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THE FRONT is decidedly unusual in design. The lower facade is semi-circular and is finished in two shades of face brick. The front of the marquee follows the contour of the front elevation with the sides extending straight out. Theatre name sign, in the unusual capital and lower case, was erected as part of the building. Attraction boards were erected on the lawn, leaving the marquee free of billing.
In Colonial days, Bladensburg, Maryland, was a thriving commercial center, whence sailed argosies laden with tobacco and other crops. As time marched on, and both Man and Nature altered the course of events, Bladensburg slid into obsolescence. After the establishment of the District of Columbia and the ascendency of the City of Washington, Hyattsville, just to the north of Bladensburg, started its development as one of the National Capital's major suburbs, the while clinging to its Colonial heritage. As the Capital City grew, so also developed Hyattsville. For some time the city has had a theatre, but so great has been the growth of Hyattsville (now with a population of nearly 5,000) that the 350-seat Arcade no longer was adequate to meet the demands. To remedy this situation the Globe Amusement Company commissioned New York Architect John Eberson to design an 800-seat theatre which should give Hyattsville a theatre than which not even the National Capital should have any better. On these three pages are seen what Architect Eberson accomplished. Under the operating direction of Sidney B. Lust, who directs five other theatres in Maryland and two in the District of Columbia, the theatre may well serve the best interests of the community and Mr. Lust, be a lasting tribute to Mr. Eberson's imagination, and a testimonial to the memory of Joseph Makover, late president of the owning company.
1940 PRESENTATION No. 1
The New
HYATTSVILLE
Hyattsville, Md.
Owner; Globe Amusement Co. Architect: John Eberson