On a musical note; the Granada Theatre was equipped with a ‘190 Granada Special’ Wurlitzer 3Manual/8Rank theatre organ with Grand Piano which was opened by Donald Thorne.
The Beatles appeared twice at the Granada Theatre in March and November 1963
The Empire Theatre was built in 1896 and closed in early 1920 for conversion by George Coles and Adams into the Rivoli Cinema.
The Rivoli Cinema opened on 31st May 1920 and it had a cafe and a church organ was installed. In 1928 it was equipped with a Christie 2Manual theatre organ which was rebuilt in 1936 after Union Cinemas had taken over operating the cinema. It was rebuilt with additional ranks as a Wurlitzer 3Manual/10Ranks instrument.
The Ritz Cinema opened on 23rd March 1937 with George Formby in “Keep Fit”. The original seating capacity was for 1,650 in a stadium plan, with no overhanging balcony.
Opened as the Empress Theatre on 12th October 1929 when it had been fitted with a Western Electric sound system. The owner was Mr N. Buck and it was designed for cine-variety performances. By 1937 it was known as the Empress Super Cinema.
The Jerome Theater is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook; 1950 edition. The address given is 113 -14 Jerome Avenue, Richmond Hill, Long Island with a seating capacity given as 850 (887 in the 1941 & 1943 editions of F.D.Y.) I have done a Mapquest search for this address and it comes up with 11314 101st Avenue, South Richmond Hill and seems to be located on the corner of 113th Street.
stevebob; I believe you are correct to say that the location given is an error.
The only theatres I know of on 7th Street are the Palace which would be on the left, just out of view and the Pantages (Warners) which would be on the right and would be clearly visible on the above photo you posted(it was built in 1920).
Great find and nice to see how Bard’s 8th Street Theatre originally looked.
Hi sharkbytes; Thanks for posting your reminicences of your time at the Coronet and more about its history. I don’t know if you were still there when I was Manager of the nearby Classic Cinema (now Gate Picture House) in 1968 to 1970ish and we may know each other? Can you remember Martin Lamb who was chief projectionist at the Coronet at that period of time? I am still in touch with him. E-mail me if you would like further information.
I assume the original projection box was in the normal postion in the rear of the balcony. Unfortunately I don’t have any photos looking back from the stage and can’t remember if I saw any portholes in the back wall of the balcony on my last visit there.
stevebob; When a new wide-screen process was installed in the 1950’s, the new screen was installed forward of the proscenium. Although little damage was done to the proscenium arch, the mezzanine balcony was totally removed to accomodate a new projection booth at the rear of the stalls which gave a straight throw onto the screen.
As far as I am aware, another theatre on Broadway that had two balconies is the Arcade Theatre (former Pantages).
The Empire first opened in May 1915. It is listed in the Kinematograph Yearbook;1937 edition as having a seating capacity of 450 and down to 362 in the 1947 edition of Kine Yearbook.
Two more vintage exterior photographs of the Regal:
The main entrance in Autumn 1949 playing the Gaumont release for 6 days. Note the man up the ladder putting up the poster for the Sunday for 1 day only presentation (the older 1946 film “Abelene Town”). The part of the building where his ladder leans against contains shops and offices. It is still there today and is the only part of the building to survive: View link
The secondary entrance around the corner in Autumn 1949. Note the small seperate entrance to the restaurant and the “Abelene Town” poster already placed in position: View link
Lost Memory;
You would think a restoration company with a reputation that Evergreene has, would get the architect of the building right! They give Charles Lamb !!! who he??? LOL
Here are two photographs of the current J.D. Weatherspoon’s “The Picture Palace' pub. Click on them to enlarge
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On a musical note; the Granada Theatre was equipped with a ‘190 Granada Special’ Wurlitzer 3Manual/8Rank theatre organ with Grand Piano which was opened by Donald Thorne.
The Beatles appeared twice at the Granada Theatre in March and November 1963
The Empire Theatre was built in 1896 and closed in early 1920 for conversion by George Coles and Adams into the Rivoli Cinema.
The Rivoli Cinema opened on 31st May 1920 and it had a cafe and a church organ was installed. In 1928 it was equipped with a Christie 2Manual theatre organ which was rebuilt in 1936 after Union Cinemas had taken over operating the cinema. It was rebuilt with additional ranks as a Wurlitzer 3Manual/10Ranks instrument.
