Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of the interior of the Community Theatre in Woodstock, Virginia, located at 136 N. Main Street.

Rows of seating are in the foreground and the curtained stage is in the back of the image.

Interior view of the Nelson Theater located in Mount Jackson, Virginia.

The theater was built in 1937 by local businessman, Burgess Nelson, and was once the largest in the county. It closed in the 1960s.

Rows of seating are in the foreground…

Photograph of the interior of the Community Theatre in Woodstock, Virginia, located at 136 N. Main Street.

Rows of seating are in the foreground and the curtained stage is in the back of the image.

Photograph of the interior of the Community Theatre in Woodstock, Virginia, located at 136 N. Main Street.

Rows of seating are in the foreground and the curtained stage is in the back of the image.

Photograph of Community Theatre building in Woodstock Virginia.

The building was constructed in 1940 by the Dalke family. This photograph was taken shortly after it opened. The theater marquee advertises the movie “Huckleberry Finn” starring…

Photograph of and interior of Lantz Hall auditorium on the campus of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).

Rows of wooden seats are in the foreground with a stage visible at the back.

Photograph of William “Billy” Dalke, Sr., who lived in Woodstock and was best known for the string of successful movie theaters he owned and managed in Shenandoah County.

By the 1940’s, two of his theaters were in Woodstock: The Uptown Theater in…

Photograph showing an unidentified individual with bicycle in front of the Pearl White Theater.

The theater was located on Main Street in Edinburg.

The photograph is undated.

Photograph of individuals participating in the play "The Ole Family Album" held at the Edinburg Theater.

This production was held on March 26, 1953 by the Madison District Auxiliary of the Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital. Proceeds were…

Program of movies shown at the New Market and Mt. Jackson Theatres, week of April 1 1935.

Pamphlet advertising the movie "No No Nanette." Distributed by the Strand Theater. Dated September 16 1930 and September 17 1930.

Photograph of a nativity play. The location of the performance and the identifity of the performers is unknown.

Program for movies shown at the Edinburg Theatre during the week of October 18, 1937. They included New Faces of 1937, One Man Justice, You Can't Have Everything, Born to Dance, and The Outcasts of Poker Flat.

Handbill from the theatrical production "The Womanless Wedding" produced by the Woodstock Rotary Club as a fundraiser on March 21 and March 22 1929. The play was presented at the "New Theatre" in Woodstock and was directed by Myrna May Cole of Sympon…

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the interior of the Nelson Theater in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the interior of the Nelson Theater in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the interior of the Nelson Theater in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the Nelson Theater in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the interior of the Nelson Theater in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the interior of the Nelson Theater in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

In 1949 the Shenandoah Valley Drive In Theatre opened just south of Woodstock Virginia. The theater had a single screen, large concession stand, and could accommodate 300 cars.

This operation opened at the time when Drive-In Theatres were…

Postcard with a picture of Rickey's General Store in Woodstock Virginia. The site was the home of one of Woodstock's first movie theaters called the Chrystal Palace.
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