![Rameseum theater news item, 1920](/sites/default/files/inline-images/newname_Albany_Daily_Democrat_Wed__Sep_1__1920_.jpg)
The Rameseum theater began its life officially in September 1920, the result of a promotion by owner/manager George Rolfe to change the theater's name from the eponymous Rolfe. A mere five people submitted names--all of which had to start with the letter "R" and be fitting with the theater's new Egyptian-themed remodel.
![Rolfe theater advertisement, 1920](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Rolfe-Theatre-Name-Change-2nzwtz4.png)
The Rameseum featured very popular “moving pictures” including pictures featuring starts like Mary Pickford, with a multitude of genres from Western, to slapstick, to romance. And in its final days in November 1932, wrestling.
![Rameseum theater ad, 1920](/sites/default/files/inline-images/Albany_Daily_Democrat_Wed__Sep_8__1920_-2h9385z.jpg)
![Sanborn Map of Rameseum theater location, 1925](/sites/default/files/inline-images/SanbornMap_p4_Albany-2d36g58_0.gif)