Lakewood theatre / Jenny Oby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oby, Jenny, author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skowhegan (Me.)--History--20th century.

Skowhegan (Me.).

Lakewood Theatre Company (Skowhegan, Me.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2017]

Summary:

Beginning as a humble vaudeville hall in the Skowhegan-Madison trolley park, Lakewood Theatre has graced the southwestern shore of Lake Wesserunsett in Madison, Maine, since the turn of the 20th century. Under the masterful guidance of Herbert L. Swett, a Bangor native and Bowdoin graduate, Lakewood eventually developed into a nationally renowned playhouse that was called the "Broadway in Maine" by the New York Times in its heyday, from 1925 until World War II. In the years following the war, Lakewood was operated by Swett's heirs and became a virtual who's who of both Broadway and Hollywood, until it nearly went dark in the early 1980s. Operating today as a nonprofit community theater, Lakewood is the official state theater of Maine and the oldest continually running summer theater in the country.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781439661062

1439661065