B&W newsreel coverage of the world premiere of William Wyler’s “Ben-Hur” at Loew’s State in 1959 can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cluritreTfI
Marquee was eventually changed to include “Jersey” in the name. Also, vertical here reads “Loew’s State,” which was apparently changed to “Loew’s Jersey” to avoid confusion with Loew’s State in Newark.
“Escape” was one of the first Music Hall features to portray Nazi terrorism in Europe. Officially, the USA still remained “neutral” in conflicts raging around the world.
After “Truth or Consequences,” Ralph Edwards had an even greater success on radio and TV with “This Is Your Life,” for which he is probably most remembered.
Abbott & Costello, topping the Roxy’s stage bill, had yet to enter moviemaking…“Young Dr. Kildare” was the very first MGM feature to be booked by the Music Hall.
This was the Memorial Day holiday presentation for that year, and would also benefit from out-of-town visitors to the second season of the New York World’s Fair.
The RKO 58th Street closed for demolition on May 15th, 1967, according to Boxoffice Magazine at that time. The 39-story office building that replaced it was expected to be ready for occupancy by the summer of 1969. Plans to include a small cinema in the new building were scrapped due to nearby competition from the Coronet, Baronet, Cinemas I and II, Sutton, and Trans-Lux East.
The Belair was designed by Louis Liberman, with John J. McNamara as consulting architect, according to a news item in the 7/01/63 issue of Boxoffice Magazine.
The Belair originally opened as a single screen cinema with 600 seats on June 26th, 1963. Located in the Belair Shopping Center, it was built for B.S. Moss Enterprises at a cost of $250,000, according to a report in Newsday.
Films were first-run for the area, starting with “Divorce Italian Style.”
Full-page ad published on May 14th, 1965, the same day that a B&W “quickie” about the life of Jean Harlow opened at the Paramount Theatre in Times Square.
The B&W independent “quickie” arrived two months before Joseph E. Levine’s much-heralded biopic with Carroll Baker, causing distress for Paramount Pictures, which had its corporate HQ in the office building adjacent to the Paramount Theatre.
None of the ten B&W features had been shown theatrically in the NYC area in recent years. Ownership now belonged to MCA/Universal, which purchased Paramount’s pre-1949 inventory primarily for TV distribution.
The Technicolor melodrama introduced the catchy hit song, “Jingle, Jangle, Jingle,” which was performed by singers on horseback in a festive street parade.
An opening day ad for this engagement was uploaded on April 28th, 2016, and can be found in the archive of Roxy images.
Article was published in the December 7th, 1929 issue of Motion Picture News.
This ad is part of the Winter Garden’s history as a “legit” playhouse. Why post it here?
B&W newsreel coverage of the world premiere of William Wyler’s “Ben-Hur” at Loew’s State in 1959 can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cluritreTfI
Preceded by the world premiere at Loew’s State in NYC’s Times Square on November 18th.
Marquee was eventually changed to include “Jersey” in the name. Also, vertical here reads “Loew’s State,” which was apparently changed to “Loew’s Jersey” to avoid confusion with Loew’s State in Newark.
At that time, the Brooklyn was affiliated with Fox West Coast Theatres.
“Escape” was one of the first Music Hall features to portray Nazi terrorism in Europe. Officially, the USA still remained “neutral” in conflicts raging around the world.
After “Truth or Consequences,” Ralph Edwards had an even greater success on radio and TV with “This Is Your Life,” for which he is probably most remembered.
The “Extra” with Lillian Roth was a B&W short subject, and separate from the stage show.
“Alias French Gertie,” with Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, is listed on the marquee.
Abbott & Costello, topping the Roxy’s stage bill, had yet to enter moviemaking…“Young Dr. Kildare” was the very first MGM feature to be booked by the Music Hall.
This was the Memorial Day holiday presentation for that year, and would also benefit from out-of-town visitors to the second season of the New York World’s Fair.
Fred Astaire, on his own or with sister Adele, NEVER performed at the Palace.
The huge cast of the stage revue included “Markert’s 16 American Rockets.” I wonder whatever became of them?
Hoped to benefit from out-of-town visitors to the New York World’s Fair, which was in its second and final season.
The RKO 58th Street closed for demolition on May 15th, 1967, according to Boxoffice Magazine at that time. The 39-story office building that replaced it was expected to be ready for occupancy by the summer of 1969. Plans to include a small cinema in the new building were scrapped due to nearby competition from the Coronet, Baronet, Cinemas I and II, Sutton, and Trans-Lux East.
The Belair was designed by Louis Liberman, with John J. McNamara as consulting architect, according to a news item in the 7/01/63 issue of Boxoffice Magazine.
The RKO Royal was operating at least as late as May, 1965, according to an ad uploaded today.
The Belair originally opened as a single screen cinema with 600 seats on June 26th, 1963. Located in the Belair Shopping Center, it was built for B.S. Moss Enterprises at a cost of $250,000, according to a report in Newsday. Films were first-run for the area, starting with “Divorce Italian Style.”
Full-page ad published on May 14th, 1965, the same day that a B&W “quickie” about the life of Jean Harlow opened at the Paramount Theatre in Times Square.
The B&W independent “quickie” arrived two months before Joseph E. Levine’s much-heralded biopic with Carroll Baker, causing distress for Paramount Pictures, which had its corporate HQ in the office building adjacent to the Paramount Theatre.
The Chinese was presenting the B&W “Big Trail” in the wide-screen Grandeur process.
None of the ten B&W features had been shown theatrically in the NYC area in recent years. Ownership now belonged to MCA/Universal, which purchased Paramount’s pre-1949 inventory primarily for TV distribution.
The Technicolor melodrama introduced the catchy hit song, “Jingle, Jangle, Jingle,” which was performed by singers on horseback in a festive street parade.