“Friendly Persuasion” was having its first neighborhood showings since a Thanksgiving/pre-Christmas engagement at Radio City Music Hall (with stage revue).
A resident orchestra and simulated sound effects were standard procedure at the Rivoli and most midtown “deluxers” during the silent era. The exceptional thing about the “Old Ironsides” engagement in 1926 was wide-screen Magnascope projection for the spectacular outdoor scenes.
After a disappointing premiere engagement at the DeMille and Coronet in Manhattan, the Newman-Woodward teaming got much needed support from an eight-year old classic for its first neighborhood release.
To maximize seating capacity of a narrow ground plot between Broadway and Seventh Avenue, the Rivoli was a purpose-built cinema without stage facilities. During the silent era, “live” prologues were presented on platforms erected in front of the screen and along side walls.
NYE arriving on a Friday enabled Saturday and/or Sunday vaudeville at four theatres, including the Hempstead. Ad covers only the Century and Skouras sites in Nassau County. Their “pooled” theatres in Queens and Suffolk County were marketed separately.
Listed in bottom left corner, the Ziegfeld Theatre was just two weeks old at the time, having opened on December 17th with a reserved-seat engagement of “Marooned.”
The world’s two largest movie palaces opened new holiday programs on the same day. Trade reports declared the Music Hall the winner with a first week’s gross of $111,000 against the Roxy’s $78,500. But attendance at the Roxy exceeded that at the Music Hall, which had considerably higher ticket prices.
Complete program change followed a 13-day run of the Christmas presentation, which had “H.M. Pulham, Esq.” on screen. This was the first Yuletide season since the USA entered WW2.
The Paramount Theatre in NYC’s Times Square had become famous enough around the world to be mentioned in the ad. The Mae West comedy had its world premiere there in November as part of the Paramount’s 10th anniversary presentation. Ad displayed here
The Edna Theatre became world-famous on Christmas Day (12/25/19) when the cinema was spotlighted on the top half of the front page of The New York Times with a full-color, four columns wide photo of the exterior.
The image was part of a lengthy article describing how the small city of Edna has been overcoming the social and economic “fallout” from the closure of its Walmart store in 2018.
Incorrectly uploaded. This was the theatre in Columbus Circle originally known as Majestic and finally International. The CT listing can be viewed here
“Friendly Persuasion” was having its first neighborhood showings since a Thanksgiving/pre-Christmas engagement at Radio City Music Hall (with stage revue).
A resident orchestra and simulated sound effects were standard procedure at the Rivoli and most midtown “deluxers” during the silent era. The exceptional thing about the “Old Ironsides” engagement in 1926 was wide-screen Magnascope projection for the spectacular outdoor scenes.
After a disappointing premiere engagement at the DeMille and Coronet in Manhattan, the Newman-Woodward teaming got much needed support from an eight-year old classic for its first neighborhood release.
The current presentation was a holdover of the 1963 Christmas Holiday Show, which included “Charade” on screen.
Loew’s 72nd Street had an “atmospheric” auditorium with stars and floating clouds, but Loew’s 175th Street and the similar Syracuse site did not.
To maximize seating capacity of a narrow ground plot between Broadway and Seventh Avenue, the Rivoli was a purpose-built cinema without stage facilities. During the silent era, “live” prologues were presented on platforms erected in front of the screen and along side walls.
The second Schuyler is listed as the Colon Theatre here
“Open” statistics claim 9 screens and 584 seats. Could that be correct? That would mean an average of about 65 seats per screen.
The B&W thriller was Universal’s first attempt to create a series to capitalize on its monster success in 1932 with “The Mummy.”
Trade journal report published in March, 1964.
Presented in Dimension 150, as reserved-seat roadshow.
NYE arriving on a Friday enabled Saturday and/or Sunday vaudeville at four theatres, including the Hempstead. Ad covers only the Century and Skouras sites in Nassau County. Their “pooled” theatres in Queens and Suffolk County were marketed separately.
An ad for the Pitkin’s first New Year’s Eve presentation in 1929 can be viewed here
The booking extended into the Loew’s circuit’s “January Festival” for the New Year of 1930.
Listed in bottom left corner, the Ziegfeld Theatre was just two weeks old at the time, having opened on December 17th with a reserved-seat engagement of “Marooned.”
“Heaven Can Wait” was a revival of a 1943 release.
Previous existence as Audubon not mentioned.
The world’s two largest movie palaces opened new holiday programs on the same day. Trade reports declared the Music Hall the winner with a first week’s gross of $111,000 against the Roxy’s $78,500. But attendance at the Roxy exceeded that at the Music Hall, which had considerably higher ticket prices.
Complete program change followed a 13-day run of the Christmas presentation, which had “H.M. Pulham, Esq.” on screen. This was the first Yuletide season since the USA entered WW2.
The Paramount Theatre in NYC’s Times Square had become famous enough around the world to be mentioned in the ad. The Mae West comedy had its world premiere there in November as part of the Paramount’s 10th anniversary presentation. Ad displayed here
Photo is very similar to another displayed here
The Edna Theatre became world-famous on Christmas Day (12/25/19) when the cinema was spotlighted on the top half of the front page of The New York Times with a full-color, four columns wide photo of the exterior. The image was part of a lengthy article describing how the small city of Edna has been overcoming the social and economic “fallout” from the closure of its Walmart store in 2018.
Incorrectly uploaded. This was the theatre in Columbus Circle originally known as Majestic and finally International. The CT listing can be viewed here
Tyrone Power & Maureen O'Hara in Technicolor, versus Greer Garson & Ronald Colman in B&W at Radio City Music Hall. Tough choice!
Shouldn’t listing be changed to Bio Rio, which is the current name. The “grafen” might have become too old-fashioned for the 21st century.