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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jan 14, 2017 at 8:47 am

This was the Paramount’s first CinemaScope presentation, and also the first feature produced by Warner Bros. in that anamorphic process. By this time, the Paramount no longer offered stage shows with its movies.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rivoli Theatre on Jan 13, 2017 at 10:54 am

This was the first color feature of Barbara Stanwyck’s screen career, which started in 1927.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Proctor's Theatre on Jan 13, 2017 at 6:25 am

Proctor’s Newark listed just below the Albee.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Woodside Theatre on Jan 12, 2017 at 9:36 am

The Woodside is listed in the section with “Sahara” as top feature.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jan 11, 2017 at 11:48 am

Long before “Irene” in 1973, Debbie Reynolds made her Broadway debut in a 12-minute stage “act” with Carleton Carpenter that opened at the Capitol Theatre on January 11th, 1951.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Jan 11, 2017 at 8:41 am

Although Sonja Henie had never performed in theatres before this, she had participated in the production of some of the now defunct ice-skating revues at the Center Theatre in Rockefeller Center. Her previous NYC appearances were at Madison Square Garden.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rio Piedras Theatre on Jan 10, 2017 at 9:45 am

This is a photo of the Broadway Theatre in Manhattan on Broadway at 41st Street, which was briefly operated by Loew’s after it finished a “legit” career that started in 1882. That Broadway has a CT listing as #4426.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Jan 9, 2017 at 8:43 am

This was during the second and final season of the New York World’s Fair, by which time much of the world was at war.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Jan 8, 2017 at 12:58 pm

A year and nearly seven months had passed since “Jesse James” opened at the Roxy, but the same “bargain” ticket prices were still being offered.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Lexington Theatre on Jan 8, 2017 at 10:39 am

“Lili” was finally reaching neighborhood theatres after an exclusive 95-week engagement at the Trans-Lux 52nd Street, just a block away from Loew’s Lexington.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jan 8, 2017 at 10:34 am

This was an Easter holiday presentation, opening a day before Radio City Music Hall’s, which had “Bye, Bye, Birdie” on screen. Ironically, Gower Champion directed the original Broadway stage version, but was replaced by George Sidney for the movie.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jan 8, 2017 at 9:04 am

The Technicolor comedy was the first feature movie directed by Gower Champion.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Jan 6, 2017 at 8:28 am

Debbie Reynolds portrayed the daughter of Fred Astaire and Lilli Palmer in the Technicolor comedy, roles played by Dolores Hart, Cyril Ritchard, and Cornelia Otis Skinner in the original Broadway stage production.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Oriental Theatre on Jan 5, 2017 at 1:34 pm

I wouldn’t place absolute faith in the claim that the Picker family built the Oriental. Perhaps movie producer David Picker, a direct descendant, could verify or deny. I know that the Pickers were pioneers in Bronx cinema history, but a lavish showplace in the outer reaches of Brooklyn seems too much of a stretch for them.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Uptown Theatre on Jan 5, 2017 at 8:47 am

The film was first-run for the area known as North Chicago, but had already played a smash engagement in “The Loop” at B&K’s Roosevelt Theatre (sans stage show).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Jan 5, 2017 at 7:13 am

Every day ticket price of all seats at 25 cents until 1:00pm would be equal to about $4.35 now. And 15 cents for children at all times would be around $2.60 today.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Movieworld Douglaston on Jan 5, 2017 at 5:47 am

The cinema is reportedly closing in April, along with the Macy’s that is the shopping center’s retail “anchor.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on Jan 4, 2017 at 1:39 pm

This was the second stop for a national tour by Mary Pickford, which started at the Paramount Theatre in NYC’s Times Square just before Christmas (1933).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jan 4, 2017 at 1:32 pm

This was the Paramount’s defense against Radio City Music Hall’s first Christmas show, which had “Flying Down To Rio” on screen. Pickford was starting a national tour, with the Chicago Theatre as next stop.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Jan 4, 2017 at 7:46 am

The first booking of 1967 opened on January 19th, following a hold-over of the Christmas holiday show that had MGM’s “Follow the Boys” on screen.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Jan 3, 2017 at 1:10 pm

Answering my own question, this was signage for a charity benefit for the American Cancer Society in March, 1965.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Dec 21, 2016 at 10:16 am

Advertising claimed “World’s Largest Theatre,” which was probably true for those with movies on the bill. The New York Hippodrome was still a showcase for stage spectaculars.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Criterion Theatre on Dec 21, 2016 at 7:51 am

The record-breaking business in France wasn’t repeated in the USA, where the B&W epic bombed as a roadshow and in general release.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Dec 21, 2016 at 7:42 am

Advertised on December 23rd, 1956, a time when the Roxy’s only NYC rival with a stage show was Radio City Music Hall, which had “Teahouse of the August Moon” on screen.

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Comfortably Cool commented about 12-30-03 photo via Don Berry. on Dec 20, 2016 at 1:09 pm

Presumably 1903.