1914: LUXURIOUS ST. REGIS THEATER PLANNED FOR TRENTON
Any Trenton theater historians out there? It would be interesting to know what happened to the St. Regis Theater. Perhaps it morphed into the State, Stacy, Orpheum, or the Orpheum turned Mayfair.
This Address came up as Stacy Theatre on the Cinema Treasures Site. From the Site:
Listed in the 1951 FDY as operating.
MikeH's post from the Trenton Strand captures some of its history:
"Dad also had the Stacy Theatre on State Street directly across from the Mayfair. The Stacy housed the offices of Associated until it burned in the 60s. It was larger than the Mayfair (guessing 1200 seats) and much older. It was our "B"-first-run and played the lower half of the Universal product (Frankenstein, Abbot & Costello, etc.) and mainly action stuff like "Robin Hood" and the like. It was definitely my favorite theatre and was where I caught the movie-business fever that served me so well during my working life.
Both the Mayfair and Stacy had balconies".
Other Comments from the site:
The Mayfair and Stacy pretty much faced each other on State Street. The Stacy suffered a fire and was razed in the late fifties. A fastfood restaurant, Ginos ( now closed), occupies the lot. posted by hondo59 on Mar 30, 2006 at 7:02am
Listed as the Princess Theatre at 142 E. State on page 126 of the 1917 Trenton City Directory under "Moving Pictures".
Many thanks for the info Mack. I will continue to be on the lookout for future posts relating to the St. Regis and if and when it transformed into one of the theaters on E. State Street. The architect's drawing leads me to believe that the St. Regis never materialized. Time will tell.
Any Trenton theater historians out there? It would be interesting to know what happened to the St. Regis Theater. Perhaps it morphed into the State, Stacy, Orpheum, or the Orpheum turned Mayfair.
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Hi Tom:)
This Address came up as
Stacy Theatre on the Cinema
Treasures Site.
From the Site:
Listed in the 1951 FDY as operating.
MikeH's post from the Trenton Strand captures some of its history:
"Dad also had the Stacy Theatre on State Street directly across from the Mayfair. The Stacy housed the offices of Associated until it burned in the 60s. It was larger than the Mayfair (guessing 1200 seats) and much older. It was our "B"-first-run and played the lower half of the Universal product (Frankenstein, Abbot & Costello, etc.) and mainly action stuff like "Robin Hood" and the like. It was definitely my favorite theatre and was where I caught the movie-business fever that served me so well during my working life.
Both the Mayfair and Stacy had balconies".
Other Comments from the site:
The Mayfair and Stacy pretty much faced each other on State Street. The Stacy suffered a fire and was razed in the late fifties. A fastfood restaurant, Ginos ( now closed), occupies the lot.
posted by hondo59 on Mar 30, 2006 at 7:02am
Listed as the Princess Theatre at 142 E. State on page 126 of the 1917 Trenton City Directory under "Moving Pictures".
Many thanks for the info Mack. I will continue to be on the lookout for future posts relating to the St. Regis and if and when it transformed into one of the theaters on E. State Street. The architect's drawing leads me to believe that the St. Regis never materialized. Time will tell.
Tom Glover
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