RickB;This address maps as a suburb of Trenton, NJ. I can’t find any listing for the Hamilton Theatre in Film Daily Yearbooks that I have for 1941, 1943 or 1950.
ken mc;It is a different theatre. It is the Redding Theatre, 1537 Califormia Street, Redding. CA. that had a seating capacity of 1,002. It currently does not have a listing on Cinema Treasures.
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Oct 22, 2005 at 7:45 am
ken mc; the excellent photo you posted above asking ‘Is this the same theater?’ is not the Teatro Theatre. It is the Oxnard Theatre, 525 A Street, Oxnard, CA which had 900 seats. It has been demolished and currently does not have a listing here on Cinema Treasures.
Seating capacity for the Plaza Theatre is given in the Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions as 600. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. the Plaza is listed with a seating capacity of 742.
There was another Scott Theatre that was open from the late 1940’s. It was located at 609 N. Grant Street, Odessa, TX and had a seating capacity of 909.
The Scott Theatre is listed in the 1950 edition of F.D.Y., located at 609 N. Grant Street. with 909 seats. The Rio Theater is listed at 601 N. Grant Street.
Jenni;Rita Hayworth worked mainly for Columbia Pictures which would not have played at a Warner Brothers theatre. She did make a couple or so films for Warner Bros. in the early 1940’s but these were not starring roles.
Best Wishes with your project. I look forward to viewing it.
Jenni; This is the wrong theatre and it has now been demolished. It seems you are seeking out information on the Warner Pacific 1,2,3, Hollywood, which is located on Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA. and has its own seperate listing here on Cinema Treasures. However I must point out that Rita Hayworth made most of her films for Columbia Pictures which would not have been played at a Warner Brothers first run theatre.
Listed as the Rio Theatre from at least 1941 thru 1950 in editions of Film Daily Yearbook that I have. Seating capacities vary from 475 in 1941, 300 in 1943 and 800 in the 1950 edition.
The Palace Theatre was originally a Vaudeville house catering for a black audience. Listed in Film Daily Yearbook;1931-32 and 1940-1955 as a Negro theatre with a seating capacity given as 1,100.
Apparently in the 1930’s Gonzelle White’s band and Count Basie performed on stage here.
Film Daily Yearbook;1941 & 1943 editions list two theatres in Dallastown, PA: Auditorium Theatre seating 350 and the Lyric Theatre seating 300. Which one of these was the current Dallas Theatre?
The 1950 edition of F.D.Y. lists the Dallas Theatre, Main Street, Dallastown, PA with 500 seats.
James;Best Wishes on the future of the Dallas Theatre, I wish you every success with this venture.
An exterior photograph of the Odeon Stockton-on-Tees taken in 1949:
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Here is a 1945 photograph of the Metro Cinema, Calcutta:
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RickB;This address maps as a suburb of Trenton, NJ. I can’t find any listing for the Hamilton Theatre in Film Daily Yearbooks that I have for 1941, 1943 or 1950.
ken mc;It is a different theatre. It is the Redding Theatre, 1537 Califormia Street, Redding. CA. that had a seating capacity of 1,002. It currently does not have a listing on Cinema Treasures.
ken mc; the excellent photo you posted above asking ‘Is this the same theater?’ is not the Teatro Theatre. It is the Oxnard Theatre, 525 A Street, Oxnard, CA which had 900 seats. It has been demolished and currently does not have a listing here on Cinema Treasures.
Seating capacity for the Plaza Theatre is given in the Film Daily Yearbook;1941 and 1943 editions as 600. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. the Plaza is listed with a seating capacity of 742.
William;I accept your local knowledge on the distribution situation in L.A. theatres is greater than mine. Apologies:)
Sounds about right to me lostmemory, I was just about to reply with a similar theory. I will add the Rio Theatre #1 at 601.
There was another Scott Theatre that was open from the late 1940’s. It was located at 609 N. Grant Street, Odessa, TX and had a seating capacity of 909.
The Scott Theatre is listed in the 1950 edition of F.D.Y., located at 609 N. Grant Street. with 909 seats. The Rio Theater is listed at 601 N. Grant Street.
Jenni;Rita Hayworth worked mainly for Columbia Pictures which would not have played at a Warner Brothers theatre. She did make a couple or so films for Warner Bros. in the early 1940’s but these were not starring roles.
Best Wishes with your project. I look forward to viewing it.
Jenni; This is the wrong theatre and it has now been demolished. It seems you are seeking out information on the Warner Pacific 1,2,3, Hollywood, which is located on Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA. and has its own seperate listing here on Cinema Treasures. However I must point out that Rita Hayworth made most of her films for Columbia Pictures which would not have been played at a Warner Brothers first run theatre.
Listed as the Rio Theatre from at least 1941 thru 1950 in editions of Film Daily Yearbook that I have. Seating capacities vary from 475 in 1941, 300 in 1943 and 800 in the 1950 edition.
The Palace Theatre was originally a Vaudeville house catering for a black audience. Listed in Film Daily Yearbook;1931-32 and 1940-1955 as a Negro theatre with a seating capacity given as 1,100.
Apparently in the 1930’s Gonzelle White’s band and Count Basie performed on stage here.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook;1947 thru 1955 editions as a Negro theatre. The seating capacity is given as 706.
The Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition gives the Apex Theatre a seating capacity of 672.
The Apex Theatre marquee, neon lit at night:
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A September 2003 photograph of the Variety Theatre. Twenty months later it would be gone!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gracey/11551402/
A May 2005 photo of the exterior of the Mayfair Theatre:
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A July 2005 photograph here:
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Two recent October 2005 photographs taken as the end is neigh:
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Listed in Film Daily Yearbook:1941 thru 1955 editions as being a Negro theatre. Seating initially given for 600, later reduced to 500.
Film Daily Yearbook;1941 & 1943 editions list two theatres in Dallastown, PA: Auditorium Theatre seating 350 and the Lyric Theatre seating 300. Which one of these was the current Dallas Theatre?
The 1950 edition of F.D.Y. lists the Dallas Theatre, Main Street, Dallastown, PA with 500 seats.
James;Best Wishes on the future of the Dallas Theatre, I wish you every success with this venture.
Great photo Ken mc, but the Tumbleweed Theatre was not a Drive-In.
Listed as operating in Film Daily Yearbook’s that I have from at least 1941 thru 1952 and beyond….