Jim;
Thanks for your definition on style, I understand all that. What I was querying was the naming of A.M. Strauss as the architect of the Paramount, Anderson and not John Eberson, when it states on the headers here and on the website of Conrad Schmitt that Eberson was the architect.
I notice that in David Naylor’s book ‘Great American Movie Theaters’ the Embassy (Emboyd) Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN is credited to be the work of A.M.Strauss with John Eberson. So the two have worked together before, in this instance 1928 a year before the Paramount, Anderson,IN.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s that I have, 1941-1950 editions, as the Buckhead Theatre. The seating capaities given in the 1940’s was for 1,000 and in 1950 it was for 942.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s that I have 1941-1950 editions as the Central Theatre. The address given is 43 W. Broad Street and seating capacities in the 1940’s is given as 600, in 1950 it is 662 seats.
The same F.D.Y. have the United Theatre, 11 Canal Street which has 1,000 seats listed in the 1940’s and in the 1950 edition 974 seats.
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook,1950 edition, the Capitol Theatre had a seating capacity of 944. It was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary E.J. Sparks.
According to notes in the THS Newsletter issued as as a supplement to Marquee Vol 11 # 2 (The Theatre Historical Society of America quarterly magazine), ‘the Paramount Theatre, Anderson IN was done in the “Eberson” style – but the architect was A.M. Strauss of Ft. Wayne, IN.’ HHhhhuuuummmm!!!!?????
The Senator Theatre opened on 29th September 1924, architect Leonard F. Starks was one of the design team of architects. The auditorium was demolished in August 1977.
A minor electrical fire closed down the Walt Whitman Theatre in late 1978 and the operator at that time didnt re-new his lease which was due to expire in January 1979.
The Strand Theatre opened on 12th June 1915 as a movie house with “The Shooting of Dan McGrew”. In 1930 Paramount-Publix took a lease on the theatre and re-named it Paramount. But after four years the company went bankrupt and the theatre reverted back to the owners who re-named it Stand Theatre again.
It was in late 1975 that two small theatres were created beneath the balcony which screened mainly adult porn movies and this continued until the Strand closed in the summer of 1978.
The RKO Palace Theatre was an early design from the architectural firm of Rapp & Rapp.
On 24th October 1978 it re-opened as a concert and roadshow house with a newly decorated interior, additional lobby space with new bars, new lighting and sound equipment installed. Sadly this didn’t last too long, as it states in the opening description here that it was torn down in 1982 (or was it 1992 according to the first posting above?)
Opened by West Coast Theatres as the California Theatre with a seating capacity of 1,275. The style of the theatre was described as Egyptian (somewhat) on the exterior and Assyrian (somewhat) on the interior. Eventually it came under the Fox West Coast Theatres management and was known as the Fox California Theatre.
During later years of operation it was known as the United Artists Theatre and lastly went over to Spanish language films which were not a success. It lay empty for a few years until it burnt down in late 1977.
Editions of Film Daily Yearbook that I have 1941-1950 list an Avondale Theatre, Main Street, Avondale Estates, GA with a seating capacity of 600. Could this be the Towne Theatre?
I see that some screenings of The Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival were held here April 2005. It is also advertised as a live theatre venue. Has it been de-plexed?
marqueemaven;
The link does work, you have to join the cta-uk Yahoo group to view them, or at least log onto Yahoo Groups and do a seatch for cta-uk (Cinema Theatre Association, UK)
I have now found information that the Circle Theatre closed as a movie house in 1979.
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook’s 1941 and 1943 as closed, in the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. it is listed as open with a seating capacity of 404.
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook,1941 as the Hilan Theatre with a seating capacity of 800.
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook,1950 edition it had a seating capacity of 803.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 edition lists the Mayfair Theater with a seating capacity of 250.
The Film Daily Yearbook,1930 gives a seating capacity of 770 for the Regent Theatre.
