Thanks to our friends at the City of Clarksburg and Marketing and Community Relations Specialist Dominique Medina Spatafore, Connect-Bridgeport will occasionally run photos from the City of Clarksburg's Web site for the restoration of the old Robinson Grand that will soon open as the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center. The Web site is "therobinsongrand.com" and is hyperlinked below.

 

This is part of their "Snapshots of History" on their site, which also includes regular construction updates of the project and more. This week's snapshots comes from Jan. 22, 1958. Images include a promotional movie poster (above) and box office statement (below) from that very day. The movie shown was "The Sad Sack". This film, made by Paramount Pictures, is a comedy staring Jerry Lewis and Peter Lorre.

 

The box office statement holds a detailed accounting of ticket prices and attendance for the day. Tickets ranged from 18 cents to 69 cents and included (4) showings. A total of (156) people attended for a total of $102.87 in daily receipts.