These were certain nights, usually weekdays, where dishware, appliances, and other merchandise was given away to entice patrons to attend the show. Skip the Line: LEGOLAND® Discovery Center... View all hotels near Somerville Theatre on Tripadvisor, View all restaurants near Somerville Theatre on Tripadvisor. Vegetarian and vegan options are available upon request. The Somerville Theatre is an independent movie theater and concert venue in the Davis Square neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. I walked away refreshed and awaken to the possibilities of a new musical hotspot. In 2006, further renovations restored the original auditorium interior to a more historically accurate theme and color scheme while upgrades to the stage like new curtains, rigging, and movie screen were also completed. The remainder of the Hobbs Building, with the exception of a few storefronts and the theater, had been abandoned since the early 80s, and this space proved to be the answer. [2] Although the original gallery is free and open to the public, the gallery here is only free with admission to the theater.[3]. The gallery was placed near both the women's and men's restrooms, similar to the museum's first gallery location in the Dedham Community Theater. The other aspect about Somerville Theater that I liked was its amenities. It has been renovated and updated a number of times. The Vianos continued with the stock theater company until the harsh economics of the Depression forced them into a 'movies only' policy in 1932. Daly also brought back live performances to the stage for the first time since the 1930s when he began programming concerts to complement the film programs. [7] The Somerville also counts a rentable 31-seat "microcinema" among its screening rooms.[8]. 55 Davis Square, Somerville. During this period, the Hobbs Building was purchased by Chatham Light Realty, whose owners, the Fraiman family, had previously bought and operated the Capitol Theater in Arlington. Among the notable players who came up at the Somerville were Tallulah Bankhead, Kay Corbett, and Francis X. Bushman. Recent live performances have included Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Cursive, Norah Jones, The Jonas Brothers, Joan Baez, and the John Butler Trio. The opening of the Sacks Assembly Square Cinema (now closed) helped to kill the Broadway Theater, and the Fresh Pond Drive-In became a multiplex, forcing the Cambridge-Somerville-Arlington neighborhood theaters to become strictly second-run venues. Entertaining the community with stage and screen since 1914. more, Top Selling Tours & Activities in and around Somerville. I hope to return to Somerville Theater soon. Therefore, no food or beverage permitted. Unlike Cary Hall in Lexington where the orchestra section is completely flat, Somerville Theater has an incremental slope so that those in front of you are a few inches shorter than normal. Find everything you need for your local movie theater near you. Elm Street at sunrise, theatre visible on the right, The Hobbs Building, with the theatre entrance at the right, The entrance to the Hobbs Building at 55 Davis Square, The historical marker sign on the face of the Somerville Theatre Hobbs Building, Following the end of a film showing, audience are exiting the theatre, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerville, Massachusetts, "Museum of Bad Art Will Open Second Branch at the Somerville Theater", "Somerville Theatre celebrates its 100th Birthday", "Business Entity Summary ID Number: 042815834", "Time to be Great Again: Presenting Somerville Theatre's Inaugural 70mm & Widescreen Festival", U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts, History of the National Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places portal, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Somerville_Theatre&oldid=949339422, Cinemas and movie theaters in Massachusetts, Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts, Buildings and structures in Somerville, Massachusetts, Tourist attractions in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, National Register of Historic Places in Somerville, Massachusetts, Articles using NRISref without a reference number, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, cinema, and live music, comedy and dance venue, This page was last edited on 5 April 2020, at 22:36.