Each “Oz” stage show ran for about half-an-hour, including a 5-minute overture by a 21-piece orchestra. There were from five to seven stage performances daily, depending on the day of the week. Mickey Rooney finished on August 30th, replaced by Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr until the engagement closed on September 6th. A lengthy review of opening day can be found in weekly Variety’s issue of August 23rd, 1939.
Originally opened as part of Universal Pictures' theatre circuit on October 9th of the previous year…Stage headliner Emile Boreo can be seen in the silent film clip here
Advertised on September 8th, 1933. By that time, the Kings and Pitkin had closed their stages, leaving the Metropolitan and Gates as the only Loew’s in Brooklyn with vaudeville.
This apparently re-opened as the Art Theatre circa 1941-42. It was first reported as the Art in the Film Daily Year Book of 1943, with a seating capacity of 430. The Cameo is not listed for 1943, but in previous volumes had also been reported with 430 seats.
Due to a disappointing premiere engagement at the Criterion Theatre in midtown, “The Far Horizons” was reduced to supporting feature status for its neighborhood bookings.
This was during the New York World’s Fair, which would close its first season on October 31st…Until the 1960s, the Thalia was one of the few New York area cinemas offering such a diversity of vintage films. Double bills often combined American and “foreign” features, such as
“Nothing Sacred” and the German “M” from September 20-22.
That night, Loew’s Victoria presented a guest appearance by Gloria Lockerman, the 12-year-old “spelling whiz” who’d become a national celebrity on TV’s “$64,000 Question.” More about Lockerman here
Positioned for the celebration of Labor Day on September 3rd, with stiff opposition from “Show Boat” at Radio City Music Hall (with stage revue) and “A Place In the Sun” at the Capitol (screen only).
Apollo had temporarily closed for “improvements,” which were mainly to the quality of stage offerings. Management needed to book bigger “names” to compete more effectively with midtown competition from the Paramount, Strand, Roxy, and Loew’s State.
The Crescent was the least important of five Skouras theatres in the widespread area of Astoria. Only the Astoria Theatre was first-run for Queens, day-and-date with the RKO circuit, which had no outlet in Astoria. The Steinway Theatre is listed twice in this ad, due to the addition of vaudeville on weekends.
That was the Russian-made version, not to be confused to the earlier and better remembered multi-international adaptation for Paramount Pictures release starring Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and Mel Ferrer.
During the silent era, many of the key Stanley Circuit theatres in the Philadelphia area booked their vaudeville acts through Keith’s, but it was a stormy relationship between the two companies.
First released in England in November, 1945, director David Lean’s B&W romantic drama became an immediate classic and is still breaking hearts and wringing tears in the 21st century.
Courtesy of Warner Books.
Each “Oz” stage show ran for about half-an-hour, including a 5-minute overture by a 21-piece orchestra. There were from five to seven stage performances daily, depending on the day of the week. Mickey Rooney finished on August 30th, replaced by Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr until the engagement closed on September 6th. A lengthy review of opening day can be found in weekly Variety’s issue of August 23rd, 1939.
Originally opened as part of Universal Pictures' theatre circuit on October 9th of the previous year…Stage headliner Emile Boreo can be seen in the silent film clip here
Advertised on September 8th, 1933. By that time, the Kings and Pitkin had closed their stages, leaving the Metropolitan and Gates as the only Loew’s in Brooklyn with vaudeville.
News item published on September 8th, 1935.
This apparently re-opened as the Art Theatre circa 1941-42. It was first reported as the Art in the Film Daily Year Book of 1943, with a seating capacity of 430. The Cameo is not listed for 1943, but in previous volumes had also been reported with 430 seats.
The Belle Paree listed in bottom left corner.
The Film Daily’s THEATER CHANGES column on April 17th, 1927, reported the Belle Paree as not only “closed,” but also “dismantled.”
The current Lyric Theatre is not the same Lyric that was originally “legit” and a cinema in its final life. History detailed here
Shown exclusively at the Ziegfeld Theatre in 70 MM.
Day before the Labor Day holiday of that year.
Due to a disappointing premiere engagement at the Criterion Theatre in midtown, “The Far Horizons” was reduced to supporting feature status for its neighborhood bookings.
This was during the New York World’s Fair, which would close its first season on October 31st…Until the 1960s, the Thalia was one of the few New York area cinemas offering such a diversity of vintage films. Double bills often combined American and “foreign” features, such as “Nothing Sacred” and the German “M” from September 20-22.
That night, Loew’s Victoria presented a guest appearance by Gloria Lockerman, the 12-year-old “spelling whiz” who’d become a national celebrity on TV’s “$64,000 Question.” More about Lockerman here
Positioned for the celebration of Labor Day on September 3rd, with stiff opposition from “Show Boat” at Radio City Music Hall (with stage revue) and “A Place In the Sun” at the Capitol (screen only).
What happened to the numerous Ziegfeld Theatre images uploaded to the Photos Section by “NYer”? All seem to have suddenly vanished.
Friday opening, with Labor Day celebrated on Monday, September 1st.
Apollo had temporarily closed for “improvements,” which were mainly to the quality of stage offerings. Management needed to book bigger “names” to compete more effectively with midtown competition from the Paramount, Strand, Roxy, and Loew’s State.
Harlem Opera House resumed stage shows during that period.
The Crescent was the least important of five Skouras theatres in the widespread area of Astoria. Only the Astoria Theatre was first-run for Queens, day-and-date with the RKO circuit, which had no outlet in Astoria. The Steinway Theatre is listed twice in this ad, due to the addition of vaudeville on weekends.
The engagement would include the Labor Day holiday, which fell on Monday, September 7th that year.
That was the Russian-made version, not to be confused to the earlier and better remembered multi-international adaptation for Paramount Pictures release starring Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and Mel Ferrer.
During the silent era, many of the key Stanley Circuit theatres in the Philadelphia area booked their vaudeville acts through Keith’s, but it was a stormy relationship between the two companies.
First released in England in November, 1945, director David Lean’s B&W romantic drama became an immediate classic and is still breaking hearts and wringing tears in the 21st century.
The reserved seat roadshow policy had a top ticket price of $4.00, which would be equivalent to around $26.00 in 2019.