The Ritz Cinema opened on 23rd March 1937 with George Formby in “Keep Fit”. The original seating capacity was for 1,650 in a stadium plan, with no overhanging balcony.
Opened as the Empress Theatre on 12th October 1929 when it had been fitted with a Western Electric sound system. The owner was Mr N. Buck and it was designed for cine-variety performances. By 1937 it was known as the Empress Super Cinema.
The Jerome Theater is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook; 1950 edition. The address given is 113 -14 Jerome Avenue, Richmond Hill, Long Island with a seating capacity given as 850 (887 in the 1941 & 1943 editions of F.D.Y.) I have done a Mapquest search for this address and it comes up with 11314 101st Avenue, South Richmond Hill and seems to be located on the corner of 113th Street.
Was 101st Avenue once known as Jerome Avenue?
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook; 1950 edition with a seating capacity given as 290.
Here is the Palace Theatre, 7th Street, LA page on C.T.:
/theaters/9647
stevebob; I believe you are correct to say that the location given is an error.
The only theatres I know of on 7th Street are the Palace which would be on the left, just out of view and the Pantages (Warners) which would be on the right and would be clearly visible on the above photo you posted(it was built in 1920).
Great find and nice to see how Bard’s 8th Street Theatre originally looked.
Hi sharkbytes; Thanks for posting your reminicences of your time at the Coronet and more about its history. I don’t know if you were still there when I was Manager of the nearby Classic Cinema (now Gate Picture House) in 1968 to 1970ish and we may know each other? Can you remember Martin Lamb who was chief projectionist at the Coronet at that period of time? I am still in touch with him. E-mail me if you would like further information.
I assume the original projection box was in the normal postion in the rear of the balcony. Unfortunately I don’t have any photos looking back from the stage and can’t remember if I saw any portholes in the back wall of the balcony on my last visit there.
stevebob; When a new wide-screen process was installed in the 1950’s, the new screen was installed forward of the proscenium. Although little damage was done to the proscenium arch, the mezzanine balcony was totally removed to accomodate a new projection booth at the rear of the stalls which gave a straight throw onto the screen.
As far as I am aware, another theatre on Broadway that had two balconies is the Arcade Theatre (former Pantages).
The Empire first opened in May 1915. It is listed in the Kinematograph Yearbook;1937 edition as having a seating capacity of 450 and down to 362 in the 1947 edition of Kine Yearbook.
In 2000 the seating capacity was 280.
OOOPPS, Sorry, here are the correct links to the two I posted above:
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Two more vintage exterior photographs of the Regal:
The main entrance in Autumn 1949 playing the Gaumont release for 6 days. Note the man up the ladder putting up the poster for the Sunday for 1 day only presentation (the older 1946 film “Abelene Town”). The part of the building where his ladder leans against contains shops and offices. It is still there today and is the only part of the building to survive:
View link
The secondary entrance around the corner in Autumn 1949. Note the small seperate entrance to the restaurant and the “Abelene Town” poster already placed in position:
View link
Here is a 2005 photograph by woody; It shows the secondary entrance that gave prominence to the building on the sea front Promenade:
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An exterior photograph from woody showing the building in its current use as a Gala Bingo Club in September 2003:
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A recent exterior photograph of the Grand Opera House here:
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A recent photograph of the Baroque styled tower over the entrance to the Coliseum. Note the name on top that revolves:
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This is already listed as the Bijou Theatre /theaters/8371
Lost Memory; can you post the link there please? Thanks
The Cameo Cinema has its own listing here on Cinema Treasures:
/theaters/2972/
You got me there Warren. I’m British, born and bred and never heard of him. I knew about Thomas though, for at least the past 45 years of my life.
Lost Memory;
You would think a restoration company with a reputation that Evergreene has, would get the architect of the building right! They give Charles Lamb !!! who he??? LOL
The Odeon Scarborough with its original signage in 1949:
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A close-up photograph of the entrance in December 1970:
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A September 1963 photograph of the Carlton Cinema, about to re-open after modernisation:
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Another exterior photgraph from 1963:
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A 1971 photograph here:
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