The interior of the Andalus auditorium had a balcony with side level exit halls that had open Moorish arches which looked down upon the orchestra seating. These open framed hallways probably led to stairways which led to exterior fire escapes. The ceiling was divided by shallow scalloped arch vaults which also had indented cove areas which may have had interior lighting. The procenium opening was square and carried a dark pelmet drape with a travelor of the same shade and a golden colored tassel fringe at the bottom. The side walls which flanked the stage have identical vaulted openings filled in with latticed mesh that may have been organ screens, but I’m not sure if the Andalus ever installed a house instrument. The paint color of the interior is not possible to dissern from the black&white photo. Two staircases lead up to the performing stage and a second curtain on the stage is fully closed, it is probably a second house travelor.
In Dec. 1942 right after the Boston,Ma. Coconut Grove Nightclub tragedy ,Fire departments throughout the nation conducted carefull exit door inspections in local theaters. On Dec. 15,1942 the manager of the Victor Th.,Nola Schwartz, was $25.00 for having bolted exit doors.
A slight date correction the Tele-News theater which was housed within the Strand Theater opened on Friday July 17,1942 not 1943.Admission was only 25 cents for a 90 minute show. It highlighted the news from War fronts during WWll and a few current Stateside items.
The City Directory for 1915 lists the Dolly Vardin, as well. I’ve been trying to find out when in the 1880’s John L.Sullivan the boxer actually did an exibition here at the Standard Th. on Vine Street at Canal.
Hello Joe Allen, Note that the Dolly Vardin is in the 1914 era so silence would prevail! Film Daily would carry alisting of this cinema ,now a picture would be a rare find, I doubt that one exists. The Metropolitan Th. on Central Avenue and the 1913 Casino Th,later called the Regal Th. on Clark Street would be from this period. Until soon,Hank
The steakhouse on the site of the former Sixty Second Shop,later a Longhorn Steakhouse and finally an Oriental restaurant has also surcommed to out of businessitis, a vacant building once again. The parking lot next to it survives.
I agree the Benedum Center is a lovely restoration of the Stanley Theater, but where is a plaque in the lobby to explain to the visitor who Mr.or Ms. Benedum is or are? Maybe I missed said explanation but I really looked. The Cityfolk of Pittsburg made me feel welcome and were very knowledgeable about their home. I saw a wonderful production of ,“Funny Girl” ,at the Benedum Th. and stayed at a marvelous victorial hotel called The Priory.
Merry Christmas ken mc, Sorry it took my manners so long to respond. That fire report from 1955 was an eyeopener and something that I was not privy to.Re-visiting Lowell sometime in the late 1980’s, what a shock to see all the downtown cinemas gone, just bulldozed away! Did note the Memorial War Hall still exists and the Park Rangers now patrol the only City that is a State Park in the U.S. I think State Park status falls upon Lowell because of its still remaining Woolen Mills structures and Canal system?
Hello Mr. Rassche, Thank you for the correction of (Mechanic) not Military Institute you are correct guess my fingers were ahead of my thoughts when I typed.To Lost Memory the proposed Emery Theater renovation has never happened and the Emery Th. remains mothballed at present.
The original Mariemont Theater was designed by F&Y Building Services out of Columbus,Ohio,it was erected in 1938 and seated 800 fannies.he modeof the facade is English Tudor to fit with the surrounding village. Today of course the same theater is a three screener.
The Belvedere Theater was built sometime between 1911 and 1913. It seated 205 people in a silent era ,in the sound era a hole was cut into the rear of the structure to mount exterior speakers inside a weather proof box to provide audio to its patrons.The building has also been a Beer Hall and a Church.The Mt. Adams Cinema adopted its name in July of 1973.They showed both 16mm and 35mm in their venue so lots of art films and small independant flicks got a screening here. The Mt. Adams closed in 1979.The last theater operators of note were Parallax a firm based in San Fransisco,Ca.
The Mount Lookout Theater was constructed by F&Y Contracting Company out of Columbus. F&Y Contracting were also the builders of The Marianne Theater in Belvue,Kentucky as well as the Westwood Cinema on Harrison Avenue and several other film venues in our area.
