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 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 American Silent Era Theater Programs Click Here for Silent Era Programs outside of the United States Ireland Capitol Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, July 20, 1931 United Kingdom Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales, October 19, 1931 Paramount Theatre, Leeds, England, August 8, 1932 Paramount Theater, Manchester, England, July 17, 1933 Paramount Theatre, Newcastle, England, October 19, 1931 Paramount Theatre, Newcastle, England, December 21, 1931 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 Apollo Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland, June 3, 1929 Bridgman Theatre, Bridgman, Michigan, December 31, 1936 Bridgman Theatre, Bridgman, Michigan, May 18, 1937 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 Cecil Theatre, Mason City, Iowa, July 31, 1937 Colonial Theatre, Southington, Connecticut, January 30, 1938 Empress Theatre, Rochester, New York, April 26, 1932 Falls Theatre, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, October 29, 1939 Fox Theatre, Mount Holly, New Jersey, March 10, 1930  Fox Theatre, Riverside, New Jersey, October 28, 1929 Fox Theatre, Riverside, New Jersey, April 21, 1930 Globe Theatre, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1930 Highway Theater, Chicago, Illinois, May 17, 1936 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 Oriental Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, USA, October 25, 1930 Loew's State Theatre, Los Angeles, California, September 14, 1935 Loew's Warwick Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, May 8, 1936 Loew's Warwick Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, May 15, 1936 Loew's Warwick Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, May 29, 1936 Loew's Warwick Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, June 5, 1936 Loew's Warwick Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, June 26, 1936 Loew's Willard Theater, Woodhaven, New York, May 22, 1936 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 New Plaza Theatre, Milford, Delaware, December 1, 1929 Oneonta and Palace Theatres, Oneonta, New York, March 6, 1947 Palace Theatre and Brady Theatre, Brady, Texas, January 1, 1954 Pantages Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA, April 1, 1929 Plaisance Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA, April 20, 1930 Rex Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA, September 11, 1938 Rialto Theatre, Potsdam, New York, USA, February 21, 1932 Rialto Theatre, Potsdam, New York, USA, February 28, 1932 Roxy Theatre, New York City, New York, USA, July 11, 1930 State Theatre, Cortland, New York, April 17, 1932 State Theatre and Temple Theatre, Cortland, New York, July 31, 1932 State Theatre, Deposit, New York, December 17, 1939  State Theatre, Deposit, New York, October 25, 1942 State Theatre, Deposit, New York, May 16, 1943 Stone Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, July 28, 1934 Strand Theater, Hamden, Connecticut, August 30, 1936 Strand Theatre, Lambertville, New Jersey, August 17th, 1934 Strand Theatre, Lambertville, New Jersey, May 10th, 1935 Strand Theatre, New York, New York, USA, October 14, 1938 Strand Theatre, New York, New York, USA, October 20, 1939 Strand Theatre, White Plains, New York, USA, June 7, 1936 Strand Theatre, White Plains, New York, USA, January 3, 1937 Strand Theatre, White Plains, New York, USA, February 28, 1937 Strand Theatre, White Plains, New York, USA, May 9, 1937 Strand Theatre, White Plains, New York, USA, May 23, 1937 Strand Theatre, White Plains, New York, USA, July 4, 1937 Sunrise Drive-In Theatre, Valley Stream, New York, September 28, 1938 Tilyou Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, November 13, 1936 Transit Theatre, Allentown, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1932 Union Theater, Union, New Jersey, USA, October 18, 1936 Uptown Theatre, New York, New York, USA, March 26, 1932 Warner Theatre, New York, New York, USA, 1926 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 June 14, 2025