SALINAS, CALIF.-Downtown Salinas will soon sparkle with a new theater when the old Vogue, dark and empty for two years, is reopened as the new Globe International by Kindair Corp. of Monterey.
Kindair, headed by Kirke Erskine and Bruce Matson, also owns and operates the Steinbeck and Hill theaters in Monterey, both first-run art houses. The Globe will also be an art house.
Matson will manage the new theater. Erskine will handle the designing end of the project. The theater, which originally seated 650, will be reduced to 450 luxury seats.
The theater building was completely gutted by its new owners. Reopening of the theater will mark the first new theater in Salinas in eight years. Matson said the theater will be furnished “in absolute luxury” and will have one of the most modern concession stands in Northern California. Erskine, who designed the Monterey Steinbeck Theater, is supervising the interior and exterior renovation.
The 1960 Boxoffice article that mentioned the closing of the theater referred to the Cozy, which was how I added it. There was some editing done as apparently the theater was also called the Rialto. I don’t imagine there were two theaters in Truman that would account for the discrepancy.
This was reported in Boxoffice in October 1961. As you can see by the post immediately above, the experiment with Spanish films only lasted about nine months.
LOS ANGELES-United Artist’s 1,500-seat theater at Ninth and Broadway has reopened under a new name, the Alameda. The house will present first-run Mexican features, and stage shows are contemplated after the first of the year.
NEW YORK-The unanimously favorable reviews for “West Side Story” resulted in continuous lines of ticket-buyers outside the Rivoli and a capacity gross for its two-a-day engagement. “King of Kings” was also capacity in its second week of two-a-days at Loew’s State, while “La Dolce Vita” held up remarkably well for the start of its second six months (27th week) at Henry Miller’s Theater. “Exodus” closed a 44-week run at two-a-day Tuesday October 24 at the Warner Theater, which opened “The Mask” at continuous run October 27 but will revert to two-a-day in December with “El Cid”.
This was a Ted Mann Theater in 1961, according to Boxoffice magazine:
WASHINGTON-In his first move east, Ted Mann’s Emerson Theater Co. of Minnesota has acquired full control of the Dupont Theater in Washington. The art house formerly was owned jointly by United Artists and a syndicate of private investors represented by Leopold V. Freudberg, a Washington financier.
Mann, who owns 12 theaters in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, also heads a booking operation, Northwest Theaters, in the Minneapolis territory. The Dupont has been setting box office records with “Never on Sunday” for the past 43 weeks.
I was in front of the Daly Theater last year, which is just down the street, but for some reason I wasn’t aware of the Starland at that time. Thanks for the information.
Advertised as the North Broadway Theater in the LA Times in June 1915. Listed in independent theater ads as the Daly through the 1940s, up to 1947, then it disappears.
West Broad is now Martin Luther King Boulevard. The theater would be across the street from the Ralph Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, approximately. Everything on the odd side of the street has been leveled to make way for an adjacent freeway. Status should be closed/demolished.
Boxoffice magazine announced in May 1960 that owner Frank Dowler had closed the Dixie after the performance of April 24. It was noted that the Dixie was one of the oldest theaters in Chattanooga.
Boxoffice magazine reported in May 1960 that O.F. Sullivan was closing the Regent and that the seats and equipment were being removed from the building.
KANSAS CITY-The Gladstone Theater, a Fox Midwest theater for a number of years, closed Saturday night, April 30. Located at 4608 St. John, the theater was built by the late John G. Hiatt and opened in 1919. In 1922 it was taken over by the old Capitol Enterprises and 1926 was acquired by Universal of New York.
Fox Midwest first leased the Gladstone in 1930 and operated it under a lease until 1945, at which time Fox Midwest bought the building. In 1958 the theater was sold to Frank and Manuel Zoglin, and Fox Midwest continued to operate it under a lease.
With the termination of the lease, Fox Midwest is moving its equipment from the theater. The Zoglins said the building will be remodeled and made into business property. Jess Spain, manager of the Gladstone, also manages the Vista for Fox Midwest and will continue in that capacity.
JOPLIN-Razing of the Rex Theater in South Joplin will eliminate a landmark. The Rex was built in 1916 by Louis F. Peters as a vauedeville house and afterwards became a motion picture showcase. Until two years ago it had been in continuous operation.
The present owner, C.K. Peters, offered the theater for sale after it closed, but no buyer appeared and the building deteriorated to the point that led to city condemnation. Peters plans to lease the leveled land as a parking lot or will sell it as a business site.
Superior Court Judge Grover Niemeyer has ordered the sale of the Fine Arts building, which houses the World Playhouse, at 400 S. Michigan Ave., and the proceeds divided among the owners, Bessie Simon and Arnold Schwartz. Mrs. Simon brought the court action. The building is valued at about $1,300,000, by Mrs. Simon’s attorney.
This is from Boxoffice magazine in October 1961:
SALINAS, CALIF.-Downtown Salinas will soon sparkle with a new theater when the old Vogue, dark and empty for two years, is reopened as the new Globe International by Kindair Corp. of Monterey.
Kindair, headed by Kirke Erskine and Bruce Matson, also owns and operates the Steinbeck and Hill theaters in Monterey, both first-run art houses. The Globe will also be an art house.
Matson will manage the new theater. Erskine will handle the designing end of the project. The theater, which originally seated 650, will be reduced to 450 luxury seats.