The 1927 Wurlitzer Organ from the Albee Theater which had been re-installed at the Emery Th. was removed and placed into safe storage prior to the Emery Th. closing in late 1999.
It’s me again,meheuck. After finding a great article about your family in an old Enquirer newspaper it has put into order the Cincinnati Heuck entertainment order. Probably you know all these items, but here goes anyway. In 1865 Mr. Heuck built at 13th and Vine streets the Heuck Beer Saloon,by 1875 he’d had so much business that he tore down the Saloon and erected the Heuck’s Opera House. By 1882 with much success from his entertainment empire he bought the Coliseum Beer Hall between 12th & 13th streets to construct a new Heuck’s Opera House on that site. When the new Heuck’s Opera House at 12th Street opened to avoid confusion with his former theater he changed the 13th Street structure to the name of Peoples Theater. By 1905 Heuck moved to the center of town and built the Lyric Th. on Fountain Square along Vine Street to offer classier shows that were presented by the Shubert Brothers of NYC.Was glad to learn about the troublesome revolving door he installed at Heuck’s,today I imagine the fire authorities would not permit such an entrance for a busy theater. Write me some more make me more knowledgable,until then,Hank.
I miss even more the Roy Rogers Restaurant that was located across from the Skywalk Theater on the Skywalk,wouldn’t a Double R Bar Burger go great right now?
Try again ,Was this one of Louis Mayer’s early houses?
Thanks for the great info Ron, was this theater one of Louis Mayers eUntil soon,hankarly houses? After all he did start in this New England area!
The interior of the Andalus auditorium had a balcony with side level exit halls that had open Moorish arches which looked down upon the orchestra seating. These open framed hallways probably led to stairways which led to exterior fire escapes. The ceiling was divided by shallow scalloped arch vaults which also had indented cove areas which may have had interior lighting. The procenium opening was square and carried a dark pelmet drape with a travelor of the same shade and a golden colored tassel fringe at the bottom. The side walls which flanked the stage have identical vaulted openings filled in with latticed mesh that may have been organ screens, but I’m not sure if the Andalus ever installed a house instrument. The paint color of the interior is not possible to dissern from the black&white photo. Two staircases lead up to the performing stage and a second curtain on the stage is fully closed, it is probably a second house travelor.
In Dec. 1942 right after the Boston,Ma. Coconut Grove Nightclub tragedy ,Fire departments throughout the nation conducted carefull exit door inspections in local theaters. On Dec. 15,1942 the manager of the Victor Th.,Nola Schwartz, was $25.00 for having bolted exit doors.
A slight date correction the Tele-News theater which was housed within the Strand Theater opened on Friday July 17,1942 not 1943.Admission was only 25 cents for a 90 minute show. It highlighted the news from War fronts during WWll and a few current Stateside items.
The City Directory for 1915 lists the Dolly Vardin, as well. I’ve been trying to find out when in the 1880’s John L.Sullivan the boxer actually did an exibition here at the Standard Th. on Vine Street at Canal.
Hello Joe Allen, Note that the Dolly Vardin is in the 1914 era so silence would prevail! Film Daily would carry alisting of this cinema ,now a picture would be a rare find, I doubt that one exists. The Metropolitan Th. on Central Avenue and the 1913 Casino Th,later called the Regal Th. on Clark Street would be from this period. Until soon,Hank
Also run by that Bavarian family next to their theater was the Damm Bakery and the Damm Good Pizza Parlor.
Probably part of the large chain of theaters owned by the Davis-Harris Theater Company of Pittsburg,Pa.
The Jackson Theater building and apartment house still retains in raised letters the name Jackson Building on the upper moulding of its facade.
The steakhouse on the site of the former Sixty Second Shop,later a Longhorn Steakhouse and finally an Oriental restaurant has also surcommed to out of businessitis, a vacant building once again. The parking lot next to it survives.
