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The Byrd Theatre is a cinema in the Carytown neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. It was named after William Byrd II, [3] the founder of the city. The theater opened on December 24, 1928 to much excitement and is affectionately referred to as "Richmond’s Movie Palace". Though equipped with a Wurlitzer pipe organ, the theatre was also one of ...
In 1928, Hyman was promoted by the Stanley Corporation (a now defunct movie theater chain) to manage their theaters in Richmond, Baltimore, and Washington D.C., in addition to the Brooklyn Mark Strand. During his time with this motion picture chain, Hyman was active in film acquisition, securing performers, and in implementing up-to-date ...
In August 2005, Entertainment Weekly named the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema "The #1 movie theater in the country doing it right". [16] Since February 2005, the new company has purchased the original franchise unit from Doss, opened a theater in the Katy Area and in Spring, Texas, and built a new-build multi-screen theater in the Rio Grande Valley ...
New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week. Pat Saperstein and Matt Minton. February 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM.
Barksdale Theatre. Barksdale Theatre merged with Theatre IV in 2012 to become Virginia Repertory Theatre. [1] [2]Barksdale Theatre in Richmond, Virginia, United States, is Central Virginia’s first nonprofit professional performing arts organization, founded in 1953 at the historic Hanover Tavern by Tom Carlin, Stewart Falconer, David 'Pete' Kilgore, Priscilla Kilgore, Muriel McAuley and Pat ...
Tuesday’s shooting outside a downtown theatre in Richmond, Virginia was the second to occur at a school-related event in the Virginia capital city. Earlier in April, two students were injured ...
The Hippodrome Theater was opened in 1914 by Charles A. Somma as a vaudeville and movie theater. [2] The theater played a major role in the entertainment of Richmond's African-American community during the early 20th century. [3] It is located on Second Street in Richmond, which was once known as The Deuce. [1]
The Richmond Theater fire was one of the greatest tragedies of its time, resulting in the death of dozens of people in 1811. Remembering the Richmond Theater fire 200 years later [Video] Skip to ...