The listing for this theatre gives an address of 1601 South Broadway,
but the caption to your newspaper photo claims to show ruins at 1038 North Grand. How do you explain the difference? Also, some of your other photos seem to show a much larger Odeon that was a concert hall and never had a history of movies. The Auditorium Odeon was a small neighborhood movie house only.
“Bringing Up Father” was one of the most beloved comic strips in newspaper history, and Monogram Pictures produced four more “Jiggs and Maggie” programmers before ending the series. Joe Yule was the father of Mickey Rooney, whose “Andy Hardy” series has become one of the Hollywood immortals.
Though the engagement coincided with one of the most important holiday seasons of the year, the stage revue had no content specifically linked to Thanksgiving.
Bette Davis and Arthur Farnsworth, her second husband, shown attending a cocktail party prior to the premiere. Davis turned 33 on April 5th of that year.
If you look behind the two guitarists at left, the portion of wall with poster case suggests the Palace Theatre. It would make more sense to pose a strictly musical group under the marquee of the Palace, which is still regarded as the mecca of “live” showbiz for the USA, if not the entire world.
The “Christmas Spectacular” starring the Rockettes returns today, November 18th. Details, which include those for a new production number, can be viewed here
The feature-length version of Universal’s “Flash Gordon” serial was being rush released to capitalize on the sensation caused by Orson Welles’s radio dramatization of “War of the Worlds,” which millions of listeners believed to be actually happening.
Why post here? This has no connection with the renaming of the former Brooks Atkinson Theatre as the Lena Horne Theatre. The Chaloner/Town was actually on the west side of Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, beyond the boundaries of the “legit” industry in midtown.
Three-day engagement opened on Sunday, October 30th…1938 was the first year that Universal Pictures made special efforts to book the two horror classics as a package, and not necessarily during Halloween season.
Making news due to Luke Parker Bowles, the CEO of Cinema Lab, who’s the nephew of Camilla Parker Bowles, the wife of King Charles III. A lengthy Q&A article was published in yesterday’s New York Times. View here
The 14th Annual Queens World Film Festival will open here on November 1st. Details, including schedule and other participating venues, can be found at the official website
Listed on marquee are “Sister Kenny” and “The Westerner,” which opened on December 18th, that week before Christmas when movie attendance is traditionally at its lowest of the year.
The listing for this theatre gives an address of 1601 South Broadway, but the caption to your newspaper photo claims to show ruins at 1038 North Grand. How do you explain the difference? Also, some of your other photos seem to show a much larger Odeon that was a concert hall and never had a history of movies. The Auditorium Odeon was a small neighborhood movie house only.
Patrons seated in the back rows of the orchestra could not see the auditorium’s atmospheric ceiling, with its floating clouds and twinkling stars.
Both paintings feature a uniformed usherette. In the 1937, the usherette is standing at the top of the aisle on the left side of the painting.
Edward Hopper painted another impression of Loew’s Sheridan in 1939. His more famous painting of 1937 can be viewed here
“Bringing Up Father” was one of the most beloved comic strips in newspaper history, and Monogram Pictures produced four more “Jiggs and Maggie” programmers before ending the series. Joe Yule was the father of Mickey Rooney, whose “Andy Hardy” series has become one of the Hollywood immortals.
Though the engagement coincided with one of the most important holiday seasons of the year, the stage revue had no content specifically linked to Thanksgiving.
Bette Davis and Arthur Farnsworth, her second husband, shown attending a cocktail party prior to the premiere. Davis turned 33 on April 5th of that year.
If you look behind the two guitarists at left, the portion of wall with poster case suggests the Palace Theatre. It would make more sense to pose a strictly musical group under the marquee of the Palace, which is still regarded as the mecca of “live” showbiz for the USA, if not the entire world.
The “Christmas Spectacular” starring the Rockettes returns today, November 18th. Details, which include those for a new production number, can be viewed here
Elvis Presley’s movie debut was in B&W CinemaScope. Trailer can be viewed here
The feature-length version of Universal’s “Flash Gordon” serial was being rush released to capitalize on the sensation caused by Orson Welles’s radio dramatization of “War of the Worlds,” which millions of listeners believed to be actually happening.
The French Casino in NYC was a nightclub converted from the second and short lived Earl Carroll Theatre listed here
Marquee lists Clive Brook and Peg Shannon in “Silence” as feature presentation, plus vaudeville acts on stage.
Spotted around the ad are instructions on how to reach the Paradise from the East Bronx, Manhattan, and Westchester County.
Previously uploaded here
Why post here? This has no connection with the renaming of the former Brooks Atkinson Theatre as the Lena Horne Theatre. The Chaloner/Town was actually on the west side of Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen, beyond the boundaries of the “legit” industry in midtown.
Queen Elizabeth II attended the gala British premiere of “Funny Lady” in March, 1975. Color TV coverage can be viewed here
Three-day engagement opened on Sunday, October 30th…1938 was the first year that Universal Pictures made special efforts to book the two horror classics as a package, and not necessarily during Halloween season.
Previously uploaded to CT in a cropped version in 2016. View here
Making news due to Luke Parker Bowles, the CEO of Cinema Lab, who’s the nephew of Camilla Parker Bowles, the wife of King Charles III. A lengthy Q&A article was published in yesterday’s New York Times. View here
In theatrical parlance, the correct word for that type of sign is “vertical,” with “upright” as an alternative.
Marquee lists a double bill of “Pride and Prejudice” and “Turnabout,” which ran at Loew’s 175th Street for five days starting on September 19th, 1940.
Full title of the B&W melodrama was “Scarface: The Shame of a Nation,” which proved too lengthy for full display on many marquees.
The 14th Annual Queens World Film Festival will open here on November 1st. Details, including schedule and other participating venues, can be found at the official website
Listed on marquee are “Sister Kenny” and “The Westerner,” which opened on December 18th, that week before Christmas when movie attendance is traditionally at its lowest of the year.