Parking area of the Bay Terrace Shopping Center will be used for a series of “drive-in movie” experiences starting in June. News article displayed here
Wonder how many people actually ordered tickets through the mail?
The coupon in ads was usually too small to be filled out, so a note with your specifics had to be attached. And then you also had to include a self-addressed return envelope inside the envelope sent to the theatre. Really worth all that bother, especially if you were out of stamps and had to go purchase some at the post office as well.
This ad covers just cinemas in Queens and Long Island. The saturation engagement also included Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, as well as surrounding areas of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
“Bambi” opened on August 13th, 1942, following a record-breaking run of 10 weeks by MGM’s “Mrs. Miniver.” Both films, of course, were accompanied by stage shows.
The “Appendix” with list of films has some titles missing and also simply groups them by year, without specific opening dates. Author is not entirely to blame, since he received little in the way of cooperation from RCMH management.
Another of several attempts by a new “indie” management to capitalize on tourism for the second season of the New York World’s Fair. Ad for the final presentation displayed here
Booked to include the Memorial Day holiday, which until 1971 had a fixed date of May 30th and is now celebrated on the last Monday of May.
Prior to the change, some businesses gave employees the previous or next day off if May 30th fell on a Saturday or Sunday.
According to a review in the May 27th, 1964 issue of Variety: “The climax of stage show is a spectacular in which electrical and scenic effects go crazy, for a magnificent result even for the Hall. Setting has more than 5,000 flashing electrical stars strung on garlands that extend up to 300 feet in length. Soprano Ann Gardner sings while depicted as wearing a crown of a thousand stars.”
All this shows is a roof sign advertising the Hippodrome Theatre, which was north of there on Sixth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets. The elevated tracks shown here passed right in front of the Hippodrome Theatre.
Both “Adam Had Four Sons” and “That Hamilton Woman” were recent graduates of Radio City Music Hall, where they were accompanied by stage revues.
Day before Memorial Day, which was its first observance since the USA entered WWII.
Parking area of the Bay Terrace Shopping Center will be used for a series of “drive-in movie” experiences starting in June. News article displayed here
Two days before Memorial Day, which had a fixed date of May 30th until 1971, when switched to observance on the last Monday of May.
First site mentioned in trade journal report on re-openings in Georgia and elsewhere. Read here
Marquee and entrance pictured in news report of public fears about re-openings of NYC theatres. Read here
Starting to look like there’ll be no Christmas Spectacular this year, nor anything before that, according to New York Times article displayed here
Wonder how many people actually ordered tickets through the mail? The coupon in ads was usually too small to be filled out, so a note with your specifics had to be attached. And then you also had to include a self-addressed return envelope inside the envelope sent to the theatre. Really worth all that bother, especially if you were out of stamps and had to go purchase some at the post office as well.
Reserved-seat roadshow engagement opened a month later, following a benefit premiere on the night of June 25th.
Theda Bara in Fox’s “Her Double Life” on screen, plus vaudeville acts.
“New” since the pandemic arrived? AMC must be pretty certain about re-opening if went to that expense.
No explanation for “A” missing from front of marquee.
On that same day, “Fame” started an exclusive NYC engagement at the Ziegfeld Theatre. Ad displayed here
“Fame” opened in Los Angeles exclusively at the Cinerama Dome on that same day. Ad displayed here
This ad covers just cinemas in Queens and Long Island. The saturation engagement also included Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island,
as well as surrounding areas of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
“Bambi” opened on August 13th, 1942, following a record-breaking run of 10 weeks by MGM’s “Mrs. Miniver.” Both films, of course, were accompanied by stage shows.
The “Appendix” with list of films has some titles missing and also simply groups them by year, without specific opening dates. Author is not entirely to blame, since he received little in the way of cooperation from RCMH management.
Another of several attempts by a new “indie” management to capitalize on tourism for the second season of the New York World’s Fair. Ad for the final presentation displayed here
Booked to include the Memorial Day holiday, which until 1971 had a fixed date of May 30th and is now celebrated on the last Monday of May. Prior to the change, some businesses gave employees the previous or next day off if May 30th fell on a Saturday or Sunday.
Who knew that this could ever happen here
“Hollywood Cavalcade” was in first neighborhood release since premiere engagement at the Roxy Theatre.
According to a review in the May 27th, 1964 issue of Variety: “The climax of stage show is a spectacular in which electrical and scenic effects go crazy, for a magnificent result even for the Hall. Setting has more than 5,000 flashing electrical stars strung on garlands that extend up to 300 feet in length. Soprano Ann Gardner sings while depicted as wearing a crown of a thousand stars.”
All this shows is a roof sign advertising the Hippodrome Theatre, which was north of there on Sixth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets. The elevated tracks shown here passed right in front of the Hippodrome Theatre.
News article and photos of reopening can be found here
This was the Strand’s Easter holiday presentation for that year.