The theater building was completely gutted by its new owners. Reopening of the theater will mark the first new theater in Salinas in eight years. Matson said the theater will be furnished “in absolute luxury” and will have one of the most modern concession stands in Northern California. Erskine, who designed the Monterey Steinbeck Theater, is supervising the interior and exterior renovation.
The 1960 Boxoffice article that mentioned the closing of the theater referred to the Cozy, which was how I added it. There was some editing done as apparently the theater was also called the Rialto. I don’t imagine there were two theaters in Truman that would account for the discrepancy.
Here is a January 1959 ad for a Mickey Rooney action film, showing at the Compton. Click on the ad to zoom in.
http://tinyurl.com/aesgyv
This was reported in Boxoffice in October 1961. As you can see by the post immediately above, the experiment with Spanish films only lasted about nine months.
LOS ANGELES-United Artist’s 1,500-seat theater at Ninth and Broadway has reopened under a new name, the Alameda. The house will present first-run Mexican features, and stage shows are contemplated after the first of the year.
This is from Boxoffice magazine in October 1961:
NEW YORK-The unanimously favorable reviews for “West Side Story” resulted in continuous lines of ticket-buyers outside the Rivoli and a capacity gross for its two-a-day engagement. “King of Kings” was also capacity in its second week of two-a-days at Loew’s State, while “La Dolce Vita” held up remarkably well for the start of its second six months (27th week) at Henry Miller’s Theater. “Exodus” closed a 44-week run at two-a-day Tuesday October 24 at the Warner Theater, which opened “The Mask” at continuous run October 27 but will revert to two-a-day in December with “El Cid”.
There is an enormous office building at 1330 Connecticut that spans the entire block. If the 1322 address is correct, the theater is gone.
This was a Ted Mann Theater in 1961, according to Boxoffice magazine:
WASHINGTON-In his first move east, Ted Mann’s Emerson Theater Co. of Minnesota has acquired full control of the Dupont Theater in Washington. The art house formerly was owned jointly by United Artists and a syndicate of private investors represented by Leopold V. Freudberg, a Washington financier.
Mann, who owns 12 theaters in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, also heads a booking operation, Northwest Theaters, in the Minneapolis territory. The Dupont has been setting box office records with “Never on Sunday” for the past 43 weeks.
The Google photo certainly looks like an old theater at 202 Bonham Street.
Try Google news. You have to pay for the full articles, though.
I was in front of the Daly Theater last year, which is just down the street, but for some reason I wasn’t aware of the Starland at that time. Thanks for the information.
This is from Boxoffice magazine, May 1960:
Charlotte L. Lush and Margaret E. Wilson have registered title to the Penn Theater in Plymouth, long operated by Harry Lush, who died a few weeks ago.
Here is the restaurant website:
http://www.boneyardusa.com/locations.htm
This is currently a clothing store. Function should be retail. You can still see the art deco facade. I would change the status to closed.
Advertised as the North Broadway Theater in the LA Times in June 1915. Listed in independent theater ads as the Daly through the 1940s, up to 1947, then it disappears.
West Broad is now Martin Luther King Boulevard. The theater would be across the street from the Ralph Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, approximately. Everything on the odd side of the street has been leveled to make way for an adjacent freeway. Status should be closed/demolished.
The address is 112 E. New York Avenue. The pharmacy was recently bought by the Walgreens chain.
OK, thanks for clearing that up. My knowledge of Kentucky geography is limited.
Here is a photo taken earlier today:
http://tinyurl.com/ce3lf3
Why does it say Latonia instead of Covington on the photos?
Boxoffice magazine announced in May 1960 that owner Frank Dowler had closed the Dixie after the performance of April 24. It was noted that the Dixie was one of the oldest theaters in Chattanooga.
Boxoffice magazine reported in May 1960 that O.F. Sullivan was closing the Regent and that the seats and equipment were being removed from the building.
This is from Boxoffice magazine, May 1960:
KANSAS CITY-The Gladstone Theater, a Fox Midwest theater for a number of years, closed Saturday night, April 30. Located at 4608 St. John, the theater was built by the late John G. Hiatt and opened in 1919. In 1922 it was taken over by the old Capitol Enterprises and 1926 was acquired by Universal of New York.
Fox Midwest first leased the Gladstone in 1930 and operated it under a lease until 1945, at which time Fox Midwest bought the building. In 1958 the theater was sold to Frank and Manuel Zoglin, and Fox Midwest continued to operate it under a lease.
With the termination of the lease, Fox Midwest is moving its equipment from the theater. The Zoglins said the building will be remodeled and made into business property. Jess Spain, manager of the Gladstone, also manages the Vista for Fox Midwest and will continue in that capacity.
This is from Boxoffice magazine in May 1960:
JOPLIN-Razing of the Rex Theater in South Joplin will eliminate a landmark. The Rex was built in 1916 by Louis F. Peters as a vauedeville house and afterwards became a motion picture showcase. Until two years ago it had been in continuous operation.
The present owner, C.K. Peters, offered the theater for sale after it closed, but no buyer appeared and the building deteriorated to the point that led to city condemnation. Peters plans to lease the leveled land as a parking lot or will sell it as a business site.
This is from Boxoffice magazine, May 1960:
Superior Court Judge Grover Niemeyer has ordered the sale of the Fine Arts building, which houses the World Playhouse, at 400 S. Michigan Ave., and the proceeds divided among the owners, Bessie Simon and Arnold Schwartz. Mrs. Simon brought the court action. The building is valued at about $1,300,000, by Mrs. Simon’s attorney.
That’s understandable. If you’re searching through net archives for news articles, though, you will get more hits if you use 2736 instead of 2738.