March 28, 2024

Lyric Theatre presentation

More than 30 attendees filled the room of the Jasper County Historical Society Museum Wednesday to listen to Larry Hurto, chairman of the Newton Historic Preservation Commission, repeat his lecture titled “Pictures: A Peek Inside Newton’s Old Lyric Theatre,” as part of the Jasper County Historical Society’s Brown Bag Lunch and Learn series. Hurto spoke of the 15 theaters that have been present in Newton since 1910, highlighting a Newton woman performer and a Newton director who ended up pursuing a movie career in Hollywood, Calif.