The Brazilian ‘church’ that rents out the Cine Rubens is the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God that operates from many former cinema buildings in the USA and cities around the world.
The ticket booth is on the street, but it is now located in the new 6 screens building, built to the right of the main theatre. This has now allowed the original courtyard where that hand and foot prints are, to be totally ‘opened up’ as originally intended and as seen in original opening photographs.
I’m taking an educated guess here (not knowing Utah Theatre history that well) that the Orpheum Theatre at 132 South State Street built in 1905 was the first Orpheum Theatre in the city and was always a live venue (hence it won’t be eligable for inclusion on Cinema Treasures).
When the Pantages Theatre was built in 1919 it would have been a newer more splendid rival to the older Orpheum Theatre. I am guessing that the Orpheum eventually closed down and the Pantages took that name. By 1941 it was known as the Utah Theatre, operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidairy Tracy Barham.
The spelling of the name of this Capital Theatre with an ‘a’ (which incidently is the correct English spelling) is unusual for an American theatre. It is correct in this case as that is how the name was spelt on the marquee (as seen in a photo), making this Capital Theatre unique.
I note that there is only one other example on Cinema Treasures (in the USA section) and that is the Strand-Capital Performing Arts Center, York. PA. Looking at their web-site link that one should be with an ‘o’.
It is listed as the New Madison Theatre in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915. Still the New Madison Theatre with 440 seats in the Film Daily Yearbook; 1926 edition. Same in the 1930 F.D.Y. with seating given as 528.
It’s the Municipal Theatre with 512 seats in the 1941 edition of F.D.Y., 540 seats in 1943 and 600 seats in 1950.
A recent exterior photo, unfortunately you can only barely make out details on the two tiled panels located each side of the central pay-box. View link
Films being screened over the next few months are; “Liverpool Film Festival” – ‘Archive Film Evening’, “Lawrence of Arabia”, “The Mighty Celt”, “A Very Long Engagement”, “Millions”, “It’s A Wonderful Life”, “Pride & Prejudice”, “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” (as part of the Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Film Festival), “Vertigo”, “Rear Window”, “North By Northwest”, “The Birds” and “In Search of Mozart”
The Pace Theater is also listed in F.D.Y. editions for 1941 and 1943 with 700 seats. In the 1950 edition it is still the Pace Theater, Main Street, Chadron, NE (population;4,262) with a seating capacity of 799.
Exterior photo here:
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The Brazilian ‘church’ that rents out the Cine Rubens is the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God that operates from many former cinema buildings in the USA and cities around the world.
A link to a photo of the building now as a Hard Rock Cafe:
http://www.hrclisbon.eu.tt/
Listed in the 1950 edition of the Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity of 1,191 seats.
Two screens:1. Adult downstairs (straight porn), 2. Adonis upstairs (gay porn). Closed end of July 2005. Licence revoked.
Saved by porn, destroyed by morality. Now what will happen to the place!
The ticket booth is on the street, but it is now located in the new 6 screens building, built to the right of the main theatre. This has now allowed the original courtyard where that hand and foot prints are, to be totally ‘opened up’ as originally intended and as seen in original opening photographs.
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition at the address: 412 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg. FL. with a seating capacity of 735.
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook; 1950 edition as having a seating capacity of 1,409.
The 1930 edition of Film Daily Yearbook lists the Apollo Theatre as having 1,788 seats and an Apollo Roof Theatre seating 1,000.
The Wurlitzer theatre organ Opus#1419 was installed in 1926, indicating an approximate opening year.
The Apollo Theatre is still listed as open in the 1941 and 1943 editions of F.D.Y. with a seating capacity of 1,712.
Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition gives the address of the Dishman Theatre as 8722 East Sprague Avenue, Dishman, WA. Seating capacity 500.
I’m taking an educated guess here (not knowing Utah Theatre history that well) that the Orpheum Theatre at 132 South State Street built in 1905 was the first Orpheum Theatre in the city and was always a live venue (hence it won’t be eligable for inclusion on Cinema Treasures).
When the Pantages Theatre was built in 1919 it would have been a newer more splendid rival to the older Orpheum Theatre. I am guessing that the Orpheum eventually closed down and the Pantages took that name. By 1941 it was known as the Utah Theatre, operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidairy Tracy Barham.
The Film Daily Yearbook;1950 edition gives the Esquire Theatre a seating capacity of 901.
The spelling of the name of this Capital Theatre with an ‘a’ (which incidently is the correct English spelling) is unusual for an American theatre. It is correct in this case as that is how the name was spelt on the marquee (as seen in a photo), making this Capital Theatre unique.
I note that there is only one other example on Cinema Treasures (in the USA section) and that is the Strand-Capital Performing Arts Center, York. PA. Looking at their web-site link that one should be with an ‘o’.
Photo of main entance to the Teatro Politeama here:
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Streetfront photo here:
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Orginal front entrance doors photo here:
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Exterior photo of the Sao Jorge Cinema here:
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Inside balcony lobby here:
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An exterior photo of the former Eden Teatro in its current use as the Orion Eden Hotel here:
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A close-up view of the atrium created in the facade by removing the advertising poster spaces here:
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It is listed as the New Madison Theatre in the American Motion Picture Directory 1914-1915. Still the New Madison Theatre with 440 seats in the Film Daily Yearbook; 1926 edition. Same in the 1930 F.D.Y. with seating given as 528.
It’s the Municipal Theatre with 512 seats in the 1941 edition of F.D.Y., 540 seats in 1943 and 600 seats in 1950.
No listing in the 1957 Film Daily Yearbook.
An exterior view of the closed Cinema Odeon here:
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A recent exterior photo, unfortunately you can only barely make out details on the two tiled panels located each side of the central pay-box.
View link
Films being screened over the next few months are; “Liverpool Film Festival” – ‘Archive Film Evening’, “Lawrence of Arabia”, “The Mighty Celt”, “A Very Long Engagement”, “Millions”, “It’s A Wonderful Life”, “Pride & Prejudice”, “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” (as part of the Liverpool Lesbian & Gay Film Festival), “Vertigo”, “Rear Window”, “North By Northwest”, “The Birds” and “In Search of Mozart”
All this and an organ pre-show concert too.
Film Daily Yearbooks;1941 and 1943 editions give a seating capacty of 600. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. seating is given as 746.
The Pace Theater is also listed in F.D.Y. editions for 1941 and 1943 with 700 seats. In the 1950 edition it is still the Pace Theater, Main Street, Chadron, NE (population;4,262) with a seating capacity of 799.
Listed as the Shelton Theatre in the 1941 edition of Film Daily Yearbook with a seating capacity given as 550.
Listed as open in Film Daily Yearbooks from at least 1941.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s 1941 & 1943 as the Princess Theatre with a seating capacity of 550.