Boss Cox at one time owned ,with the Shubert Brothers ,the largest theater in this country, the Hippodrome Theater in NYC. Boss Cox died in 1916.
I agree the Benedum Center is a lovely restoration of the Stanley Theater, but where is a plaque in the lobby to explain to the visitor who Mr.or Ms. Benedum is or are? Maybe I missed said explanation but I really looked. The Cityfolk of Pittsburg made me feel welcome and were very knowledgeable about their home. I saw a wonderful production of ,“Funny Girl” ,at the Benedum Th. and stayed at a marvelous victorial hotel called The Priory.
Merry Christmas ken mc, Sorry it took my manners so long to respond. That fire report from 1955 was an eyeopener and something that I was not privy to.Re-visiting Lowell sometime in the late 1980’s, what a shock to see all the downtown cinemas gone, just bulldozed away! Did note the Memorial War Hall still exists and the Park Rangers now patrol the only City that is a State Park in the U.S. I think State Park status falls upon Lowell because of its still remaining Woolen Mills structures and Canal system?
Hello Mr. Rassche, Thank you for the correction of (Mechanic) not Military Institute you are correct guess my fingers were ahead of my thoughts when I typed.To Lost Memory the proposed Emery Theater renovation has never happened and the Emery Th. remains mothballed at present.
The R.K.O. Orpheum was demolished in 1952, the architects were C.C.&E.A. Weber and construction was by H.Harig&Company.
The Dolly Vardin Chocolate Company was listed as being at 411-417 Laurel Street in 1914&1915.
The Park Hall Theater was still listed as late as 1936 in Cincinnati’s City Directory.
The original Mariemont Theater was designed by F&Y Building Services out of Columbus,Ohio,it was erected in 1938 and seated 800 fannies.he modeof the facade is English Tudor to fit with the surrounding village. Today of course the same theater is a three screener.
The Belvedere Theater was built sometime between 1911 and 1913. It seated 205 people in a silent era ,in the sound era a hole was cut into the rear of the structure to mount exterior speakers inside a weather proof box to provide audio to its patrons.The building has also been a Beer Hall and a Church.The Mt. Adams Cinema adopted its name in July of 1973.They showed both 16mm and 35mm in their venue so lots of art films and small independant flicks got a screening here. The Mt. Adams closed in 1979.The last theater operators of note were Parallax a firm based in San Fransisco,Ca.
The Mount Lookout Theater was constructed by F&Y Contracting Company out of Columbus. F&Y Contracting were also the builders of The Marianne Theater in Belvue,Kentucky as well as the Westwood Cinema on Harrison Avenue and several other film venues in our area.
The 1927 Wurlitzer Organ from the Albee Theater which had been re-installed at the Emery Th. was removed and placed into safe storage prior to the Emery Th. closing in late 1999.
It’s me again,meheuck. After finding a great article about your family in an old Enquirer newspaper it has put into order the Cincinnati Heuck entertainment order. Probably you know all these items, but here goes anyway. In 1865 Mr. Heuck built at 13th and Vine streets the Heuck Beer Saloon,by 1875 he’d had so much business that he tore down the Saloon and erected the Heuck’s Opera House. By 1882 with much success from his entertainment empire he bought the Coliseum Beer Hall between 12th & 13th streets to construct a new Heuck’s Opera House on that site. When the new Heuck’s Opera House at 12th Street opened to avoid confusion with his former theater he changed the 13th Street structure to the name of Peoples Theater. By 1905 Heuck moved to the center of town and built the Lyric Th. on Fountain Square along Vine Street to offer classier shows that were presented by the Shubert Brothers of NYC.Was glad to learn about the troublesome revolving door he installed at Heuck’s,today I imagine the fire authorities would not permit such an entrance for a busy theater. Write me some more make me more knowledgable,until then,Hank.
I miss even more the Roy Rogers Restaurant that was located across from the Skywalk Theater on the Skywalk,wouldn’t a Double R Bar Burger go great right now?
Just imagine the distance that that vertical marquee could be viewed from in its glory days as a cinema outlet. Wonder if it is still maintained ?