Engagement opened on October 11th, the day before the national Columbus Day observance of that year, which may explain the patriotic draperies on the marquee.
The station was closed down in December, 1938, and demolished in the following year. A new and traditional underground subway line replaced the service. Top of the RCMH vertical sign can be seen above the station roof.
First Roxy stage booking for Abbott & Costello, former burlesque clowns who cleaned up their act for national stardom on radio on Kate Smith’s weekly program.
Described as a “deluxe” version of “Premiere Showcase,” which United Artists introduced in the NY-NJ area in 1962 and was rapidly copied in theory by all its rivals. This time around, participating theatres would have an actual “red carpet” at their entrances.
Radio City Music Hall would be the first of the two theatres to open, with a Spectacular Stage Show with Cast of 1,000 performed twice daily
and all seats reserved…Two nights later, the New RKO Roxy Theatre would open with a stage/screen policy with “The Animal Kingdom” as the first-run feature.
“Michel Strogoff” was a spectacular French drama partially financed by Universal Pictures in return for distribution rights in the English-speaking world, where Jules Verne’s novel was known as “Michael Strogoff.”
Due to an unexpected hold-over, Cab Calloway & Company took over the stage presentation from Jimmy Dorsey’s contingent, which had a prior commitment to fulfill.
With a running time of 141 minutes, “Moses” was a condensed version of a mini-TV series with six one-hour episodes that was shown in the USA the previous year on the CBS network.
Starting with the world premiere engagement of “The Robe,” Roxy management dropped stage shows for an “Everything on the Screen” policy, with a first-run CinemaScope feature always topping the bill.
Opened in advance of Memorial Day, which would be observed on the fixed
date of May 30th for the last time. Starting in 1971, the national holiday would be on the last Monday of May…Catchphrase of “It’s a dying business” may prove prophetic of moviegoing as practiced since its birth.
A B&W trailer for the Fox’s “First Anniversary Show,” with musical accompaniment played on the theatre’s Wurlitzer organ, can be viewed here
The exclusive booking of “Top Hat” followed its premiere engagement at Radio City Music Hall and its subsequent tour of RKO neighborhood theatres.
Downtown had a supporting feature, while Hollywood did not.
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The Blue Loon suffered a devastating fire and is currently closed, according to their website
When will China’s thousands of cinemas be permitted to re-open? Discussion can be read here
Engagement opened on October 11th, the day before the national Columbus Day observance of that year, which may explain the patriotic draperies on the marquee.
The B&W drama was booked to coincide with the season surrounding Father’s Day, which would be celebrated on June 19th that year.
Reported to be cautiously preparing for re-opening in news article displayed here
The station was closed down in December, 1938, and demolished in the following year. A new and traditional underground subway line replaced the service. Top of the RCMH vertical sign can be seen above the station roof.
Highest ticket price of $5.50 would be equivalent to about $51 in 2020.
First Roxy stage booking for Abbott & Costello, former burlesque clowns who cleaned up their act for national stardom on radio on Kate Smith’s weekly program.
Described as a “deluxe” version of “Premiere Showcase,” which United Artists introduced in the NY-NJ area in 1962 and was rapidly copied in theory by all its rivals. This time around, participating theatres would have an actual “red carpet” at their entrances.
Among the resident stage performers were future Metropolitan Opera legend Jan Peerce and the incomparable dancer/choreographer Jose Limon.
Several color photos of the exterior can be viewed midway through this article at the “Forgotten New York” website here
Radio City Music Hall would be the first of the two theatres to open, with a Spectacular Stage Show with Cast of 1,000 performed twice daily and all seats reserved…Two nights later, the New RKO Roxy Theatre would open with a stage/screen policy with “The Animal Kingdom” as the first-run feature.
“Michel Strogoff” was a spectacular French drama partially financed by Universal Pictures in return for distribution rights in the English-speaking world, where Jules Verne’s novel was known as “Michael Strogoff.”
Due to an unexpected hold-over, Cab Calloway & Company took over the stage presentation from Jimmy Dorsey’s contingent, which had a prior commitment to fulfill.
The Capitol had dropped stage shows in 1935, but would resume them in 1943 due to the wartime boom in theatre attendance.
With a running time of 141 minutes, “Moses” was a condensed version of a mini-TV series with six one-hour episodes that was shown in the USA the previous year on the CBS network.
Featured in a huge New York Times article on the “Big Screen” wedding of Bri Houk and Lindsey Leaverton. View here
Presumably “East” Long Island and not the East Coast of the USA.
Starting with the world premiere engagement of “The Robe,” Roxy management dropped stage shows for an “Everything on the Screen” policy, with a first-run CinemaScope feature always topping the bill.
Auditorium had a reported seating capacity of 913, with floor-to-ceiling screen measuring 105 feet wide by 38 feet high.
Opened in advance of Memorial Day, which would be observed on the fixed date of May 30th for the last time. Starting in 1971, the national holiday would be on the last Monday of May…Catchphrase of “It’s a dying business” may prove prophetic of moviegoing as practiced since its birth.