Vintage Theater Programs and Advertising - Sound Era Check out the films (including short comedies, newsreels, and cartoons) that were showing at particular theaters during the silent and early sound film era.  Notice that the big fancy theaters had big, fancy programs.  Some theaters had live stage shows before or during the presentation. Click here for Silent Era Theater Programs England Stoll Picture Theatre Kingsway (London Opera House), London, England - February 15, 1937 United States of America American Theatre, Canton, New York, May 27, 1934 American Theatre, Canton, New York, June 17, 1934 American Theatre, Canton, New York, August 26, 1934 American Theatre, Canton, New York, September 9, 1934 Broadway Theatre, Dillon, South Carolina, September 3, 1932 Capitol Theater, Arlington, Massachusetts, November 11, 1935 Capitol Theater, Arlington, Massachusetts, January 6, 1936 Capitol Theater, Arlington, Massachusetts, March 16, 1936 Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, California, September 24, 1928 Premiere of Mother Knows Best Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, California, April 10 Premiere of Street Angel and May 4, 1928 Colonial Theatre, Southington, Connecticut, January 30, 1938 Empress Theatre, Rochester, New York, April 26, 1932 Fox Theatre, Mount Holly, New Jersey, March 10, 1930 Ideal Theatre, Montrose, Pennsylvania, April 20, 1931 Kinema Theatre, Los Angeles, California, January 28, 1934 Lincoln and Grand Theatres, Robinson, Illinois, July 14, 1946 Loew's Kings Theater, Brooklyn, New York, May 17, 1935 Loew's Melba and Metropolitan Theatres, Brooklyn, New York, December 28, 1929 Loew's State Theatre, Los Angeles, California, September 14, 1935 Lyric Theatre, Rochester, New York, February 9, 1930 Lyric Theatre, Rochester, New York, October 19, 1930 Lyric Theatre, Rochester, New York, May 31, 1931 Lyric Theatre, Rochester, New York, November 8, 1931 Lyric Theatre, Rochester, New York, April 17, 1932 Melba Theatre, unknown city, March 18, 1938 Palace Theatre and Brady Theatre, Brady, Texas, January 1, 1954 Pantages Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA, April 1, 1929 Roxy Theatre, New York City, New York, USA, July 11, 1930 State Theatre, Deposit, New York, December 17, 1939 State Theatre, Deposit, New York, October 25, 1942 State Theatre, Deposit, New York, May 16, 1943 Strand Theater, Hamden, Connecticut, August 30, 1936 Strand Theatre, Lambertville, New Jersey, August 17th, 1934 Strand Theatre, New York, New York, USA, October 14, 1938 Union Theater, Union, New Jersey, USA, October 18, 1936 Wood and Rialto Theatres, Woodbury, New Jersey, August 6, 1945 Wood and Rialto Theatres, Woodbury, New Jersey, August 20, 1945 Wood and Rialto Theatres, Woodbury, New Jersey, September 10, 1945 Wood and Rialto Theatres, Woodbury, New Jersey, October 15, 1945 Wood and Rialto Theatres, Woodbury, New Jersey, November 26, 1945 Wood and Rialto Theatres, Woodbury, New Jersey, March 11, 1946 Wood and Rialto Theatres, Woodbury, New Jersey, June 3, 1946 Last Modified February 23, 2020