I think I just discovered a lost and forgotten movie theatre in Provincetown: ARTISTS' THEATRE. It was, as far as I can figure, an open-air shed-like structure near the water. In the summer they ran artistic foreign and domestic films that had not really been shown in the town. They also included on each program a theatrical piece or else a classical music recital. Opening night was June 15, 1936. The first film was Duvivier’s great POIL DE CAROTTE. Live classical music performances filled out this initial program. The project seems to have lasted only about 3 to 4 years, judging by newspaper articles and ads of that period. I keep finding more stuff and posting it on Cinema Treasures.
I think I just discovered a lost and forgotten movie theatre in Provincetown: ARTISTS' THEATRE. It was, as far as I can figure, an open-air shed-like structure near the water. In the summer they ran artistic foreign and domestic films that had not really been shown in the town. They also included on each program a theatrical piece or else a classical music recital. Opening night was June 15, 1936. The first film was Duvivier’s great POIL DE CAROTTE. Live classical music performances filled out this initial program. The project seems to have lasted only about 3 to 4 years, judging by newspaper articles and ads of that period. I keep finding more stuff and posting it on Cinema Treasures.
The showing of BLOCKADE was withdrawn for political reasons but later shown, perhaps with cuts.
THE BRAT is a forgotten John Ford film.
A later ad shows it re-scheduled for August 24th the following month.
Film supported the Spanish Republican anti-Franco forces.
The first and last film were French New Wave favorites of the time.
No films on Christmas Day, but the theatre was open through the winter at this time.
Films that week were The Cheaters (Les Tricheurs) by Carne', Goodbye Again by Litvak L'Avventura by Antonioni, Secrets of Women by Bergman.
Last film is ADA.
Those two Italian films were among the finest of the decade.
Godard, Rossellini, and Dearden in one week. Not bad.
De Sica, Tarkovsky, Losey.
Famous pre-code classic.
May 14, 1925 ad.
With Bette Davis, former Cape Playhouse ingenue.
THEM!, not THEN.
Michel Ray.
This was my photo from the summer of 2004.
Rob Roy was a 1953 film.
They had some illustrious programming during their couple of decades of existence.
1950s and 1960s mostly, great programming.
Remade as “Wild is the Wind” by Cukor after which this movie was suppressed. Very hard to see any more.
Remade as “Wild is the Wind” by Cukor after which this movie was suppressed. Very hard to see any more.
Pocket guide, not flyer.
Boxoffice Magazine.