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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Sep 4, 2016 at 8:53 pm

This newspaper cartoon by the great Don Freeman needs to be examined closely for maximum enjoyment.

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Comfortably Cool commented about East Side Beauty Theatre on Sep 3, 2016 at 4:00 pm

Programs changed daily.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Sep 3, 2016 at 3:39 pm

In the Photos Section, I uploaded a poster and details for the Mel Brooks event back on August 10th, so Cinema Treasures did provide members with advance notice of the event.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Criterion Theatre on Sep 2, 2016 at 7:03 pm

This display for the south wall of the Broadway entrance includes the supporting short subjects as well as the feature.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Sep 2, 2016 at 6:06 pm

This proved to be the final Labor Day holiday presentation in the Roxy’s history. The movie was also the last made by Mario Lanza, who died just under two months later at age 38.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Metropolitan Theatre on Sep 2, 2016 at 4:49 pm

This ad is somewhat of a puzzler. “3rd month in Boston starts today” at the top suggests the Metropolitan in that city, and not the one in Providence. Also, both theatres had more than 3,000 seats. I can’t imagine an Italian import running for three months unless the original seating capacity had been drastically reduced.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Art Theatre on Sep 1, 2016 at 10:00 pm

Listed as New Classique, with a daily change of program.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Sep 1, 2016 at 5:57 pm

This was the Roxy’s stage and screen presentation for the Labor Day holiday period of that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about President Theatre on Sep 1, 2016 at 3:55 pm

On September 2nd, 1944, this had a re-launching as the 48th St. Cinema, advertised as “New York’s Newest Luxury Theatre.” On opening day, and again on the Labor Day holiday, special matinees for children were held, offering a “live” puppet show.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Proctor's 58th Street Theatre on Aug 31, 2016 at 9:53 pm

A Labor Day holiday release that opened at three New York City cinemas on August 31st, 1966.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Warner Twin Theatre on Aug 31, 2016 at 4:49 pm

The film’s Gordon MacRae and Patrice Wymore also performed in the stage show.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Aug 30, 2016 at 9:58 pm

The nearly instant classic ran through the Labor Day holiday period and until the end of September, for a total of seven weeks.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Aug 30, 2016 at 4:49 pm

This was an historic “first” for the Roxy, with a concert by a famous symphony orchestra replacing the traditional stage show.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Cove Theatre on Aug 29, 2016 at 7:09 pm

The Cove and some other theatres listed apparently had no air-conditioning, or at least not by refrigeration.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Aug 29, 2016 at 6:33 pm

Supported by a stage show, “Shane” opened at the Music Hall on April 23rd, 1953.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Aug 29, 2016 at 5:01 pm

This is a first-time upload, and not one of those retreads that another member quaintly calls a “toe flip.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Aug 29, 2016 at 3:56 pm

The Technicolor comedy marked the second teaming of Bob Hope and Lucille Ball, and their first in color.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Aug 28, 2016 at 9:52 pm

Second time that the talking toenail posted it, but never with a date or comment. Photo was taken in March, 1961, when “The Absent-Minded Professor” was part of the Easter holiday presentation.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's State Theatre on Aug 28, 2016 at 6:47 pm

Cary Grant threw a fit when the comedy was rejected by Radio City Music Hall, where he felt he had automatic access due to his box office champion status. The Columbia release proved a disappointment everywhere, and became the final film of his legendary career.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Plaza Theatre on Aug 28, 2016 at 6:05 pm

If this had proved successful, the Plaza might have been turned into an East Side version of a Laffmovie.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Aug 27, 2016 at 9:23 pm

Boosting attendance was the New York World’s Fair, which brought millions of tourists to the city during its 1964 and 1965 seasons.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Aug 26, 2016 at 9:32 pm

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce portrayed Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for the first time in the B&W mystery drama, but Richard Greene received top billing as the “hero” of the piece.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Palace Theatre on Aug 26, 2016 at 7:10 pm

The Palace closed permanently as a cinema on August 28th, 1966, “for lack of business,” according to a report in The New York Times on the following day. In recent years, the Palace “catered mainly to a Spanish-speaking clientele,” the NYT claimed, without going into detail.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Palace Theatre on Aug 26, 2016 at 6:42 pm

I somehow doubt that this was an “unprecedented” event, but who’s to argue?

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Aug 26, 2016 at 5:42 pm

During this Labor Day holiday booking, Frank Sinatra was one of Tommy Dorsey’s featured vocalists (and had been since 1940). By the time that Sinatra left Dorsey’s band in 1942, they’d also made more than 80 single recordings together for the RCA Victor label.