The Plymouth Theater has been at the heart of the cultural and social life of historic Plymouth, New Hampshire since it was originally built back in the 1920’s. In its hey day, the “New Plymouth Theater” attracted sold out audiences for some of Hollywood’s finest classic cinematic productions, dating back to the the era of the silent movie.
As technology evolved in the 1930’s, newspaper and billboard advertisements of the times invited patrons to enjoy a state-of-the-art facility, boasting such extraordinary modern amenities as the “only Western Electric Mirrophonic Sound System” in the region, “air-cooling” and an inclined floor, with 700 comfortable upholstered seats… all at a 25 cent admission price! It was a different era.
“The four mad Marx Brothers make lunacy a national pleasure,” read one 1933 playbill for the theater. Patrons were invited to “Dunk your funny-bone in this giggle soup… and prepare for the grandest, goofiest musical fun fest you’ve ever seen!”
Television hadn’t been invented yet, and Fox Movie Tone News was a major source of information for regular theater goers. As World War II raged on in Europe, most locals received their weekly updates from the newsreels they saw before the latest movie release.
The theater was just about the only game in town when it came to inexpensive, family friendly entertainment. The ever-entrepreneurial Theater Manager, Sherb Graves, made a point of providing opportunities for family fun, including Saturday night events for kids (usually a western) and even offering free horror movies after the annual Halloween parade in downtown Plymouth (still a local tradition).
Read the complete history here.
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