Cameo Theatre
117 Broadway,
Newburgh,
NY
117 Broadway,
Newburgh,
NY
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The Cameo shared a block of Broadway with the Ritz and Broadway Theatres, and was the middle of the three. Like the Ritz, its lobby cut through the Hotel Newburgh. As far as I know, the Cameo was always a subsequent-run house, with double-feature programs changing several times per week. Its space was eventually taken over for the expansion of an adjacent Sears & Roebuck store. More information about the Cameo’s history and the current status of the site is needed.
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The Cameo is not demolished. A video store is in the space where it’s lobby used to be. i’m not sure what occupies the space that Sears took over.
It was also known as the Royal Theatre.
A Robert-Morton organ Size 2/3 Style 49 was installed in the Cameo Theater in 1927.
The 1940’s Cameo was the second-rate second-run, low-ticket-price theatre in Newburgh, trailing behind the Academy. At some point, it was operated by the same people who ran the Broadway Theater just up the block, and Ray Boyea was the manager of both for some time back then. Of all of the four movie theatres in Newburgh back then, I frequented the Cameo the fewest number of times. They also ran Western Horse Operas, most of which were relased by either Monogram, Columbia or PRC, rather than by Republic. Johnny Mack Brown and Charles Starrett (The Durango Kid) flicks always showed up at the Cameo. I do recall seeing a terrific double feature there in the late 1940’s: “San Francisco”, with Gable, Tracy and Jeanette McDonald, coupled with “Green Dolphin Street.” I think I also saw Ronald Reagan’s “King’s Row” there.
The Ritz, Cameo and Broadway can be seen in this 1952 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ylovpbl
What is the source of that photo, rather than your photobucket?