The theater was opened in 1918 by Mr.Leigh, following with a screening of a silent drama The Spirit of “17”. With the opening of this theater, Cozy Theater soon shut down their doors (1). Mr. Leigh was also the owner of many other theaters including Parma, Wilder and Cozy Theater. The theater had regular showings on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays of, “Best of Educational Features & Comedies.” The advertisements don't specify any of the showings but they would regularly do charity events and school plays.
Throughout the years the Liberty theater was also used for high school theater plays like Romance Hunters, which filled up the seats of the theater and you can see their ongoing support ten years later with the highschool play Tulip Time, admission valued at ¢50 and ¢25 that would equal to $4.61 and $9.22 today. The theater was also used for charity events, one of their events a comedy production gathered around $147.50, that would go to the athletic department and the band that preformed the same night.
After 19 years of opertating the theather, owner Mr.Leigh decided to buy a new lot to start a new theater, news clipping showing his decision to turn Liberty Theater into a store.
