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C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 1 6 165 Ready for the Next Act Putting the Luster Back into the Golden State Theatre B Y M I C H A E L C H AT F I E L D VERY BIG DAY IN MONTEREY: FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1926: THAT WAS THE DAY THE GOLDEN STATE THEATRE AT 417 ALVARADO STREET LIT UP ITS SCREEN FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN THAT MORNING'S PACIFIC GROVE DAILY REVIEW, R.E. SYLVESTER WROTE THIS BREATHLESS ACCOUNT OF THE EXPERIENCE AT AN INVITATION-ONLY GRAND OPENING: "I WANT YOU ALL TO SEE THE GOLDEN STATE THEATRE WITH YOUR OWN EYES…HAVING BEEN IN MANY THEATRES IN THE LARGEST CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND IN LONDON AND PARIS I AM INCLINED TO BE MORE THAN PARTIAL TO THE GOLDEN STATE BEC AUSE OF ITS MAGNIFICENCE. I AM SATISFIED THERE IS NONE OF ITS SIZE MORE ATTRACTIVE TO THE PUBLIC IN THIS COUNTRY…SURELY THERE IS NONE IN C ALIFORNIA ANY BETTER ." VERY BIG DAY IN MONTEREY: FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1926: THAT WAS THE DAY THE GOLDEN STATE THEATRE AT 417 ALVARADO STREET LIT UP ITS SCREEN FOR THE FIRST A