Morrisville in Morristown in Lamoille County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Tegu Theatre

43 Portland Street

— 1937 —

Tegu Theatre Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 3, 2024

1. Tegu Theatre Marker

Inscription. The Tegu Theatre opened to great fanfare and operated as a theater from 1937 to 1957. When it closed the building was converted into a grocery store. The building became the town offices via lease in 2005 and it was purchased for the same purposes in 2013.

[News article]

8 September 1937
Tegu Theatre in Morrisville Opens to the Public this Week Friday Night
The newest and most modern theatre in Vermont will open this week Friday night when the doors of Tegu's new theatre are thrown open to a public which has been anxiously waiting an important event in Morrisville's entertainment history. Hundreds of requests have been made for reservation for the gala opening, but only a few seats will be reserved. The ticket office will open Friday afternoon.
The theatre is remarkably beautiful from the handsome illumination and construction of the entrance to the stage drop curtain. The lobby is finished in modernistic Formica and stainless steel and gives one a taste of the beauty awaiting inside. Large, French doors make a beautiful entrance to the theatre. The frames for advertising bills on the front of the theatre are inserted
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into the brickwork and are indirectly illuminated, with Formica and stainless steel, making a fitting and attractive background. A modernistic ticket booth is located directly in front of the main entrance.

[Captions] An undated photo of the Tegu Theatre (above); A schedule poster from 1941 (right); Portland Street with the Tegu Theatre in 1946 (below).

Erected 2018 by Morrisville Alliance for Culture and Commerce. (Marker Number 5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Vermont, Morrisville History & Art Walk series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 44° 33.742′ N, 72° 35.918′ W. Marker is in Morristown, Vermont, in Lamoille County. It is in Morrisville. It is on Portland Street (Old Vermont Route 100) south of Brigham Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 43 Portland St, Morrisville VT 05661, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 3, 2024

2. Tegu Theatre Marker

in Vermont’s Green Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Woodward Block (a few steps from this marker); #1 Spiral Canopy (a few steps from this marker); Elmore Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Fleetwood Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Dewey K. Hickok (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Puffer United Methodist Church (about 300 feet away); Lamoille County Civic Center (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morristown.

Also see . . . Morrisville Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which includes the former theater (identified as Brosseau's) as a contributing property and was listed in 1983. (Prepared by John C. Page; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

The Former Tegu Theatre Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 3, 2024

3. The Former Tegu Theatre Building

It has housed the town offices since 2005.

The Tegu Theatre image. Click for full size.

The Townview Card Co.; via Cinema Treasures (Public Domain), circa 1940

4. The Tegu Theatre

The Tegu Theatre was opened on September 10, 1937 with Warner Baxter in “Vogues of 1938”. It was closed on June 12, 1957 with Susan Hayward in “Top Secret Affair”.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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