re ) ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : Ar gent ine ▁Western ▁( gen re ) ▁drama ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Brook ▁Arts ▁Center , ▁formerly ▁Brook ▁Theatre ▁( open ed ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 7 ), ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁the ater ▁in ▁B ound ▁Brook , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁William ▁E . ▁Le h man . ▁Origin ally ▁a ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 - se at ▁v au dev ille ▁house , ▁the ▁the ater ▁was ▁the ▁hub ▁of ▁a ▁the ater ▁district ▁serving ▁surrounding ▁towns ▁and ▁count ies . ▁As ▁motion ▁pictures ▁took ▁over ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁the ater ▁became ▁a ▁performing ▁arts ▁center ▁and ▁first - run ▁movie ▁house , ▁operating ▁until ▁the ▁flo ods ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁required ▁extensive ▁re building . ▁ ▁The ▁the ater ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁its ▁contributions ▁to ▁B ound ▁Brook ▁and ▁remains ▁the ▁only ▁surv iving ▁v au dev ille ▁the ater ▁in ▁Som erset ▁County . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁the ater ▁has ▁suffered ▁flo od ▁damage , ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁puts ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁produ ctions , ▁although ▁it ▁does ▁rent ▁out ▁its ▁space . ▁The ▁the ater ▁now ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 3 0 ▁seats , ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁capacity . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links