| Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott United States Farm Security Administration, September 1938 |
Boxoffice, February 10, 1945:
"One of the most unusual theatre projects in the country is the Greenbelt Theatre in Greenbelt, Md., wholly owned by its patrons and operated by Jack Fruchtman, local exhibitor.
Situated in the center of a cooperative community that got under way some years back with the blessing of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Greenbelt serves an active, wideawake population that takes a keen interest in the affairs and operation of the house.
Seating 500, the Greenbelt has three to four changes weekly and is open nights on weekdays, and matinees and evenings on Saturday and Sunday.
An usual feature of its operation is the special ticket stub which is kept by the patron who turns it in during the annual meeting of the cooperative in return for dividents or additional stock in the consumers' organization that runs the community."
Since
1997 theatre historian, Cezar Del Valle, has conducted a popular
series of theatre talks and walks, available for historical societies,
libraries, senior centers, etc.
Del Valle is the author of the Brooklyn Theatre Index, a three-volume history of borough theatres.
The first two chosen 2010 OUTSTANDING BOOK OF THE YEAR by the Theatre Historical Society. Final volume published in September 2014.
Currently seeking funding for “Editing & Formatting” the first three volumes of the Brooklyn Theatre Index, 3rd Edition
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