Sunday, August 18, 2013

RIGHT HERE ON OUR STAGE

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
May 27, 1928

Presented by the
Salisbury Woman's Club


CAPITOL THEATRE
May 29, 1933


CAPITOL THEATRE
September 17, 1933


VICTORY THEATRE
December 2, 1934


STATE THEATRE
October 8, 1935


STATE THEATRE
December 24, 1935


STATE THEATRE
January 28, 1936


STATE THEATRE
October 26, 1938


STATE THEATRE
February 19, 1939


STATE THEATRE
November 23, 1939

The actor, billed only as DICK TRACY,
was RALPH BYRD.


STATE THEATRE
December 14, 1941


VICTORY THEATRE
July 7, 1942


STATE THEATRE
October 3, 1945


SPENCER THEATRE
March 7, 1948


CENTER THEATRE
August 5, 1956