Palace Theatre
1564 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
1564 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
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Some Palace Roadshows
Nov. 22, 1932 “THE KID FROM SPAINâ€
MAY 1, 1941 “CITIZEN KANEâ€
DECEMBER 1957 “THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAIâ€
OCTOBER 1958 “THE ROOTS OF HEAVENâ€
MARCH 20, 1959 “THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANKâ€
NOVEMBER 1960 “SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLOâ€
DECEMBER 1960 “CAN-CANâ€
DECEMBER 1961 “JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERGâ€
JUNE 1969 “BEN-HURâ€
JUNE 1969 “GOODBYE, MR, CHIPSâ€
>>but when vaudeville died out the Palace seemed to switch back and forth between film and legit stage shows…
Not exactly correct.
Chris, There were many film that “premiered” at the Palace, although the last couple you mention were roadshow openings, many were just premieres with continuous showings.
Although I worked as a projectionist across the street at the DeMille, I recall the 70mm projector installation for Ben-Hur and the premiere of “Goodbye Mr. Chips” at the Palace. The projection throw was just too steep for 70mm projection (they were already using custom made lenses to help correct for the keystone and focus problems with 35mm films). They finally decided to install a temporary projection booth in the balcony for the 70mm run, with Cinemechanica projectors, which were removed, along with the balcony booth, after the run of “Goodbye Mr. Chips”.
as always i thank my fellow posters for replying to my questions.
here’s a new one. when the Palace first opened and for many years
after it was the premiere vaudeville house in the country. but when
vaudeville died out the Palace seemed to switch back and forth
between film and legit stage shows. this is where my question
comes in. aside from the roadshow engagements of 55 DAYS AT PEKING
in 1963 and the re-issue of BEN-HUR in June of 1969 and the
premiere of the musical version of GOODBYE MR. CHIPS in Dec. of
1969 how many other films premiered at the Palace with roadshow
engagements? many thanks in advance for the info.
Ad for the August 1957 re-launching of the Palace as an “important” first-run house.
View link
A photo-ad in Boxoffice magazine, April 6, 1959, showing marquee and crowds at the entrance for The Diary of Anne Frank.
http://issuu.com/boxoffice/docs/boxoffice_040659/4
Just found out my Great-Grandfather, Percival “Patty” Roberts was manager and electrician at Palace in Manhattan at the turn of the century!! Wow!! I have sepia photos of him at switchboard backstage.
Visiting the Palace was one of the highlights during my trip to NYC last week. What a gorgeous, amazing place. And the show, West Side Story, was beautifully staged. “Cool” and “Dance at the Gym” musical numbers were just stunning!
JSA
Great photo, to compare to the current one.
Here is a 1948 photo from the Smithsonian:
http://tinyurl.com/c3gju7
Well done.
That’s a nice photo.
Renewing link.
My first time at the Palace I saw Gwen Verdon in SWEET CHARITY. I also saw GOODTIME CHARLEY, the musical about Joan of Arc with Joel Grey and Ann Reinking. I also saw WOMAN OF THE YEAR, WILL ROGERS FOLLIES and AIDA. I had NO idea that the Palace had once again been used as a movie theatre following the runs of SWEET CHARITY and HENRY SWEET HENRY and before APPLAUSE opened in 1970.
One of my happiest theatre memories was attending the final preview of APPLAUSE with Bacall. That was an exciting evening for me. It was a Sunday night and there were lots of actors in attendance as Sunday night was their night off. I was on a college theatre trip and was very lucky to snag a great orchestra seat earlier that day. It must have been a house seat as the location was ideal.
Great memories at the Palace. Hope to see the new WEST SIDE STORY!
Not Life, Warren, that was me. There was no identification on the photo.
Here is a 1951 photo from Life:
http://tinyurl.com/5mqnqy
It took me a long time to spot the Palace (on the far left) because I never saw a parade march UP Broadway and my bearings were off; I guess when it was a still a two-way street, why not!
Thanks Ken mc for the photo. I never realized that the old Howard Johnsons was once a Childs!
The Palace marquee is on the left in this 1948 photo from Life Magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/5drpdk
Advanced search feature doesn’t seem to be working; what is/was the Fulton Theater?
The RKO Palace can been seen in this 1951 photo from Life magazine. This is a new collection of photos that has been added to Google.
http://tinyurl.com/6bkf7g
Liza’s at the Palace. December 3 thru 14th.
From next Feb, yes.
Is this the same Palace Theatre that will be hosting the new Broadway stage revival of the musical “West Side Story”, btw? Just curious.
That’s pure, vintage Bosley C. My guess at the bottom of the page is that the film opening at the RKO Albee that day was “Weekend in Havana,” with Alice Faye and … Carmen Miranda! It would have been a better choice for the Palace to have followed the paradigm of “Falcon” and Bomber" by booking that film instead.