Plymouth Theatre (Worcester)
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| Address | 261 Main Street |
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| Location | Worcester, Mass. |
| Coordinates | 42°16′00″N 71°48′03″W / 42.2667°N 71.8008°W |
| Opened | November 24, 1928 |
| Closed | 1980 |
Now known as The Palladium, the former Plymouth Theatre still stands at 261 Main Street, operating as an historic concert venue.
The Plymouth Theatre, originally leased by Alfred Gottesman Theatrical Enterprises, Inc., is situated at the corner of Main St. and Central St. and was first opened on November 24, 1928—“Doors open at 7 P.M.”, “Curtain at 8 o'clock”—according to the bill in the Evening Gazette's News Notes of Worcester Stage and Screen.
For the inaugural performances, the theater presented a “scene of beauty” to its guests—the foyer was decorated with about 100 baskets of roses and other flowers (gifts of some of the leading business establishments of the time), while the stage was banked with palms and flowers. Mr. Alfred Gottesman, lessee of The Plymouth, gave his personal supervision to the plans for the theater and had invited many of the night's guests personally.
The theater opened with a Robert Morton pipe organ; the opening bill for the theater advertises “‘Buddy’ Webber at the Console of Our Mighty Organ”. As of 2008 the organ had been purchased and installed in a private residence.
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