Theatres Archives - Appalachian History

Early view of Lincoln Theatre interior, Marion, VA

June 3, 2019 Theatres / Virginia

Sound comes to the photoplays

The Lincoln Theatre is completely and finely equipped for the reproduction of sound with the showing of its photoplays.

Interior of Lincoln Theatre showing murals

Muralist Lola Poston and the Lincoln Theatre

The highlight of Lola Poston’s career was surely the six 15×20 ft. murals she created for the auditorium of the newly built Lincoln Theatre.

July 24, 2017 Gambling / Theatres / West Virginia

Bank Night at the Met

The theatre sponsored games that were played on the screen for cash from the mid – 1930s to late 1940s. One such game was “Wahoo.” “Bank Night” was another.

October 17, 2014 Appalachia in the media / Theatres

The Strange Journey of Bringing Lillian Smith’s ‘Strange Fruit’ Back to Life

Riding the excitement over the largest selling book by a woman to date, Broadway came calling; she quickly adapted the novel to a play.

stage moment from 'Liberty Mountain' drama

July 28, 2014 Appalachia in the media / North Carolina / Revolutionary War / Theatres

‘Liberty Mountain’, new play about Battle of King’s Mountain, set to premier

World premier October, 2014 at the Joy Performance Center in Kings Mountain, NC. The drama will be repeated every summer in the future.

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