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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Midway Theatre on Jan 20, 2011 at 2:04 pm

In September 1922 this theatre was part of Rhode Island’s Paramount Week. Click to see the ad in Providence News, September 1, 1922, which contains a list of all participating theatres as well as the films shown that week. This theatre was called the Scenic at that time.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Gilbert Stuart Theatre on Jan 20, 2011 at 2:03 pm

In September 1922 this theatre was part of Rhode Island’s Paramount Week. Click to see the ad in Providence News, September 1, 1922, which contains a list of all participating theatres as well as the films shown that week. This theatre was called the Odeon at that time.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Pastime Theater on Jan 20, 2011 at 2:02 pm

In September 1922 this theatre was part of Rhode Island’s Paramount Week. Click to see the ad in Providence News, September 1, 1922, which contains a list of all participating theatres as well as the films shown that week.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Palace Theatre on Jan 20, 2011 at 2:01 pm

In September 1922 this theatre was part of Rhode Island’s Paramount Week. Click to see the ad in Providence News, September 1, 1922, which contains a list of all participating theatres as well as the films shown that week.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Auburn Theatre on Jan 20, 2011 at 2:01 pm

In September 1922 this theatre was part of Rhode Island’s Paramount Week. Click to see the ad in Providence News, September 1, 1922, which contains a list of all participating theatres as well as the films shown that week.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Palace Theatre on Jan 20, 2011 at 2:00 pm

In September 1922 this theatre was part of Rhode Island’s Paramount Week. Click to see the ad in Providence News, September 1, 1922, which contains a list of all participating theatres as well as the films shown that week.

PART ONE OF AD
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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Royal Theatre on Jan 20, 2011 at 2:00 pm

In September 1922 this theatre was part of Rhode Island’s Paramount Week. Click to see the ad in Providence News, September 1, 1922, which contains a list of all participating theatres as well as the films shown that week.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Gaiety Theatre on Jan 20, 2011 at 1:59 pm

In September 1922 this theatre was part of Rhode Island’s Paramount Week. Click to see the ad in Providence News, September 1, 1922, which contains a list of all participating theatres as well as the films shown that week.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Bijou Theatre on Jan 20, 2011 at 1:58 pm

In September 1922 this theatre was part of Rhode Island’s Paramount Week. Click to see the ad in Providence News, September 1, 1922, which contains a list of all participating theatres as well as the films shown that week.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about E.M. Loew's Capitol Theatre on Jan 20, 2011 at 1:57 pm

In September 1922 this theatre was part of Rhode Island’s Paramount Week. Click to see the ad in Providence News, September 1, 1922, which contains a list of all participating theatres as well as the films shown that week.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Modern Theatre on Jan 20, 2011 at 1:56 pm

In September 1922 this theatre was part of Rhode Island’s Paramount Week. Click to see the ad in Providence News, September 1, 1922, which contains a list of all participating theatres as well as the films shown that week.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Town Hall on Jan 20, 2011 at 10:29 am

Religious film draws a crowd in 1922.

From Providence News, March 20, 1922:

[i]“The Eternal Light”

Audiences totalling about 1500 persons attended the two exhibitions of the religious motion picture, “The Eternal Light,” at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon and last evening under the auspices of St. Francis Xavier Church.[/i]

Note: The Eternal Light was a 1919 film produced by the Catholic Art Association.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Star Theatre on Jan 18, 2011 at 6:20 pm

Sale of Star Theatre in 1929. From Providence News, September 1, 1929:
CLICK HERE

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Esmond Theatre on Jan 18, 2011 at 7:48 am

But I don’t have an exact address and I don’t have any photos. If I did, I would post them. All I have is what is in the ad in my above CLICK HERE link. Perhaps someone will furnish an address and and maybe a photo.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Colonial Theatre on Jan 17, 2011 at 7:26 pm

In September 1920, this theatre was part of the celebration of the 3rd annual Paramount Week. CLICK HERE for all participating RI area theatres and the titles of the films shown.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Palace Theatre on Jan 17, 2011 at 7:26 pm

In September 1920, this theatre was part of the celebration of the 3rd annual Paramount Week. CLICK HERE for all participating RI area theatres and the titles of the films shown.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Royal Theatre on Jan 17, 2011 at 7:25 pm

In September 1920, this theatre was part of the celebration of the 3rd annual Paramount Week. CLICK HERE for all participating RI area theatres and the titles of the films shown.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Gaiety Theatre on Jan 17, 2011 at 7:25 pm

In September 1920, this theatre was part of the celebration of the 3rd annual Paramount Week. CLICK HERE for all participating RI area theatres and the titles of the films shown.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Bijou Theatre on Jan 17, 2011 at 7:24 pm

In September 1920, this theatre was part of the celebration of the 3rd annual Paramount Week. CLICK HERE for all participating RI area theatres and the titles of the films shown.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Modern Theatre on Jan 17, 2011 at 7:24 pm

In September 1920, this theatre was part of the celebration of the 3rd annual Paramount Week. CLICK HERE for all participating RI area theatres and the titles of the films shown.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Bellevue Theatre on Jan 17, 2011 at 4:25 pm

“Scratch house”

Reminiscence of the Bellevue Theatre by Lester C. Boyd as noted in the Providence Journal of September 26, 1985:

“Speaking of Central Falls, some readers may recall that a few weeks ago I reminisced in this space about the Bellevue Theater. The other day Norman Shorrock, who was one of the gang that used to walk from Saylesville to Central Falls on Saturday afternoons to go to the Bellevue, dropped in the office to remind me that our name for the theater was ‘The Scratch House,’ the implication being that you were likely to encounter creatures that would set you to scratching. I wouldn’t be surprised if that were true.”

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Esmond Theatre on Jan 17, 2011 at 4:16 pm

This theatre was part of the September 1923 6th Paramount Week. In this advertisement from the (Providence) Evening Tribune, September 1, 1923, we see a fascinating list of Rhode Island area theatres, many long-gone and long-forgoten, or even unheard of, as well as what they were showing during that week. The Esmond Theatre (existence previously unknown to me) would show The Old Homestead with Theodore Roberts. CLICK HERE and move text to see all theatres.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Rialto Theatre on Jan 17, 2011 at 3:03 pm

Hmmmm. Possible indeed. There was a Scenic, dating back to the early silent era, at Oakland Beach in Warwick, RI, later known as the Midway, q.v. But it didn’t deign to call itself a temple, and it was most likely an independent house. The building still exists.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Midway Theatre on Jan 17, 2011 at 1:24 pm

The making of The Peach at Oakland Beach in the summer of 1921.

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Gerald A. DeLuca commented about Modern Theatre on Jan 17, 2011 at 7:22 am

This theatre was part of the September 1923 6th Paramount Week. In this advertisement from the (Providence) Evening Tribune, September 1, 1923, we see a fascinating list of Rhode Island area theatres, many long-gone and long-forgoten, or even unheard of, as well as what they were showing during that week. CLICK HERE and move text to see all theatres.