and forth between the two downtown movie houses, staggering starting times every hour, for the four days.

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PILLOW TALK played Salisbury / Rowan County theatres eight times:

October 29 - November 7, 1959 - CENTER THEATRE

February 26 - March 1, 1960 - SALISBURY DRIVE-IN THEATRE

April 24 - 25, 1960 - 601 DRIVE-IN THEATRE

September 29 - October 1, 1960 - JOE'S DRIVE-IN THEATRE

February 3 - 5, 1961 - JOE'S DRIVE-IN THEATRE

April 20 - 21, 1961 - 601 DRIVE-IN THEATRE

December 25 - 27, 1963 - 601 DRIVE-IN THEATRE

July 22 - 23, 1964 - SALISBURY DRIVE-IN THEATRE

V is for VICTORY...THEATRE, that is...

VICTORY THEATRE
October 13, 1924

VICTORY THEATRE
March 24, 1929

VICTORY THEATRE
May 17, 1929

VICTORY THEATRE
September 5, 1929

VICTORY THEATRE
February 14, 1932

VICTORY THEATRE
March 6, 1932

VICTORY THEATRE
May 26, 1932

VICTORY THEATRE
January 1, 1933

VICTORY THEATRE
February 20, 1935

VICTORY THEATRE
September 15, 1935

VICTORY THEATRE
September 4, 1938

VICTORY THEATRE
May 3, 1939

VICTORY THEATRE
August 24, 1941

VICTORY THEATRE
March 8, 1942

VICTORY THEATRE
March 29, 1942

VICTORY THEATRE
June 17, 1945

VICTORY THEATRE
February 3, 1952