Globe Theatre

Announcing a book about New Orleans Movie Theaters

THEREâ€\S ONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
The History of the Neighborhood Theaters in New Orleans
is being written by 89-year-old Rene Brunet, the dean of the motion picture industry in Louisiana, and New Orleans historian and preservationist Jack Stewart. The 160-page,coffee table book will be released in November and is being published by Arthur Hardy Enterprises, Inc. Attention will be focused on 50 major neighborhood and downtown theaters, culled from a list of nearly 250 that have dotted the cityâ€\s landscape since the first “nickelodeon” opened in 1896 at 626 Canal Street. The book will be divided by neighborhoods and will open with a map and a narrative about each area. Each major theater will feature “then and now” photographs, historic information, and a short series of quotes from famous New Orleanians and from regular citizens who will share their recollections.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
We are trying to acquire memorabilia and additional photos of this theater for this publication. (deadline July 1.) You will be credited in the book and receive a free autographed copy if we publish the picture that you supply. Please contact Arthur Hardy at or call 504-913-1563 if you can help.

Here is another photo:
http://tinyurl.com/y9bel5m

This site has some history of the Globe Theater and two photos.

The Globe was the first cinema in New Orleans to adopt a policy of double features, according to a news item in Box Office Magazine at the time. The opening bill in April, 1932 was Fox’s recent “Stepping Sisters” and a revival advertised as “Trapped in a Submarine” (originally released by Fox in 1930 as “Men Without Women”). Business was reported to be “phenomenal.”

The Globe had 600 seats, according to the 1932 FDYB.