I think there is also an issue that the stage house entrance is on 42nd St. itself, which would make it awkward to load scenery in and out on such a busy thoroughfare
In my younger and more vulnerable years I saw a Playboy pictorial about “Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?” and although I was intrigued, alas I have never seen the actual movie.
Which opened, by the way, down the block from the Capitol, at the Orleans, formerly the stage of the Strand theater…
I just noticed that there were 652 seats in this theater, which is unusual for a storefront conversion common to many of the porno spots in the area. I wonder if this was this a former theater or nightclub before becoming the Circus Cinema?
Secnd feature was a Vincent Price sci-fi thriller based on “I am Legend” by Richard Matheson, which I am sure is better remembered today than the main feature…!
This house switched from movies and the occasional concert booking to legitimate fare in 1966 with Gwen Verdon in Sweet Charity, running over 600 performances.
Joel Grey in George M! ran here a year, closing in April 1969.
Jimmy Roselli and Pat Cooper were booked from May 2nd until ?, and then in June 1969, movies were back at the Palace (well, at least this one movie, Ben-Hur), and there was not another theatrical booking here until May 1970, when Lauren Bacall in Applause opened for a long run.
I wonder how long the Ben-Hur roadshow played here.
Well, with weekday matinee prices starting at $11.55 and evening adult prices at $15.50 (for Queens Boulevard!) you don’t need to fill many seats to fill the till…
‘Highly contagious’ urine forces a movie theater to evacuate, Washington firefighters say
BY DON SWEENEY, December 01, 2019 07:30 AM
Moviegoers at a showing of “Frozen II” had a whole other adventure Friday when a misdelivered package forced the theater to evacuate, The Seattle Times reports.
The package, marked “highly contagious human substance,” contained urine samples meant for a Tacoma medical clinic about 40 miles away, KOMO reported. It’s not clear how it ended up outside the North Bend Theatre east of Seattle.
Someone found the package at 5:15 p.m. and opened it, discovering the dire warning and prompting a hazardous materials response by firefighters, who cleared the theater, according to The Seattle Times.
“Box has been isolated and one patient treated as a precaution,” Eastside Firefighters posted on Twitter. The person who opened the box was screened but no one was hurt in the incident.
Sgt. Paul Graham with the Snoqualmie Police Department said emergency crews properly disposed of the misdelivered urine samples, KOMO reported.
“All is well,” read a post to the North Bend Theatre site, thanking firefighters and noting it would reopen Saturday. “There was no danger.”
Variety item added to photos.
Or how about the Liberty (Birth of a Nation)?
Link to Seattle page
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/washington/seattle
I have seen a regular movie at the Cinerama, a silent movie at the Paramount, and had a quick tour of the Fifth Avenue…
“Hey vindanpar, we resent that remark…!”
—-the late, lamented 42nd Street grindhouses
More like 1973
More like 1977…
More like 1977…
I think there is also an issue that the stage house entrance is on 42nd St. itself, which would make it awkward to load scenery in and out on such a busy thoroughfare
Opening day ad for CHMEFMHAFTH posted in photos (lol)
It’s maddening that they let the bulbs run down so low. It’s hardly an AMC amazing experience
In my younger and more vulnerable years I saw a Playboy pictorial about “Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?” and although I was intrigued, alas I have never seen the actual movie.
Which opened, by the way, down the block from the Capitol, at the Orleans, formerly the stage of the Strand theater…
Oh, damn.
I just noticed that there were 652 seats in this theater, which is unusual for a storefront conversion common to many of the porno spots in the area. I wonder if this was this a former theater or nightclub before becoming the Circus Cinema?
Comment added on photo of roadshow booking of Ben-Hur
Secnd feature was a Vincent Price sci-fi thriller based on “I am Legend” by Richard Matheson, which I am sure is better remembered today than the main feature…!
This house switched from movies and the occasional concert booking to legitimate fare in 1966 with Gwen Verdon in Sweet Charity, running over 600 performances.
Joel Grey in George M! ran here a year, closing in April 1969.
Jimmy Roselli and Pat Cooper were booked from May 2nd until ?, and then in June 1969, movies were back at the Palace (well, at least this one movie, Ben-Hur), and there was not another theatrical booking here until May 1970, when Lauren Bacall in Applause opened for a long run.
I wonder how long the Ben-Hur roadshow played here.
Stripping it down and making it a multiplex.
Just kidding, I believe it’s landmarked, so there will be no interior changes.
The Kennedy book is readily available at your local public library; if not, I’m sure they can request it within their system.
Well, with weekday matinee prices starting at $11.55 and evening adult prices at $15.50 (for Queens Boulevard!) you don’t need to fill many seats to fill the till…
The neon and the lettering have recently been removed from the vertical blade; I have not yet spoken to anyone so I don’t know its future plans.
Good grief, the place is now “Pelé Soccer, The World’s Greatest Soccer Store.”
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Pics posted.
‘Highly contagious’ urine forces a movie theater to evacuate, Washington firefighters say
BY DON SWEENEY, December 01, 2019 07:30 AM
Moviegoers at a showing of “Frozen II” had a whole other adventure Friday when a misdelivered package forced the theater to evacuate, The Seattle Times reports.
The package, marked “highly contagious human substance,” contained urine samples meant for a Tacoma medical clinic about 40 miles away, KOMO reported. It’s not clear how it ended up outside the North Bend Theatre east of Seattle.
Someone found the package at 5:15 p.m. and opened it, discovering the dire warning and prompting a hazardous materials response by firefighters, who cleared the theater, according to The Seattle Times.
“Box has been isolated and one patient treated as a precaution,” Eastside Firefighters posted on Twitter. The person who opened the box was screened but no one was hurt in the incident.
Sgt. Paul Graham with the Snoqualmie Police Department said emergency crews properly disposed of the misdelivered urine samples, KOMO reported.
“All is well,” read a post to the North Bend Theatre site, thanking firefighters and noting it would reopen Saturday. “There was no danger.”
Story here
This former theater building will soon no longer exist, as Chase is building a new location nearby and there are plans to build a CVS on this site…
They seem to have a good public relations team