Loew's State Theatre
1540 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
1540 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
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Terrific view of what appears to have been the original marquee; quite elegant. Also liked the summer straw hats!
Thanks Tinseltoes,the link worked today,great photo.
It’s working right now. Perhaps you should try linking again. You might have done something wrong or encountered heavy traffic.
Earlier today it worked, it was a nice shot.
Your photo link does not work Tinseltoes,sounds like a great photo.
Here’s a great 1928 view of the entrance during a publicity visit by MGM’s very own “Leo the Lion.” Signage for the nearby Loew’s New York can be seen in the right background.
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That Boxoffice article states that “Tomorrow Is Too Late” was the first foreign film to open in a large Broadway house. Although by 1952 the upper east side art houses played most foreign titles, “Tomorrow is Too late” was hardly the first to open in a large Broadway theatre. In fact, most foreign titles opened there before the art house (sure-seater)explosion.
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Boxoffice piece on Italian film (Tomorrow is too Late) playing Loew’s State in 1952. Issue of April 5, 1952:
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I doubt it, daphx. It was most likely the State Theatre in Ithica, New York.
Was this theater used for concerts in the early 70’s? I recall a concert featuring Yes, Poco Harem and King Crimson. I was wondering if it was in this theater. According to a Poco Harem site there as a concert on 11/1/72 at the Lowe’s State Theater. Anyone know?
It’s listed here as Loews State Theatre 4. That thetare closed around Jan. 2006 and has since been gutted. Virgin MegaStore has also gutted for new retail. (Forever 21, Disney).
Does anyone know what happened to the new Lowes State. I think Vrgin Megstore is also cloosed so I wasn’t sure what happened to the theater do9n below. What htye need to do is take that whole building and make a major theater outof it.
Nice 1985 photo Tinseltoes.
The Loew’s State Theatre and office building can be seen in the center background of this 1985 photo showing Tommy Hilfiger’s first outdoor billboard in the Times Square area. A sign on the side of the Loew’s building announces that “Out of Africa” is coming for Christmas:
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They also advertised “Superman: The Movie” 1978 there too.
The 1976 remake of “King Kong” was advertised on the side of the 1540 Broadway office building: View link
> Did they continue to perform as “singles” after the break-up?
I don’t believe Dewey Barto did, but his daughter Nancy Walker, who traveled with them on the road, became a stage and movie actress. On television, she played Rhoda’s mother, McMilllan and Wife’s housekeeper and a waitress promoting Bounty paper towels. George got bit parts in several movies, but nothing to equal the success he had with Dewey Barto in vaudeville. He did have a fun gig toward the end of his life as the image on the box and character actor for the breakfast cereal, King Vitaman.
Thanks for the update, Brad. You seem to have much to be proud of in your father and the Bartos & Mann team. Did they continue to perform as “singles” after the break-up?
> I gather that you have some personal connection with Barto & Mann.
George Mann is my father. He and my mother were divorced not long after I was born in 1941. We were re-connected and became close friends when my mother and stepfather were divorced in 1955. George died in 1977 leaving an amazing collection of photographs he had shot while performing in vaudeville. My wife, a commercial photographer, has gone through the collection and selected about 1,000 photographs to place with akg-images.
> For how long was the team active?
For a little over 15 years. Dewey Barto and George Mann worked in the same Fanchon & Marco productions in early 1926 and joined together as a comedy dance team in September 1926. They were an immediate hit on the west coast and traveled east to play the Palace Theatre on March 14, 1927 to the following revue in Zit’s Theatrical Newspaper, “Ten minutes before they went on at the Palace last Monday afternoon nobody thought very much about Barto & Mann; ten minutes after they came off stage, the whole Broadway world was talking about them…. Acts like these only come along once in a while.†In October 1927, “The Jazz Singer†opened at the Warners’ Theatre, which was the beginning of the end for vaudeville. Barto & Mann were headliners throughout the late ‘20s and ‘30s, increasingly sharing their performances with motion pictures. As vaudeville wound down in the ‘30s, they were fortunate to join the Broadway show, “Hellzapoppin†from 1938 to 1942. They broke up as a team in December 1943.
No, Brad, I didn’t notice, but thanks for pointing that out. I gather that you have some personal connection with Barto & Mann. For how long was the team active?
Thanks for your good words, Tinseltoes. Did you happen to notice that Barto & Mann were also on stage in the 1935 photographs from the New York Public Library Digital Library you posted last month?
Great photos, Brad! In the 1930 photo, the original 1921 marquee is still being used. I wonder when the change took place?
Tyne: I’m a huge fan of Kubrick, but I gotta admit my favorite part of “Killer’s Kiss” is seeing all those dear departed movie marquees in Times Square.
Click on the year for photographs of Loew’s State Theatre taken in 1930, 1938, and another photograph in 1938 by George Mann of the comedy dance team, Barto & Mann.