Loew's Capitol Theatre
1645 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10019
1645 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10019
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To myrtleave,
Sadie Thompson played in 3D at film forum a number of years ago.
bundle of joy-1956
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solmon and sheba-1950
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herh is a ad for the capitol theatre
now called the new LOEWS CAPITOL 1959
INAGURAL ATTRACTION WAS
SOLOMONAND SHEBA
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not as a stranger-1955
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the caine mutiny-1954
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vera cruz-1953
what was superscope
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thequiet man-1952
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here is more ads from the capitol
moulin rouge-1952
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to warren
here is the ad for miss sadie thompson
in 3-d at the capitol at the end of 1953
but when it left the capitol and went to
neighborhood theatres it was showed
only on flate 2-d shreen and it never
played in 3-d again again
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It would be wonderful to have a seating plan from the original Capitol to see how cut down the roadshow theater was. Also when GWTW played there in 39 was the mezz reserved seats or was the entire theater general seating?
In this 1933 ad for “Hell Below” it mentions being “Direct from it’s $2 engagement at the Astor.
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Warren— I want to refer readers to your spirited accounts of Gable’s live turn in your post above, last 16-17 Feb., and to the longer account in your book about Gable. It’s hilariously racy.
I believe even the great Eugene Ormandy conducted the Capitol orchestra in the 20’s. What a great period for American popular culture and classical music!
Even in the mid 1920’s the Capitol had a symphonic orchestra, “The Grand Capitol Orchestra” conducted by David Mendoza, and its own ballet corp, too. A 1926 ad claimed that it was the biggest motion picture palace in the world.
Nice pic Warren look at the little round signs advertising the wide vision screens. Remember “It’s a Wonderful Life” also went public domain and somehow they got it back to being licensed.
Thanks again, Warren. I especially like the 4th one (“Held Over! By Public Clamor!)
Warren— gorgeous. I remember the Capitol’s ‘40s-'50s color scheme as green (the color of the immense traveler curtain) and brown (the woodwork), but your notation of olive is no doubt accurate. And, yes, silver leaf rather than gold: I always remember the Capitol as full of glittering accents, showing off the crystal and marble to best effect.
For me nothing beats the Music Hall but on this one I’m with Warren(though Dunne and Coburn are two of my favorites.) Is Under 21 shown on TCM at 8 in the morning or is it lost to the ages?
It’s weird seeing Alexander Knox as a romantic comedy lead – to me he will always be “Wilson”.
1952 “The Quiet Man” opened at the Capitol
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From August 1939:
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September 1965 the Capitol was part of the showcase presentation of “The Reward"
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But I believe between Jim and Ecstasy there were a few other films. did Jim even make it to May?
8 of the 9 films Warren mentioned are listed in the directory. When I said “summer movie”, I meant it the way they use the term now: big, dumb action movies or adaptations of comic books. That’s a pretty classy bunch of titles moviegoers had to choose from in the summer of 1965. We’ve come a long way since then – a long way backward.