Jim;
Thanks for your definition on style, I understand all that. What I was querying was the naming of A.M. Strauss as the architect of the Paramount, Anderson and not John Eberson, when it states on the headers here and on the website of Conrad Schmitt that Eberson was the architect.
I notice that in David Naylor’s book ‘Great American Movie Theaters’ the Embassy (Emboyd) Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN is credited to be the work of A.M.Strauss with John Eberson. So the two have worked together before, in this instance 1928 a year before the Paramount, Anderson,IN.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s that I have, 1941-1950 editions, as the Buckhead Theatre. The seating capaities given in the 1940’s was for 1,000 and in 1950 it was for 942.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s that I have 1941-1950 editions as the Central Theatre. The address given is 43 W. Broad Street and seating capacities in the 1940’s is given as 600, in 1950 it is 662 seats.
The same F.D.Y. have the United Theatre, 11 Canal Street which has 1,000 seats listed in the 1940’s and in the 1950 edition 974 seats.
Nothing on the Lyric Theatre.
Operated as the State Theatre during the 1940’s by Paramount Pictures Inc through their subsidiary E.J. Sparks.
That is correct lostmemory;
Listed as the State Theatre in Film Daily Yearbooks that I have 1941-1950 editions.
Thanks D. Roben;
Sorry to cause confusion here, I have added the Moore-Egyptian Theatre as a new entry to the site.
Listed in the Film Daily Yearbook,1950 edition, the Capitol Theatre had a seating capacity of 944. It was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary E.J. Sparks.
According to notes in the THS Newsletter issued as as a supplement to Marquee Vol 11 # 2 (The Theatre Historical Society of America quarterly magazine), ‘the Paramount Theatre, Anderson IN was done in the “Eberson” style – but the architect was A.M. Strauss of Ft. Wayne, IN.’ HHhhhuuuummmm!!!!?????
The Senator Theatre opened on 29th September 1924, architect Leonard F. Starks was one of the design team of architects. The auditorium was demolished in August 1977.
The Plaza Theatre opened on 12th September 1930 and had a seating capacity of 2,410.
A minor electrical fire closed down the Walt Whitman Theatre in late 1978 and the operator at that time didnt re-new his lease which was due to expire in January 1979.
Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s that I have (1941-195) as the Star Theatre, Main Street, Pascoag, RI. with a seating capacity of 412.
The Strand Theatre opened on 12th June 1915 as a movie house with “The Shooting of Dan McGrew”. In 1930 Paramount-Publix took a lease on the theatre and re-named it Paramount. But after four years the company went bankrupt and the theatre reverted back to the owners who re-named it Stand Theatre again.
It was in late 1975 that two small theatres were created beneath the balcony which screened mainly adult porn movies and this continued until the Strand closed in the summer of 1978.
The RKO Palace Theatre was an early design from the architectural firm of Rapp & Rapp.
On 24th October 1978 it re-opened as a concert and roadshow house with a newly decorated interior, additional lobby space with new bars, new lighting and sound equipment installed. Sadly this didn’t last too long, as it states in the opening description here that it was torn down in 1982 (or was it 1992 according to the first posting above?)
Opened by West Coast Theatres as the California Theatre with a seating capacity of 1,275. The style of the theatre was described as Egyptian (somewhat) on the exterior and Assyrian (somewhat) on the interior. Eventually it came under the Fox West Coast Theatres management and was known as the Fox California Theatre.
During later years of operation it was known as the United Artists Theatre and lastly went over to Spanish language films which were not a success. It lay empty for a few years until it burnt down in late 1977.
Editions of Film Daily Yearbook that I have 1941-1950 list an Avondale Theatre, Main Street, Avondale Estates, GA with a seating capacity of 600. Could this be the Towne Theatre?
I see that some screenings of The Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival were held here April 2005. It is also advertised as a live theatre venue. Has it been de-plexed?
marqueemaven;
The link does work, you have to join the cta-uk Yahoo group to view them, or at least log onto Yahoo Groups and do a seatch for cta-uk (Cinema Theatre Association, UK)
saps;
I have added details on the Loew’s Metropolitan page.