Lyric Theatre Notes

1 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Tuesday, 12 September 1911.  Page 4.  New Electric Theater

2 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Wednesday, 18 October 1911.  Page 10. Lyric Theatre ad.

3 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Monday, 16 October 1911.  Page 1.  Lyric is latest electric theater.  Expected to be open last of present week.

4 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Tuesday, 12 September 1911.  Page 4.  New Electric Theater

5 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Monday, 16 October 1911.  Page 1.  Lyric is latest electric theater.  Expected to be open last of present week.

6 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Tuesday, 12 September 1911.  Page 4.  New Electric Theater

7 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Monday, 16 October 1911.  Page 1.  Lyric is latest electric theater.  Expected to be open last of present week.

8 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Wednesday, 15 November 1911.  Page 1.  He is really an artist

9 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Saturday, 11 May 1912.  Page 1.   Local men photographed Champaign is advertised when Lyric men get into moving pictures

10 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Thursday, 29  May 1913.  Page 1.  Extension for Lyric Theatre  Increase seating capacity and install mirror screen to cost $1,800.

11 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Thursday, 29  May 1913.  Page 1.  Extension for Lyric Theatre  Increase seating capacity and install mirror screen to cost $1,800.

12 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Saturday, 14 June 1913.  Page 6.  Work at Lyric Being Pushed

13 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Saturday, 19 July 1913.  Page 6.  Improvement of Theatre.  Lyric now remodeled and opened to the public.

14 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Saturday, 19 July 1913.  Page 6.  Improvement of Theatre.  Lyric now remodeled and opened to the public.

15 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Monday, 22 September 1913.  Page 2.  Motion Picture Men Interested.  Ask further details concerning H.H. Johnson’s publicity campaign.

16 Champaign Daily Gazette.  7 May 1915.  Page 1.  Reported Theatre Change

17 Champaign Daily News.  13 April 1917.  Page 5.  Owners of Lyric Buy Park Theater.  Popular Photoplay House Changes Hands – Plans for future.

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THE MIRROR SCREEN

1 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Saturday, 31 May 1913.  Page 5.  The mirror screen

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Musical Chairs

1 Champaign Daily Gazette.  Wednesday, 2 December 1914.  Page 5.  Changes Announced In Theater Staffs