This was Alice Faye’s last movie for 20th Century-Fox, effectively retiring from motion pictures at the peak of her fame after 12 years and about 30 movies for the studio, and top-billed in more than half of them.
The most comfortable seat and posh appointments don’t mean bupkis if they let the projection bulbs burn down, which indeed they have. They started out nice and bright and now it’s a crapshoot if you can actually see the image as intended by the filmmakers.
To me, the most interesting or shocking part of this whole new development is that the regular all-day price for adults is $17.90 and for children and seniors $14.90, no discount matinees available. And this doesn’t includine the up-pricing for “premium” presentations. On effing Delancey Street, no less. Who can afford to take his family to the movies at that insane price point?
by Ron Marzlock, Chronicle Contributor | 0 comments
In December 1965 the Loew’s Hillside Theatre, which seated 2,653 patrons, went burlesque.
Beverly Schecter, a mother of three beautiful teenage children, was the only woman burlesque producer in the United States. Aside from being a mother and producer, she was in show business public relations for more than 30 years and had the know-how needed for this new venture at the old movie theater.
She arranged special promotional prices for groups for fundraising. Whether dude or prude, in the pink or with a mink, the live-in-the-flesh entertainment was very well received. The theater was filled mainly with couples, who outnumbered the singles.
Schecter was flooded with requests from all over the world but she wanted to keep the image of what burlesque was in the days of Minsky. There was a new show each week with well-known favorites like Virginia Bell, Georgia Southern and Linda Lavell. Schecter also brought back old-time favorite vaudeville stars like Red Buttons and Henny Youngman. Merchants in the surrounding area increased their business due to the re-opening of the theater.
Sadly the area became dangerous with drug dealers a few years later, and the crowds stayed away. The theater closed sometime in 1972, forever ending an era. Today it contains commercial office space.
The prices of admission are more for the silk stocking district rather than the lower east side. Marcus Loew and the Minsky Brothers must be turning in their graves—it’s a far cry from the nickelodeon
Jeez Louise, the main stage opera house is untouched, but the smaller concert space was carefully and tastefully converted into four screens, two upstairs,and two downstairs. It was hardly haphazardly “cut up” like so many big movies houses were back in the 70s and 80s.
I don’t recall much theater being performed in the concert hall, or at BAM in general, but they do have other spaces now for theater and other live performances, including the restored Majestic Theater and a few smaller spots.
Image brightness is a common problem at many AMC theaters, at many theaters in general I suppose. Whenever I pointed out to an usher or a manager, they never seem to know what I’m talking about, although in the same complex you can go from one screen that is bright and clear in the next screen over is murky and dark.
Sooner or later I am going to write them an email, or try to contact the district manager, because they are not giving these movies away for free and if I’m paying for the AMC amazing experience, I expect to get it.
I meant that you should ALSO post a comment on the Orpheum page, because it would be reporting a condition at the theater where it actually occurred. Other users of that page may wish join the conversation and describe their own experiences…
PS I just attended the Broadway Backwards fundraiser here tonight, and the house looks as sensational as ever. I remember when I paid two dollars to come watch double features here.
The link takes me to a Google maps page that allows the user to report content violations. It does, however, have one picture of the lobby…
It’s available for viewing on Amazon Prime…
And neither are any of us, sad to say lol
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George Burns mentioned playing here with a dog, in his film 1982 George Burns in Concert.
Maybe they are squeezing in a screening of Avengers
This was Alice Faye’s last movie for 20th Century-Fox, effectively retiring from motion pictures at the peak of her fame after 12 years and about 30 movies for the studio, and top-billed in more than half of them.
The most comfortable seat and posh appointments don’t mean bupkis if they let the projection bulbs burn down, which indeed they have. They started out nice and bright and now it’s a crapshoot if you can actually see the image as intended by the filmmakers.
To me, the most interesting or shocking part of this whole new development is that the regular all-day price for adults is $17.90 and for children and seniors $14.90, no discount matinees available. And this doesn’t includine the up-pricing for “premium” presentations. On effing Delancey Street, no less. Who can afford to take his family to the movies at that insane price point?
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by Ron Marzlock, Chronicle Contributor | 0 comments
In December 1965 the Loew’s Hillside Theatre, which seated 2,653 patrons, went burlesque.
Beverly Schecter, a mother of three beautiful teenage children, was the only woman burlesque producer in the United States. Aside from being a mother and producer, she was in show business public relations for more than 30 years and had the know-how needed for this new venture at the old movie theater.
She arranged special promotional prices for groups for fundraising. Whether dude or prude, in the pink or with a mink, the live-in-the-flesh entertainment was very well received. The theater was filled mainly with couples, who outnumbered the singles. Schecter was flooded with requests from all over the world but she wanted to keep the image of what burlesque was in the days of Minsky. There was a new show each week with well-known favorites like Virginia Bell, Georgia Southern and Linda Lavell. Schecter also brought back old-time favorite vaudeville stars like Red Buttons and Henny Youngman. Merchants in the surrounding area increased their business due to the re-opening of the theater.
Sadly the area became dangerous with drug dealers a few years later, and the crowds stayed away. The theater closed sometime in 1972, forever ending an era. Today it contains commercial office space.
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Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Netflix…!
The prices of admission are more for the silk stocking district rather than the lower east side. Marcus Loew and the Minsky Brothers must be turning in their graves—it’s a far cry from the nickelodeon
Wow, how did this sneak in…? Welcome the movies back to Delancy Street!
It’s the bulb in the projector, speak to the manager or contact headquarters. It’s a chronic problem that drives me up the wall.
The Roxy, like other independent theaters not part of a major chain, often had to scramble for product.
It was still showing first run, but day-and-dates with other Brooklyn houses, not playing exclusives in Brooklyn as it had for decades.
Jeez Louise, the main stage opera house is untouched, but the smaller concert space was carefully and tastefully converted into four screens, two upstairs,and two downstairs. It was hardly haphazardly “cut up” like so many big movies houses were back in the 70s and 80s.
I don’t recall much theater being performed in the concert hall, or at BAM in general, but they do have other spaces now for theater and other live performances, including the restored Majestic Theater and a few smaller spots.
yet another grand opening ad posted in photos
Image brightness is a common problem at many AMC theaters, at many theaters in general I suppose. Whenever I pointed out to an usher or a manager, they never seem to know what I’m talking about, although in the same complex you can go from one screen that is bright and clear in the next screen over is murky and dark.
Sooner or later I am going to write them an email, or try to contact the district manager, because they are not giving these movies away for free and if I’m paying for the AMC amazing experience, I expect to get it.
I meant that you should ALSO post a comment on the Orpheum page, because it would be reporting a condition at the theater where it actually occurred. Other users of that page may wish join the conversation and describe their own experiences…
BigJoe, you should post your comment/question about the brightness of the image on the AMC Orpheum 7 page
For what it’s worth, since 2015 the Little Shubert is called Stage 42, although still owned by the Subert Organization…
The Devil in Miss Jones was released in 1973
PS I just attended the Broadway Backwards fundraiser here tonight, and the house looks as sensational as ever. I remember when I paid two dollars to come watch double features here.