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A Brief History of the Milbridge Theatre
(Information derived from an article written by Phil Duggan for the Downeast Coastal Press, June 25-
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Dave Parson's believed that the Milbridge Theatre is part of the town's identity.
"This has been part of what has helped the town be cohesive as a town, and been attractive to people." Compared to other small, single screen movie theatres, Parsons said, "It is a simple country theatre, but it has longevity for a theatre that isn't being operated by a committee or a non-
Generational changes in families' entertainment habits and even some social problems contribute to low turnout at movies, said Dave Parsons. People stay at home and watch movies on their large screen television sets. "Part of it goes back to that generation that they called the Greatest Generation, that had it out on behalf of this country in World War II. And these people had to pull together and live together and work together. I mean, you couldn't get sugar, you couldn't get eggs, you couldn't get milk, and people sacrificed together. And that togetherness stayed through that generation and some of the others in terms of that societal going to the movies together. People want to sit at home now and put their feet up and drink a beer and make wisecracks back and forth and watch on a large TV screen that electronics is trying to sell to them."
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