On This Day In Alabama History: Marx Brothers Played The Lyric

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

The Lyric Theatre first opened its doors in January 1914 during a boom period for the young city of Birmingham. Boasting more than 1,500 seats, it became a popular stop on the vaudeville circuit. On Thanksgiving evening that year, the Four Marx Brothers brought a company of 16 to perform at the Lyric. The brothers went on to stage a successful Broadway show before making it truly big in movies. As for the Lyric, it thrived until the Great Depression, when declining attendance forced its closure in the early 1930s. It reopened soon after as a movie theater and continued to operate until the late 1950s when it closed again.

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