Ming,
Post the pictures on a photo server. Photobucket (www.photobucket.com) will do. I use Flickr (www.flickr.com) because of its versatility in displaying photos and sets to other audiences. Then take the photo’s URL, paste it here, and voilà , it should link to the photo on your server. I can explain more if you contact me at italiangerry(at)gmail.com. My Flickr set for RI movie theatres is HERE. Would you email me the pictures to look at?
On Saturday, March 22, the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, as it is now called, beautifully restored at a cost of $31,000,000, will host a free open house from noon to 5 P.M. This is a great opportunity for people in the area to tour the theatre and see what can be done with great “cinema treasures” of the past.
I saw a wonderful revival showing of Ingmar Bergman’s Monika here a few weeks ago in a magnificent restored 35mm print. This is the Brattle at its best!
In November 1948 the Italian filmThe Spirit and the Flesh premiered at the Stanley. It had been made in 1941 and was based on the great Manzoni novel, I promessi sposi.
See my previous comment for April 23, 2005 concerning the virtually unknown presentation of De Sica’s I bambini ci guardano / The Children Are Watching Us at the Arena Cinema Verdi under the title of The Little Martyr. And see the newspaper ad here.
For many decades the Exeter Street Theatre published and printed displays and newspaper ads in its own special and idiosyncratic lettering style and format. HERE is an example, from the 1961 run of General della Rovere.
Bernardo Bertolucci’s first film, the 1962 La commare secca (The Grim Reaper), had a belated American commercial premiere at the Public in 1982. The ad misspells screenwriter Pier Paolo Pasolini’s middle name.
Here is the newspaper ad for Luchino Visconti’s 1943 Ossessione when it made its belated commercial American premiere at the D. W. Griffith in June 1977.
In the autumn of 1902, the legendary Italian stage actress Eleonora Duse performed in a series of plays (in Italian) at the Tremont Theatre, as part of an American tour. She opened with D'Annunzio’s La Gioconda and was also seen in La città morta. Seats commanded high top prices, with the first three performances being sold at auction.
In September 1964, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow played in first-run at the Majestic Theatre, day-dating with the Shipyard Drive-In on Allens Avenue near the Cranston city line. The Italian-made film, starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, was very popular.
In September 1964, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow played in first-run at the Shipyard Drive-In, day-dating with the downtown Majestic Theatre. The Italian-made film, starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, was very popular.
In her memoir Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Mary McCarthy wrote of her Aunt Rosie, who at one point had managed the musical events at the Metropolitan Theatre:
“Thanks to her theater connection, she had known Houdini and the Great Alexander and could explain the magicians' acts by the fact that there was a trap door on the Metropolitan Theatre’s stage.”
Ming,
Post the pictures on a photo server. Photobucket (www.photobucket.com) will do. I use Flickr (www.flickr.com) because of its versatility in displaying photos and sets to other audiences. Then take the photo’s URL, paste it here, and voilà , it should link to the photo on your server. I can explain more if you contact me at italiangerry(at)gmail.com. My Flickr set for RI movie theatres is HERE. Would you email me the pictures to look at?
Beat me to it! I was just about to do it. The gala re-opening is scheduled for March 14. Their website bears repeating HERE.
On Saturday, March 22, the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, as it is now called, beautifully restored at a cost of $31,000,000, will host a free open house from noon to 5 P.M. This is a great opportunity for people in the area to tour the theatre and see what can be done with great “cinema treasures” of the past.
I saw a wonderful revival showing of Ingmar Bergman’s Monika here a few weeks ago in a magnificent restored 35mm print. This is the Brattle at its best!
Critics rave in this 1947 ad for Rossellini’s Open city, which ran for well over a year at the World Theatre after its American premiere there.
Devil in the Flesh in 1949.
A couple of European films that played the Bijou:
Magnani, in 1947
Fernandel, in 1953
In November 1948 the Italian film The Spirit and the Flesh premiered at the Stanley. It had been made in 1941 and was based on the great Manzoni novel, I promessi sposi.
Gina and Silvana double bill from 1962.
This theatre was already listed HERE and this page should be removed.
See my previous comment for April 23, 2005 concerning the virtually unknown presentation of De Sica’s I bambini ci guardano / The Children Are Watching Us at the Arena Cinema Verdi under the title of The Little Martyr. And see the newspaper ad here.
In 1947, when the theatre was known as the Republic, This Anna Magnani film from Italy had its American premiere here.
In 1963 This Italian film followed the opening run of Orson Welles' The Trial.
For many decades the Exeter Street Theatre published and printed displays and newspaper ads in its own special and idiosyncratic lettering style and format. HERE is an example, from the 1961 run of General della Rovere.
Bernardo Bertolucci’s first film, the 1962 La commare secca (The Grim Reaper), had a belated American commercial premiere at the Public in 1982. The ad misspells screenwriter Pier Paolo Pasolini’s middle name.
Publicity from 1988: The Family by Ettore Scola.
This 1931 filming of Leoncavallo’s opera I pagliacci played at the Uptown/Columbus in February 1934. It was supposedly the first opera ever filmed.
Flyer for Luchino Visconti’s 1943 Ossessione at the Renoir.
Here is the newspaper ad for Luchino Visconti’s 1943 Ossessione when it made its belated commercial American premiere at the D. W. Griffith in June 1977.
This obscure film from Italy (La Fuga, about a lesbian relationship), played here in March 1966.
In the autumn of 1902, the legendary Italian stage actress Eleonora Duse performed in a series of plays (in Italian) at the Tremont Theatre, as part of an American tour. She opened with D'Annunzio’s La Gioconda and was also seen in La città morta. Seats commanded high top prices, with the first three performances being sold at auction.
The legendary Italian stage actress Eleonora Duse made her American debut in this theatre on January 23, 1893 with La Dame aux camélias a.k.a. Camille.
In September 1964, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow played in first-run at the Majestic Theatre, day-dating with the Shipyard Drive-In on Allens Avenue near the Cranston city line. The Italian-made film, starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, was very popular.
In September 1964, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow played in first-run at the Shipyard Drive-In, day-dating with the downtown Majestic Theatre. The Italian-made film, starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, was very popular.
In her memoir Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, Mary McCarthy wrote of her Aunt Rosie, who at one point had managed the musical events at the Metropolitan Theatre:
“Thanks to her theater connection, she had known Houdini and the Great Alexander and could explain the magicians' acts by the fact that there was a trap door on the Metropolitan Theatre’s stage.”