David, “Germany, Year Zero” may have done well at its opening but died a quick death everywhere immediately thereafter. Few cities played it. Spelling: Rossellini.
To Comfortably Cool. No, this is definitely the one in Providence. The ad is from the Providence Journal. I copied it myself. In Boston the film had played at the Exeter Street Theatre, of moderate size, not the Metropolitan in Boston. Also, the film didn’t premiere at the Metropolitan in Providence, but at the Avon Cinema. This was a continuing run. They did the same with “The Red Shoes,” which had also played the Avon. “Paisan” was a popular film and could play larger houses for brief periods.
Several theatres visible in this 1930s photo: Majestic (top right), Strand (lower right), roof of Rialto (center, behind chimney), Capitol (top left), Modern (center left) Bijou lower center left).
A Facebook friend of mine wrote about walking to the Olympia with family members from up on Hartford Avenue. He said, “There were 6 of us siblings that would go together. For 25 cents each we would see the a cartoon at the beginning, then the Newsreel, two feature movies and then another couple of cartoons and then we would collect a piece of dinnerware until my mother had enough for our family of 13."
In 1950.
In 1968.
1948 Italian film shown here in 1950.
David, “Germany, Year Zero” may have done well at its opening but died a quick death everywhere immediately thereafter. Few cities played it. Spelling: Rossellini.
To Comfortably Cool. No, this is definitely the one in Providence. The ad is from the Providence Journal. I copied it myself. In Boston the film had played at the Exeter Street Theatre, of moderate size, not the Metropolitan in Boston. Also, the film didn’t premiere at the Metropolitan in Providence, but at the Avon Cinema. This was a continuing run. They did the same with “The Red Shoes,” which had also played the Avon. “Paisan” was a popular film and could play larger houses for brief periods.
In 1926.
Year 1927.
The year is 1947.
1941
1958 program series.
1941
1950
1941
1941
The marquee urges us to visit the former Modern Theatre (now Victory), up Westminster Street and past Empire Street.
“Allen Opera House Company.”
A sliver of the original church and Scenic Temple part cane be seen left of the yellow brickwork.
You can even see what appears to be part of the vertical marquee, to the left of the tall chimney.
Several theatres visible in this 1930s photo: Majestic (top right), Strand (lower right), roof of Rialto (center, behind chimney), Capitol (top left), Modern (center left) Bijou lower center left).
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” ran here for twelve years on Saturday nights at midnight.
Warwick Cinema years: 1964-1983. Razed 1995. The Sound of Music ran here for 86 weeks, 1965-1966 in 70mm.
1908 circa.
A Facebook friend of mine wrote about walking to the Olympia with family members from up on Hartford Avenue. He said, “There were 6 of us siblings that would go together. For 25 cents each we would see the a cartoon at the beginning, then the Newsreel, two feature movies and then another couple of cartoons and then we would collect a piece of dinnerware until my mother had enough for our family of 13."
Jane Pickens.