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Centennial Monograph: Moving Pictures in Maynard
An account of how motion pictures (movies) came to Maynard: from the silent picture shows of the early 1900s to the arrival of talking motion pictures in 1913 to multiple theaters in Maynard during the 1920s.
Fine Arts Theater - ca. 1950's
Leo Comeau
Leo Comeau is in the straw hat, the keystone cop is unknown. No information available about the nature of the event.
Maynard Theater Box Office Window Card - 1930
A box office window card advertising the movies playing at the Maynard Theater (in Gruber's Block) the week of November 3, 1930
Maynard Theater Box Office Window Card - 1931
A heavily weathered box office window card announcing movies at Maynard Theater (Gruber's Block) during the week of May 10th, 1931
Maynard Theater Box Office Window Card - 1931
A box office window card advertising the movies playing at the Maynard Theater during the week of October 11, 1931. (The Maynard Theater was located in the Gruber's Block on Main Street)
Maynard Theater window card for week of July 24, 1930
A box office window card advertising the movies showing at the Maynard Theater the week of July 24, 1930 including: Across the World, Children of Chance, Alias the Bad Man
Maynard Theatre Movie Poster - 1931
The Maynard Theatre was on the second floor of the Gruber Building, 177 Main St.
Movie Poster - 1926
A Social Celebrity
A poster used to advertise and promote the silent movie, often mounted in the window or lobby. The movie was shown at the People's Theatre on Nason Street.
Movie Poster - 1926
The Brown Derby
Poster used to advertise and promote the silent movie, often mounted on an exterior wall or in the lobby of the theater. The film was shown at the Peoples Theatre on Nason Street.
Movie Poster - 1926
Wild Oats Lane
Rialto Theatre
The poster advertised and promoted the current silent movie being shown in the movie housel. The Rialto was on the second floor of the Riverside Block, Main St. opposite the intersection of Walnut Street. It operate until 1934 until a fire destroyed…
Movie Poster- 1924
"A Son of the Sahara"
Riverside Theatre
The poster advertised and promoted the silent movie. Riverside Theatre was located on the second floor of the block at the intersection of Walnut and Main Street.
People's Theater - 1946
A black and white photo of People's Theater taken at the 25th Anniversary of the Theater's opening in 1921. It opened May 6, 1921. The manager was James Ledgard and was owned by a number of local businessmen.
The movie playing is "The Enchanted…
The movie playing is "The Enchanted…
People's Theater / Maynard Theater Window Card - week of Oct 2, 1932
A box office window card for the People's Theater and Maynard Theater advertising the movies of the week of Oct 2, 1932 including Love Me Tonight, The Doomed Battalion, Back Street, Tom Brown of Culver, Midnight Patrol.
People's Theater Movie Poster - "Black Diamond Express" - 1927
People's Theater poster for the movie "Black Diamond Express" (studio issued poster with theater information pasted to the top)
People's Theater Movie Poster - 1931
A poster announcing the movies playing at the People's'Theater (on Nason Street) during the week of Oct 11, 1931, including the Marx Brothers "Monkey Business"
People's Theater Movie Poster - Painting the Town - 1927
Movie poster for "Painting the Town" at People's Theater. (The movie is also known as "Hot Heels")
People's Theater Window Card - 1922
A box office window card showing the movies playing at the People's Theatre the week of August 21 1922. These silent movies are some of the first films shown at the newly constructed theater.
Rialto Movie Poster - 1926
Movies playing at the Rialto the week of May 17th, 1926. The Rialto Theatre was originally Colonial Hall, upstairs of 60 Main Street.
Riverside Theater Lobby Card for "Those Who Dance"
A lobby card for the (silent) movie "Those Who Dance"