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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » New Jersey » Newark » Mindlin's Playhouse
Also known as Carlton Theatre

Mindlin's Playhouse

Newark, NJ
982 Broad Street
, Newark, NJ 07102 United States
(map)
Status: Closed
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Seats: 420
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Art cinema pioneer Michael Mindlin, who ran the 5th Avenue Playhouse in New York City's Greenwich Village, branched across the Hudson River with what he advertised as "America's Wonder Theatre". Mindlin's innovations included "free amusements", such as billiards, ping-pong and ballroom bridge for all patrons. Free coffee and cigarettes were also provided. With a seating capacity of nearly twice that of the 5th Avenue Playhouse, the theatre was aimed more at a mainstream audience.

It opened on April 19th, 1930 with the Newark premiere of "Let's Go Places", a Fox musical-comedy direct from its engagement at New York City's eminent Roxy Theatre. The film held for a second week, but required the newly added support of "Mawas, The Man-Killer", a documentary filmed in the jungles of Borneo. Mindlin's Playhouse fell victim to the worsening Depression and had a brief life. It was listed as closed by the time of the 1932 Film Daily Year Book. Some later editions suggest that it later re-opened under the new name of Carlton, but had a similarly short existence. The theatre's location, considerably south of the bustling intersection of Broad and Market Streets, was probably a contributing factor.

More information is needed about the building's history, and whether it still exists. An internet search shows that the address is currently assigned to Newark Emergency Services For Families.
Contributed by Warren G. Harris

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Here are two ads from the theatre's opening weeks in 1930:
www.i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/Warrengwhiz/mindlin1.jpg
www.i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/Warrengwhiz/mindlin2.jpg
posted by Warren G. Harris on Aug 22, 2006 at 3:56am
It is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition as the Carlton Theatre with 420 seats.
posted by KenRoe on Aug 22, 2006 at 4:28am
Here's a view of the Playhouse's intimate auditorium, copied from murky microfilm of a 1930 trade journal. The ceiling came to a near peak at the center: www.i8.photobucket.com/albums/a18/Warrengwhiz/mindlin30.jpg
posted by Warren G. Harris on Dec 14, 2007 at 11:14am
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