Nice to see these posted! In the late 1980s I programmed the Italian film series here at the request of Richard Schwarz. You can notice the credit for the Italian Film Society of RI, which I founded and ran from 1981-1996 in Providence.
An unattributed comment I found a while back regarding some history of this theatre: “Historical dramas in Arabic were performed until the mid-1930s, when Arabic films rented from New York replaced them. These films were shown in the downtown Little Theatre adjoining the Worcester Memorial Auditorium (now Worcester AUD) until the early 1950s.”
The Savoy was considered a class house for the presentation of theatre, concerts, and later, major films of the era. On February 13, 1907, the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed here under Karl Muck in a program of Goldmark (Overture to Sakuntala), Grieg’s Piano Concerto with soloist Olga Samaroff, and the Brahms Symphony No. 1.
For the week beginning August 30, 1915, the Savoy presented the city premiere of D. W. Griffith’s epic film The Birth of a Nation.
1937 or so.
Self-serve, free refills.
Roberto Rossellini film.
In 2013.
In 2013.
Nice to see these posted! In the late 1980s I programmed the Italian film series here at the request of Richard Schwarz. You can notice the credit for the Italian Film Society of RI, which I founded and ran from 1981-1996 in Providence.
The French flag added backdrop for the annual French Film Festival. This was 2007.
Not certain what year this series was run.
“The House of Bondage” publicized on the poster was a 1914 film.
Up the street one can also make out the marquee of the Bijou (Empire) Theatre, just before the Providence Public Market and Harris Furs.
In 1962.
June, 1985.
This venue is not to be confused with the Little Theatre on the nearby campus of WPI (Worcester Polytechnic Institute,) in Sanford Riley Hall.
“Can Worcester’s Little Theatre be saved?”
“She Loves Me Not,” on the marquee, was a 1934 Bing Crosby film.
An unattributed comment I found a while back regarding some history of this theatre: “Historical dramas in Arabic were performed until the mid-1930s, when Arabic films rented from New York replaced them. These films were shown in the downtown Little Theatre adjoining the Worcester Memorial Auditorium (now Worcester AUD) until the early 1950s.”
Part of the marquee is visible behind the circus wagon.
The Paramount opened on August 10, 1929.
The Savoy was considered a class house for the presentation of theatre, concerts, and later, major films of the era. On February 13, 1907, the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed here under Karl Muck in a program of Goldmark (Overture to Sakuntala), Grieg’s Piano Concerto with soloist Olga Samaroff, and the Brahms Symphony No. 1.
For the week beginning August 30, 1915, the Savoy presented the city premiere of D. W. Griffith’s epic film The Birth of a Nation.
Also called “Big Time Operators,” about a group of losers running a movie theatre.
Attended!
Village theatres in Connecticut.
It is about to close at the end of May, 2018.
After 41 years of operation, the Cable Car Cinema is now set to close for good on May 27, 2018.
In the Newport (RI) Daily News.