1949 Savoy Films

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THEATRE ALERT

Clayton Theatre

Flyer 1950

While there are multiplexes now, Delaware has only one first-run, single-screen theater still in operation – the Clayton Theater in Dagsboro, which dates back to 1949.

The opening of Clayton in February 1949 was a big event. Gov. Elbert Carvel with state and local officials attended, as the John M. Clayton School Band performed. The romantic comedy musical “One Touch of Venus,” starring Robert Walker and Ava Gardner, was the first film on the screen in the 530-seat theater. Its managers were Alvin “Skeet” Campbell and Elwood “Pete” Hancock, brothers-in-law who hired family members to operate the theater. Several of their relatives still live in the Dagsboro area and continue to support the theater.

33246 Main Street, Dagsboro, DE 19939