The Glove Theatre in Gloversville will receive an official NYS Historic Marker under the venue’s marquee, unveiling on Saturday, June 3 at 2 p.m.
The Glove Theatre opened in 1914 and hosted movies, music, vaudeville, and civic events, and in 1920 it became the flagship theatre and home office of Schine Enterprises until 1965. In 1971 the venue officially closed, though it did have a few civic engagements during that decade, and reopened in Oct. of 1997 with the “The Phantom of the Glove.”
It is a non-profit organization dedicated to establishing an accessible expression platform for the arts that engages, entertains, and educates the regional community, giving economic opportunities to the Southern Adirondack and Mohawk Valley regions. The historic Glove Theatre will be honored with an official NYS Historic Marker, only the second granted in Gloversville.
This historic marker honors the legacy of the Glove Theatre as an arts venue within the city for the past 109 years. Immediately following the historic marker’s dedication, the Glove Theatre Museum will reopen with a new exhibition, featuring newly discovered artifacts and photographs detailing the rich history of the Glove Theatre, its century of performers, important civic events, and headquarters of the Schine movie empire.
Glove Theatre Vice President and Historian Alex Miller.
The unveiling ceremony will be on Saturday, June 3 at 2 p.m. prior to the Southern Adirondacks Food and Wine Festival and Glove Cities Arts Alliance 2023 Arts Walk. For more information, visit here.
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