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Civic Theatre of Allentown is a historic community center that hosts theatre, arts education and film. It is located on 19th street in Allentown, Pennsylvania.The theatre was developed by Rubin Maiken and Alex Minker, and opened Sept. 17, 1928. The first movie to be shown at the 19th Street Theatre was a silent film called "The Sawdust Paradise." It featured the new Moller DeLuxe theatre organ that the owners of the 19th Street had purchased for $16,000. The heirloom instrument is still played at times for audiences at the theatre today. Since the summer of 1957 the Civic Theatre of Allentown has owned the building, offering several plays a year there, in addition to a variety of independent and international films. Civic Theatre School provides young people of ages 4-18 with a program in drama and movement and also hosts acting seminars for adults
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