The Allen circut only ran the Allen in Cleveland for about a year. It then becam a Loew’s Theatre. The stage was extended about 4-5 feet to accomodate the Vaude/Pix policy that Loew’s had found successful in its other venues.
The opening that connected the Palace dressing rooms with the mezzanine of Loew’s State was added in 1978.
I remember the Cinerama booth on the main floor very well I lived in there for two years 1974-74
The opening that connected the Palace dressing rooms with the mezzine of Loew’s State was added in 1978.
I remember the Cinerama booth on the main floor very well I lived in there for two years 1974-74
The Allen actually was originally operated by a Canadian company run by Jules and Jay J. Allen.about a year after it opened it became a Loew’s theatre, later becomming a Warner Bros. theatre. It closed as a film house in 1968 and was occasionally used for rock shows over the next several years. It became the first theatre to be opened by the Playhouse Square Assoc in November 1971 opening with a performance by the Budapest Symphony Orch.Over the next several years it hosted a variety of shows by Lily Tomlin, Richard Harris, and numerous rock shows, like The Pink Floyd, The Jeff Beck Group, etc. In 1976 the owners of the building MilCapIncleased the theatre lobby to a restaurant operator who ran it for a couple years
The Allen circut only ran the Allen in Cleveland for about a year. It then becam a Loew’s Theatre. The stage was extended about 4-5 feet to accomodate the Vaude/Pix policy that Loew’s had found successful in its other venues.
The opening that connected the Palace dressing rooms with the mezzanine of Loew’s State was added in 1978.
I remember the Cinerama booth on the main floor very well I lived in there for two years 1974-74
The opening that connected the Palace dressing rooms with the mezzine of Loew’s State was added in 1978.
I remember the Cinerama booth on the main floor very well I lived in there for two years 1974-74
The Allen actually was originally operated by a Canadian company run by Jules and Jay J. Allen.about a year after it opened it became a Loew’s theatre, later becomming a Warner Bros. theatre. It closed as a film house in 1968 and was occasionally used for rock shows over the next several years. It became the first theatre to be opened by the Playhouse Square Assoc in November 1971 opening with a performance by the Budapest Symphony Orch.Over the next several years it hosted a variety of shows by Lily Tomlin, Richard Harris, and numerous rock shows, like The Pink Floyd, The Jeff Beck Group, etc. In 1976 the owners of the building MilCapIncleased the theatre lobby to a restaurant operator who ran it for a couple years