The Anthony Wayne Theatre's Opening Night Program

At the Radnor Historical Society, we are very fortunate to receive donations that expand our knowledge of Radnor Township. One of our most recent donations was a scrapbook that belonged to a resident who attended Radnor High School in the 1920s.

One item in this scrapbook is the program from the dedication of the Anthony Wayne Theatre, dated Wednesday, June 20, 1928. The program describes what the audience saw that night:

1 - A presentation of the patriotic song "The Call To Freedom" by Victor Herbert; 2- Dedication address by Thomas W. Hulme, President of the Radnor Township Board of Commissioners; 3 - A response to the address by the theater's owner, Harry Fried; 4 - Movietone News; 5 - Two short Vitaphone presentations; 6 - An overture on the organ by Otto F. Beck; 7 - Finally, a showing of the Warner Brothers film "Old San Francisco," starring Dolores Costello.

The page from the program pictured here is an appreciation written by . Without it, the Anthony Wayne might never have been built.

- Greg Prichard,