I meant to research that a bit — but from my memory, didn’t Larry Hart see Garbo’s Camille, which was released in 1936 and was not a silent picture. The 1921 silent Camille starred Valentino and Nazimova…
It’s a little weird that it opened at both the 5000+ seat Capitol and the 599 seat 72nd St. Playhouse.
(By the way, it’s a little annoying that the search feature is so specific that it took me three tries to locate the 72nd St. Playhouse because I didn’t have the name exactly right.)
And MSC77, why don’t you put the Planet of the Apes ad on the 72nd St. Playhouse page also. Thanks in advance.
While both Birth of a Nation and Intolerance had long, exclusive runs at this house, it seems neither had the reserved-seat, hard ticket sales that were a feature of most “road show” engagements.
Damn, man, you hit on one of my major pet peeves. It really kills the mood of the movie to be blasted with house lights while the credits are still rolling. Speak to the manager but who knows if it’ll do any good…
NYer, while pictures often moved between theaters, they generally stuck to the same chain, that is the Brandt theaters moved their films among the Lyric, Selwyn, Times Square, Apollo, Liberty, Empire and Victory; the Cinema Circuit (?) moved their pictures among the New Amsterdam, Harris and Anco.
Thus, it is unlikely that a current release moved from the Selwyn to the New Amsterdam…
There is a quick shot of the front of this theater showing the vertical blade in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season four episode 17, near the end of the episode.
Oddly enough, the characters are supposed to be visiting Rochester, New York and not Anchorage, Alaska. Ah, the magic of Hollywood…!
If I recall correctly, there are three theaters on the ground floor: two small porn rooms and a larger one that plays cable tv.
But isn’t 70mm the size of the film stock and not related to screen size?
There are a couple of quick exterior shots of this theater on Hotel Impossible, season 8, episode 13.
I meant to research that a bit — but from my memory, didn’t Larry Hart see Garbo’s Camille, which was released in 1936 and was not a silent picture. The 1921 silent Camille starred Valentino and Nazimova…
It’s a little weird that it opened at both the 5000+ seat Capitol and the 599 seat 72nd St. Playhouse.
(By the way, it’s a little annoying that the search feature is so specific that it took me three tries to locate the 72nd St. Playhouse because I didn’t have the name exactly right.)
And MSC77, why don’t you put the Planet of the Apes ad on the 72nd St. Playhouse page also. Thanks in advance.
In two years will be its 91st anniversary…
Sure, Jan…
The usual progression was from mainstream to art/foreign movies, to early nudies and then to hard-core porn by the early 70s.
So, what was the Easter show that year…?
Glad to see a new listing here, but…
It seemed to show movies for only a short time in late 1929.
And the famed impresario’s name was Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
While both Birth of a Nation and Intolerance had long, exclusive runs at this house, it seems neither had the reserved-seat, hard ticket sales that were a feature of most “road show” engagements.
Photo added
Those masks brought back a rush for me, I felt like I was again at the Whitman, watching my first James Bond movie, Live and Let Die. What a place.
Where are there pictures of the ballroom?
Sure, Jan…
I’m pretty sure this is not the 42nd St. Apollo theater
Damn, man, you hit on one of my major pet peeves. It really kills the mood of the movie to be blasted with house lights while the credits are still rolling. Speak to the manager but who knows if it’ll do any good…
Massive screens, lol
When I clicked on the website link above, it seems that it is an active nightclub…
NeonMichael, I even put your post into Google translate, but I still can’t make heads or tails out of it. Care to elaborate…?
Any new photos of the renovation?
Ed, happy to see you back on the Deuce…!
NYer, while pictures often moved between theaters, they generally stuck to the same chain, that is the Brandt theaters moved their films among the Lyric, Selwyn, Times Square, Apollo, Liberty, Empire and Victory; the Cinema Circuit (?) moved their pictures among the New Amsterdam, Harris and Anco.
Thus, it is unlikely that a current release moved from the Selwyn to the New Amsterdam…
There is a quick shot of the front of this theater showing the vertical blade in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season four episode 17, near the end of the episode.
Oddly enough, the characters are supposed to be visiting Rochester, New York and not Anchorage, Alaska. Ah, the magic of Hollywood…!
Funeral service held here today for the victim of neo-nazi violence.