Tall office building at left (1540 Broadway) is now demolished and served as HQ to Loew’s corporate empire. The adjacent Loew’s State Theatre was demolished simultaneously.
The Cecilwood was a “strawhat” summer legit theatre that sometimes showed movies but not regularly enough to qualify as a cinema. But it was located near Beacon, which is across the Hudson River from Newburgh, and in a different county. If listed at all at CT, the Cecilwood should be under Beacon, not Newburgh.
In May, 1928, Loew’s and the Stanley Corporation agreed to “pool” the Stanley with the Century and Valencia, with Loew’s operating all three Baltimore theatres. This deal lasted until 1934, when the Stanley reverted to management by the Warner Brothers owned circuit, according to reportage in Variety.
On this eleventh day of March in 1943, the Capitol Theatre resumed the stage/screen policy that was dropped in 1935 due to Depression conditions. With the wartime boom in attendance, the Capitol had been losing patronage to rivals with stage presentations— Radio City Music Hall, the Roxy, Strand, Paramount, and Loew’s State. The resumption of stage shows at the Capitol lasted until 1952, when the theatre switched back to films only.
The Rhodes first opened on June 10th, 1938, as part of the new Rhodes Center. The inaugural film was MGM’s “Test Pilot,” which had already played at Loew’s Grand in downtown Atlanta.
In March, 1940, the Rhodes was the first theatre in Atlanta to present “Gone With the Wind” following the completion of the epic’s world premiere engagement at Loew’s Grand. An ad with more details has been posted in the Photos Section.
“His Honor, Abe Potash,” credited on the signage, debuted on October 14th, 1919, and ran for 215 performances. Things piled on the sidewalk suggest that the play was about to open or preparing to leave.
After three years of ownership, JK Equities has put the property back up for sale, according to this report:
http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/rko-keith-s-hits-the-market-again/article_bb201ff6-d2be-5c69-af07-ef7d7ef34c6d.html
Sid Grauman, who started the tradition in 1927, didn’t get around to leaving his own imprints until 1946. He died four years later at the age of nearly 71.
The ad posted yesterday for “King Kong” failed to give a date, which was March 24th, 1933. Without that vital information, one might guess that it was the grand opening of the now classic movie. But “King Kong” actually had its world premiere in New York City three weeks earlier, on March 2nd, in an unprecedented two-theatre engagement at Radio City Music Hall and the New Roxy (supported at both by stage shows).
This and next posting omit some vital information, starting with the year, which must have been 1937, according to film titles in tiny print at bottom of Texaco page. And what was the connection with Eddie Cantor, other than his being the star of a popular radio show sponsored by Texaco? Perhaps his 1937 movie, “Ali Baba Goes to Town,” was booked at this theatre?
George Washington had his own national holiday then…After the morning event, house was cleared so that the Mineola could re-open at 1:15 pm for its regular program of “The Gallant Blade” & “Walk a Crooked Mile.”
Tall office building at left (1540 Broadway) is now demolished and served as HQ to Loew’s corporate empire. The adjacent Loew’s State Theatre was demolished simultaneously.
The Cecilwood was a “strawhat” summer legit theatre that sometimes showed movies but not regularly enough to qualify as a cinema. But it was located near Beacon, which is across the Hudson River from Newburgh, and in a different county. If listed at all at CT, the Cecilwood should be under Beacon, not Newburgh.
In May, 1928, Loew’s and the Stanley Corporation agreed to “pool” the Stanley with the Century and Valencia, with Loew’s operating all three Baltimore theatres. This deal lasted until 1934, when the Stanley reverted to management by the Warner Brothers owned circuit, according to reportage in Variety.
On this eleventh day of March in 1943, the Capitol Theatre resumed the stage/screen policy that was dropped in 1935 due to Depression conditions. With the wartime boom in attendance, the Capitol had been losing patronage to rivals with stage presentations— Radio City Music Hall, the Roxy, Strand, Paramount, and Loew’s State. The resumption of stage shows at the Capitol lasted until 1952, when the theatre switched back to films only.
One day after “Stagecoach” entered a second week at Radio City Music Hall.
This opposed the second week of Radio City Music Hall’s first Christmas holiday presentation, which had “Flying Down to Rio” on screen.
This might have been the “King Kong” sequel’s world premiere engagement. It opened four days later at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.
The Rhodes first opened on June 10th, 1938, as part of the new Rhodes Center. The inaugural film was MGM’s “Test Pilot,” which had already played at Loew’s Grand in downtown Atlanta.
In March, 1940, the Rhodes was the first theatre in Atlanta to present “Gone With the Wind” following the completion of the epic’s world premiere engagement at Loew’s Grand. An ad with more details has been posted in the Photos Section.
Marquee gave credit to vastly improved sound system.
“His Honor, Abe Potash,” credited on the signage, debuted on October 14th, 1919, and ran for 215 performances. Things piled on the sidewalk suggest that the play was about to open or preparing to leave.
“Leo the Lion” provided both the movie and the three stage headliners, who were under contract to MGM’s Hollywood studio.
Instead of a “B” programmer that might not be compatible with the main feature, why not offer support from an hour of shorts and cartoons?
After three years of ownership, JK Equities has put the property back up for sale, according to this report: http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/rko-keith-s-hits-the-market-again/article_bb201ff6-d2be-5c69-af07-ef7d7ef34c6d.html
Sid Grauman, who started the tradition in 1927, didn’t get around to leaving his own imprints until 1946. He died four years later at the age of nearly 71.
This included the Labor Day weekend, with a program change on Monday, the holiday itself.
The ad posted yesterday for “King Kong” failed to give a date, which was March 24th, 1933. Without that vital information, one might guess that it was the grand opening of the now classic movie. But “King Kong” actually had its world premiere in New York City three weeks earlier, on March 2nd, in an unprecedented two-theatre engagement at Radio City Music Hall and the New Roxy (supported at both by stage shows).
This and next posting omit some vital information, starting with the year, which must have been 1937, according to film titles in tiny print at bottom of Texaco page. And what was the connection with Eddie Cantor, other than his being the star of a popular radio show sponsored by Texaco? Perhaps his 1937 movie, “Ali Baba Goes to Town,” was booked at this theatre?
The preceding Saturday night, March 28th, a gala invitational screening was held which packed Times Square with onlookers.
The 72nd Street is in the tier with “The Light That Failed>”
Address used at this time in the 1940s was 236 West 42nd Street.
Starting with this major booking, the former Filmarte was refurbished and re-named Elysee.
George Washington had his own national holiday then…After the morning event, house was cleared so that the Mineola could re-open at 1:15 pm for its regular program of “The Gallant Blade” & “Walk a Crooked Mile.”
The auditorium was never much changed from the original deigned as a Shubert playhouse.
Prepared to start the next shift during the engagement of “Ankles Preferred” in April, 1927.