Published on September 23rd, when the Music Hall was still doing well with “Roman Holiday,‘ which had opened on August 27th. Both features, of course, were accompanied by stage revues.
A full-page ad in Friday’s New York Times had the new “Downton Abbey” feature opening at 18 locations in Manhattan, as well as “in theaters everywhere.” Presumably not every “screen” at those Manhattan locations was booked with “Downton Abbey.” But I was surprised to see that both sides of West 42nd Street are included with the AMC Empire 25 and the Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX.
The B&W drama was already in its world premiere engagement in NYC at the Astor Theatre, also as a reserved-seat roadshow. Both bookings are cited in the MGM trailer displayed here
The reserved-seat roadshow policy was a “first” for a release by Republic Pictures, which was determined to rise from the ranks of minor-league studios.
Tomorrow night’s 50th Anniversary Celebration of “Easy Rider” (9/20/19) will go on as scheduled at Radio City Music Hall, but with a tribute to the life and legacy of Peter Fonda added. Update here
Designer Pyer Moss booked the Kings for a “Tribute to Black Culture.”
Let’s hope that the video monitors on the side walls were only temporary, and don’t become a permanent fixture as at Radio City Music Hall.
Technical journal reported that the screen measured 36 x 26 feet, with loudspeakers mounted on the sides. Front row of center seating was 164 feet from the screen, and back row 394 feet.
Comments by critic Manohla Dargis in The New York Times of September 15th, 2019. Excerpted from a full-page of comments by Dargis and fellow critic A.O. Scott about the “New Season in Film.”
Despite the recent closure of the Paris, “There’s good news at the art house,” claimed New York Times film critic Manohla Dargis in yesterday’s edition (9/15/19). Her upbeat comments about cinema attendance have been uploaded to the Photos Section.
According to some showbiz histories, the “striptease” was first performed in burlesque one night in 1928 at the Haymarket Theatre, where a chorine named Hinda Wassau found herself trapped in too many layers of costuming and slowly peeled them off to increasingly enthusiastic applause.
“All Hollywood” turned out, including the three top-billed stars. During ceremonies before the screening, Clark Gable was made an Honorary Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
The exclusive engagement ended in mid-September, when the Capitol switched to a conventional multi-theatre “Showcase” of 20th-Fox’s “The Reward,” sharing Manhattan with Loew’s Orpheum on the Upper East Side.
Following a successful run at the Apollo, Loew’s booked the play for a six-day run at its Bedford Theatre in Brooklyn, starting on August 8th.
Paramount’s movie version of “Detective Story,” directed by William Wyler, would be released later that year.
Current mainstream releases at both Plazas were usually about two weeks after their runs on the Loew’s and RKO neighborhood circuits. Appealing to upscale patronage, the Plazas booked single features only, but not necessarily in tandem. “The Great Caruso” was one of the few box office blockbusters of that TV-plagued year.
Wasn’t the Roxy close enough to the Music Hall to be listed as a “nearby” theater? Certainly closer than the currently cited World and Belmont.
Published on September 23rd, when the Music Hall was still doing well with “Roman Holiday,‘ which had opened on August 27th. Both features, of course, were accompanied by stage revues.
A full-page ad in Friday’s New York Times had the new “Downton Abbey” feature opening at 18 locations in Manhattan, as well as “in theaters everywhere.” Presumably not every “screen” at those Manhattan locations was booked with “Downton Abbey.” But I was surprised to see that both sides of West 42nd Street are included with the AMC Empire 25 and the Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX.
Due to late-run status, the Bliss often combined features that had topped the double bills on the Loew’s and RKO circuits.
The B&W drama was already in its world premiere engagement in NYC at the Astor Theatre, also as a reserved-seat roadshow. Both bookings are cited in the MGM trailer displayed here
The reserved-seat roadshow policy was a “first” for a release by Republic Pictures, which was determined to rise from the ranks of minor-league studios.
Tomorrow night’s 50th Anniversary Celebration of “Easy Rider” (9/20/19) will go on as scheduled at Radio City Music Hall, but with a tribute to the life and legacy of Peter Fonda added. Update here
For lack of air-conditioning, the old-timer had been closed for the summer, but promised some sizzling fare as outdoor temperatures dropped.
Designer Pyer Moss booked the Kings for a “Tribute to Black Culture.” Let’s hope that the video monitors on the side walls were only temporary, and don’t become a permanent fixture as at Radio City Music Hall.
Technical journal reported that the screen measured 36 x 26 feet, with loudspeakers mounted on the sides. Front row of center seating was 164 feet from the screen, and back row 394 feet.
The fast-rising vocal trio had previously played at the Flatbush Theatre in March of that same year. Ad here
Movie was exclusive first-run for the Bronx, but had previously played at the Capitol Theatre in midtown Manhattan with much the same stage offering.
Stage performer Danny Lewis was the father of guess who?
Comments by critic Manohla Dargis in The New York Times of September 15th, 2019. Excerpted from a full-page of comments by Dargis and fellow critic A.O. Scott about the “New Season in Film.”
Despite the recent closure of the Paris, “There’s good news at the art house,” claimed New York Times film critic Manohla Dargis in yesterday’s edition (9/15/19). Her upbeat comments about cinema attendance have been uploaded to the Photos Section.
According to some showbiz histories, the “striptease” was first performed in burlesque one night in 1928 at the Haymarket Theatre, where a chorine named Hinda Wassau found herself trapped in too many layers of costuming and slowly peeled them off to increasingly enthusiastic applause.
The Technicolor western could only been seen in B&W on home TV sets.
Also seen between the Globe and Strand is the marquee of the Central Theatre, with blank billboard above.
“All Hollywood” turned out, including the three top-billed stars. During ceremonies before the screening, Clark Gable was made an Honorary Sheriff of Los Angeles County.
The exclusive engagement ended in mid-September, when the Capitol switched to a conventional multi-theatre “Showcase” of 20th-Fox’s “The Reward,” sharing Manhattan with Loew’s Orpheum on the Upper East Side.
And fear of catching some sexually transmitted disease!
The British-made epic had its world premiere at the Warner Theatre in London’s West End in April of that year.
Followed a successful run at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem.
Following a successful run at the Apollo, Loew’s booked the play for a six-day run at its Bedford Theatre in Brooklyn, starting on August 8th. Paramount’s movie version of “Detective Story,” directed by William Wyler, would be released later that year.
Current mainstream releases at both Plazas were usually about two weeks after their runs on the Loew’s and RKO neighborhood circuits. Appealing to upscale patronage, the Plazas booked single features only, but not necessarily in tandem. “The Great Caruso” was one of the few box office blockbusters of that TV-plagued year.