RKO Warner Twin Theatre
1579 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
1579 Broadway,
New York,
NY
10036
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WARNER CINERAMA 1912 [1952-1987]
BROADWAY AT 47TH ST
NEW YORK, NY
Cinerama 7-Channel Stereo [1953]
This Is Cinerama [1953]
Cinerama Holiday [1955]
Seven Wonders of the World [1956]
Search For Paradise [1957]
Cinerama-South Seas Adventure [1958]
70mm 6-Channel Stereo [1959]
Scent of Mystery [1960]
South Pacific [1978]
Cinerama [70mm] Stereo [November 1963]
It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World [1963]
Mediterranean Holiday (Cinerama) [1964]
The Greatest Story Ever Told [1965]
The Battle of The Bulge [1965]
Cinerama Russian Adventure [1966]
Khartoum [1966]
Grand Prix [1966]
2001 a space odyssey [1968]
Ice Station Zebra [1968]
Krakatoa – East of Java [1969]
Song of Norway [1970]
On the DVD of Eugenie(Blue Underground DVD), on a short documentary, there is a shot of the front end of this theater during the Cinerama and Penthouse days. This would have been from August 1970, when Eugenie played at the Penthouse. You can also see some of the exterior area where the theater posters and ad displays were at.
I believe my father might have the original pipe organ from this theatre. He purchased it in the 1970’s from a man in Akron, Ohio who previously bought it from a Strand Theatre in New York. If anyone would have any information on this organ or more about the theatre itself, my father and I would greatly appreciate it!
I was an usher at the NY Strand in 1942, the peak year of the Big Bands. Also appearing were great vaudeville acts. Some ushers worked at the theatre because of it’s location near the Broadway legitimate stage, hoping for a break. King Donovan, one of the ushers made quite a few Hollywood films and was married to Imogene Coca. It’s a shame that the present generation missed out on the wonderful palaces that are no longer around.