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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Metropolitan Theatre on Apr 26, 2016 at 8:22 am

The film opened that same day in midtown Manhattan at the Capitol Theatre, with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra topping the stage bill.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 26, 2016 at 8:18 am

The film opened that same day in downtown Brooklyn at Loew’s Metropolitan, but, of course, with different stage presentation.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Egyptian Theatre on Apr 25, 2016 at 11:27 am

Using portions of the Egyptian’s original décor, the 616-seat auditorium is operated by the American Cinematheque, a non-profit cultural organization that also runs screenings at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. At the Egyptian, American Cinematheque also has a small screening room named in honor of producer-director Stephen Spielberg.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 25, 2016 at 7:37 am

All six of MGM’s “Tarzan” adventures with Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan had their New York premiere engagements at the Capitol Theatre. Ads have been posted in the Photos Section…After “New York Adventure,” MGM sold its rights to independent producer Sol Lesser, who made a distribution deal with RKO starting with “Tarzan Triumphs.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 25, 2016 at 7:28 am

The sixth and last of the MGM “Tarzan” adventures brought him to the Big Apple for a spectacular leap off the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 25, 2016 at 6:53 am

Leonidoff’s “Angles” was the revue supporting John Ford’s “The Informer” at the Music Hall in May, 1935.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rialto Theatre on Apr 24, 2016 at 10:28 am

The chiller ran for one week only, with the Rialto closing forever after the last evening performance of May 15th, 1935.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rialto Theatre on Apr 24, 2016 at 9:38 am

This shows the marquee of the second Rialto Theatre, and should be moved to that listing.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 24, 2016 at 8:28 am

MGM’s fifth “Tarzan” feature was the first of the series to be released since the USA entered WWII, but contained no references to the conflict. That was left to shorts and newsreels on the supporting program.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 22, 2016 at 12:23 pm

This was a world premiere for the movie, which was supported at the Music Hall by a stage show.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 22, 2016 at 6:26 am

MGM’s fourth “Tarzan” adventure arrived while the New York World’s Fair was getting into full swing.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Apr 21, 2016 at 1:32 pm

The “last picture show” at the Globe Theatre was Elia Kazan’s “A Face In The Crowd,” which opened with a world premiere performance on May 28th, 1957, and ran for nine weeks, closing on July 28th, according to Variety. Images have been posted in the Photos Section.

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Comfortably Cool commented about TCL Chinese Theatre on Apr 21, 2016 at 9:06 am

The world premiere of the first CinemaScope feature had been held eight days earlier, at the Roxy Theatre in New York City on September 16th, 1953.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 21, 2016 at 6:35 am

This was the first “Tarzan” to open at the Capitol without support from a stage show. In 1935, the theatre had switched to an “Everything on the screen” policy to combat Depression conditions.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 20, 2016 at 9:23 am

Two years had passed since MGM’s first “Tarzan” epic opened at the Capitol.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 19, 2016 at 7:48 am

Ads posted for “A Chorus Line” in the Photos Section may have created a false impression that the movie actually played an engagement at the Music Hall. But this so-called “world premiere” on the night of December 9th, 1985 was actually for just one screening only as part of a fund-raising charity affair. It was on the same night as the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, so the area was already packed with sightseers by the time celebrities and VIPs started arriving at the Music Hall.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Apr 19, 2016 at 7:01 am

The Technicolor musical had previously played for six months at the Astor Theatre as a reserved-seat roadshow. At this time, the Roxy was in desperate straits due to the start of the Depression and William Fox’s bankruptcy.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Apr 17, 2016 at 1:42 pm

The stage show booking was a career breakthrough for the young team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Broadway Theatre on Apr 17, 2016 at 1:12 pm

Performances were continuous and at “popular” prices. 250 reserved seats in the mezzanine were priced slightly higher and could be booked in advance.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Apollo Theater on Apr 17, 2016 at 10:01 am

In center background is Loew’s Victoria marquee with double feature of “Odds Against Tomorrow” and “Timbuktu.”

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Apr 17, 2016 at 8:46 am

In October, 1956, “Giant” broke CinemaScope’s grip on the Roxy and received only wide screen projection at 1:66 ratio. Ads mentioned only the film being photographed in WarnerColor.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Apr 17, 2016 at 6:43 am

On the previous night, October 10th, “Giant” had its world premiere performance at the Roxy as part of a gala fund-raising event for Muscular Dystrophy research.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Chicago Theatre on Apr 15, 2016 at 1:34 pm

Ad published on April 16th, 1933. Due to the worsening Depression, only the Chicago and Marbro had stage/screen programs.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 15, 2016 at 6:37 am

Opened on October 29th, 1970, two days before Halloween!

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Apr 14, 2016 at 6:20 am

On April 14th, 1933, the Music Hall held-over “Cavalcade” and stage show, while the New Roxy opened a new movie and revue.