Throughout the years, it was quite common that when Salisbury / Rowan County movie-goers attended the local theatres, in addition to seeing cartoons, short comedies, newsreels, serials and the feature itself, they would see a live stage appearance or production.
Here is a sampling:
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STRAND THEATRE
November 30, 1926 |
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CAPITOL THEATRE
March 19, 1933 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCQR2CKBGMErjnMRliIiEXg6yzh9-1CuhJJlk_9rqp-7vWNaNQOYVYBaAthy0GCKW0tOrIFLYtIdNI-M_Rkwmap26fTOga6V5NpU3zUL1eghN91F8VG1rZDE8GMdalXJTBaSgD_eIrNWV/s400/capitol%252520march%2525204%252C%2525201934.jpg) |
CAPITOL THEATRE
March 4, 1934 |
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CAPITOL THEATRE
November 4, 1934 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8bMCc4pUT0mdInaWrAGDCO1yUdkcP38Z6lFdYhlFr9b0DXludfeKqeNUP8f7Ofk35pLBHH5o08NWWj96vN0o8Un2MdNsMrFYjmIoSBSpZBjVLWVD62LocnHgQAC3tHRughPwrcdCKuQn/s400/state%252520april%25252019%252C%2525201936.jpg) |
STATE THEATRE
April 19, 1936 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_cAgY7ObI1pEkTyXEn2_0mRL-tH6c3WHbBdhg30kcvgyDBHNi8BG5M4KA0hE2YIc4PQWIAkzs_Q1iVIsfa8uJyi-T8ApSOestFiSIlweYloPToixGSrg91GY_sKQUFQNIQWMEEr09aLm4/s400/state%252520may%25252020%252C%2525201937.jpg) |
STATE THEATRE
May 20, 1937 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcl8U8SsNIWKOxk8xfQV8FkhNyiW5ClppgQOS7a13g96fb_Lz377Gdn_erc41xBV-x0MTyZSyVWSH3CpV6zc9VzwgdgxNaarhbcXycgaTrQ-r6r6qit-1MB2W27W3CP9y2ni5Gc_U4fB5r/s400/state%252520december%25252015%252C%2525201937.jpg) |
STATE THEATRE
December 15, 1937 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87NGEKgrOxbZ46lN__jiTMw5F4BMgGNjWiTCwl5Ba55iOdz41iElzjaDO_9TwdaSs8SkR_QeIYtV_pY9_Maa-bfSId6Ua__cBMJzMd5665oKw2jex8yS0-IetyX9Do80EAppwm3Ra6dh0/s400/state%252520march%2525205%252C%2525201941.jpg) |
STATE THEATRE
March 5, 1941 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU2aCdaTLNAvGUdjdYeIYiDyvjcpb3YvdlZYEaNvOtcgyM9QJlS91orcKFz-GK4uTzZ9N-wLrdPdiN_7WkT76DRkeGqzLym8qCKkmsm7vM2-6KU0u-4FD6IIGsEmyrn6E5813Tw5hySlZd/s400/state%252520april%25252029%252C%2525201942.jpg) |
STATE THEATRE
April 29, 1942 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFruMXCUsa7rSxDgxBEUiM54o6BfcSv0LYjMzRMoaodHoRFpoJbg3IOP8cicW10_vzudYq6-OneU4GFVznEtF3NccdPVlqRy4YfZwnbaWsmTQ5egRSTp0z-CbY6VNv4o1ndaaySiii7qz/s400/state%252520may%25252016%252C%2525201945.jpg) |
STATE THEATRE
May 16, 1945 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOsYPFMC8XIrCUZVKPXQjSuy_PT-Tb8LpLa47R9OahHR3vsYtkUDaCqphUAUBMRLb0uM8_naY580WIymqTxAnD6Zp0xkoKvFKN9OLBor8_AvLiBE8fcTgz_k0_HJPHFaKEu_1mYzt7r8m/s640/state%252520march%25252019%252C%2525201948.jpg) |
STATE THEATRE
March 19, 1948 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZ9mpsllL4me-JrXy27j1a8JV10_cUN8NAHMRwqpnwKTvxKRFkbCJ75HZfiJewz-Jw0dbli-LVQiLo8HMUcLd5XbYmc1ECVbL_MC_W0WrLqzFBkxYkbJeVAzD35bNVuJyMXyL7hWt-8LC/s400/state%252520march%25252017%252C%2525201950.jpg) |
STATE THEATRE
March 17, 1950 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7obTcsEiP_mqsw5yQ18GhrIPg2KV76H57EalDQGyK7EHd4FdODZUViVg4qKo_jmWFEJ2GMZjcIsqof8UW2i-wv4DrPV2-lIHXdIFz7xGXzsbtnusXTJshDEaW14Dgv20Q5sB6HALzGmZI/s400/victory%252520december%2525201%252C%2525201953.jpg) |
VICTORY THEATRE
December 1, 1953 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9_ACqwmiZMNDz-cGKpyG54g6C_plNo9rGT-8yulUuuTHVwrtzzMr78qRAzGUEmP0QLBeMKNMtkMpL3OHtqGEBhZ9NFnPEBy_hpKne6RaGEl8MwrdGqFBt2fZbHpZDNEt9fLrKg1yaeXyz/s400/grove%252520theatre%252520september%2525203%252C%2525201955.jpg) |
GROVE THEATRE
September 3, 1955 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYvB9i3SSBE5-zbh_stzWi9_TaehTLTrmvDrNnRS7Wz09W1S4sxkVeFuaqoEuI7ZXwhs4TkAcf56XztUrvQ_2SrbCS6OhyphenhyphentE4RPuE_SbjqizwRx1HGk_JZYiqqFJf4Hrr_M8StB1jpg5Y/s400/capitol%252520november%25252022%252C%2525201966.jpg) |
CAPITOL THEATRE
November 22, 1966 |