In Once Upon… when Sharon and friends are going into El Coyote, Sharon notices that there is a premiere going on at the nearby dirty movies… was it this house she noticed?
I just watched a Beverly Hillbillies episode dated 1/15/63, and while the family was driving around showing visiting cousin Pearl the local sights, they stopped for a moment in front of the Capri Riviera Theaters, which was presenting a “Silent Movie Festival” and featured wax figures of Douglas Fairbanks, Rudolph Valentino and William S. Hart out in front of the theater; an unseen barker announced that the figures were there courtesy of the Beverly Hills Movie Museum.
Well, you are using a computer so here are two simple ideas:
Find a friend with a smart phone or a tablet, take pictures with his device, sign into Cinema treasures, and then post the photos.
Find a friend with a smart phone or tablet, take pictures with his device, have him email you the pictures, and then you can save them to your computer and then post them here.
Spotted this theater on the news tonight (some escaped convicts on the loose…)
It seems this house opened in 1937, closed decades later, re-opened as the Colony Club, showing movies and serving food, and then eventually closed again…
Here’s a brief video about the theater’s history, and here’s an excerpt from their website:
Nestled in the hills of Southeast Ohio is the 1895 opera house known as The Ariel Opera House. Located in the historic district of the French town of Gallipolis on the Ohio River, the Ariel was built during the age of gas light elegance.
During her heyday, she hosted such luminaries as Will Rogers, Sarah Bernhard and Daniel Emmett. Ensembles such as the Chicago Opera and the Ziegfield Follies graced the Ariel’s stage.
Vaudeville led to movies and the Ariel’s eventual closing. Neglected and forgotten, she began the steady march of decay.
Joe, why don’t you use your phone to photograph and then post some of your favorite roadshow program covers on the different theater pages, I’m sure everyone would be interested in seeing them and it is not hard to do…
The Royale (now Bernard B. Jacobs) played the movie Gigi for six months and earned a spot on this website.
Any other one-offs anyone can think of…?
Joe, I’m sure you’re a nice guy but you do seem to love a lot of movies many others consider mediocre at best…
In Once Upon… when Sharon and friends are going into El Coyote, Sharon notices that there is a premiere going on at the nearby dirty movies… was it this house she noticed?
I just watched a Beverly Hillbillies episode dated 1/15/63, and while the family was driving around showing visiting cousin Pearl the local sights, they stopped for a moment in front of the Capri Riviera Theaters, which was presenting a “Silent Movie Festival” and featured wax figures of Douglas Fairbanks, Rudolph Valentino and William S. Hart out in front of the theater; an unseen barker announced that the figures were there courtesy of the Beverly Hills Movie Museum.
Probably a cleaning crew to clean out the cobwebs…
Do any of the programs have the name of the theater in the outside? Or the inside?
So please post some of yours, VinDanPar, or anyone else… It’s the one element that is missing from many of these threads
Well, you are using a computer so here are two simple ideas:
Find a friend with a smart phone or a tablet, take pictures with his device, sign into Cinema treasures, and then post the photos.
Find a friend with a smart phone or tablet, take pictures with his device, have him email you the pictures, and then you can save them to your computer and then post them here.
Voila…!
Photo added
I don’t want to sound like a broken record (what’s that?) But please post some images of your souvenir programs, thanks
That’s that (barely visible) back of the Rivoli
Post pictures of those darn things lol
Colony theater on the left
Spotted this theater on the news tonight (some escaped convicts on the loose…)
It seems this house opened in 1937, closed decades later, re-opened as the Colony Club, showing movies and serving food, and then eventually closed again…
Lots of photos added.
Here’s a brief video about the theater’s history, and here’s an excerpt from their website:
Nestled in the hills of Southeast Ohio is the 1895 opera house known as The Ariel Opera House. Located in the historic district of the French town of Gallipolis on the Ohio River, the Ariel was built during the age of gas light elegance.
During her heyday, she hosted such luminaries as Will Rogers, Sarah Bernhard and Daniel Emmett. Ensembles such as the Chicago Opera and the Ziegfield Follies graced the Ariel’s stage.
Vaudeville led to movies and the Ariel’s eventual closing. Neglected and forgotten, she began the steady march of decay.
Spotted this theater on the news tonight (some escaped convicts on the loose the area…)
Maybe they were in the DiCaprio version, which I never got to see
I don’t remember the great Gatsby mentioning the pussycat and the ramrod
Joe, why don’t you use your phone to photograph and then post some of your favorite roadshow program covers on the different theater pages, I’m sure everyone would be interested in seeing them and it is not hard to do…
Hold that Hypnotist was released on March 10, 1957, but I’m not sure when it played here.
WTF. PLSWATGI. TAU-FWTAS…
(What the f-ck. Please let’s stop with all the goddamn initials. There are user-friendlier ways to abbreviate something…)
On its website, Regal lists this house as “Regal UA Midway”
Are there any photos of this place circa 2019?
The Central’s life ended in 1989 under its final name, Movieland…
if anyone has a clear picture of the oval and downstairs lounge, now might be a good time to post it.
Maybe the introduction should be updated to mention that those basement theaters we damp little hellholes…