Paul Herman Era

Paul Herman leases The Strand again, this time to Theodore Nyquist in 1932. One employee, Larry Fenstermacher, becomes a shareholder […]

In 1927, the theatre name is officially changed by Furman B. Willis, who begins leasing the building from Paul Herman.

The first movies shown at Herman’s Playhouse are silent films. Along with his ownership duties, Paul Herman works as the

In 1912, Paul Herman builds a dedicated theatre around the corner from Main Street’s Kinetoscope Arcade. The new building at

The Strand originates as the Kinetoscope Arcade located at 272 West Main St., currently the site of The Kutztown Tavern.