The Film Daily Yearbook, 1930 gives a seating capacity of the Bunny Theatre as 450 and lists it as ‘closed’. By the 1941 edition it still has the same seating capacity, but has been re-named Plaza Theatre.
Film Daily Yearbooks, 1941 and 1943 list the seating capacity of the Palace Theatre as 1,800. It was being operated during those years by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
The F.D.Y., 1950 gives a seating capacity of 1,685.
Jim,
The Bunny Theatre pictured in “American Picture Palaces' book is the other Bunny Theatre located on Broadway in upper Manhatten. It closed about 4 years ago and is currently retail. The ‘bunny rabbit’ faces and name are still on the facade of the building today.
Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 gives a seating capacity of 751. In the 1943 F.D.Y. (with 800 seats) it is shown as being operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through a subsidiary Joe Cooper.
The Wurlitzer organ that is installed in the Civic Auditorium was originally in the Albee Theatre, Brooklyn, New York. The Albee was a Thomal Lamb designed theatre seating 3,246. It was built in 1925 and demolished 1978. The Wurlitzer (a gift from RKO Theatres) came to San Gabriel in 1971.
clvee;
Theatres on the north side of Hollywood Bld between Highland and Vine are: Vogue, Warner’s(Pacific 1-3), Holly(Studio, Music Hall, Academy), Vine(Admiral).
When it first opened as the French Casino it was affiliated with the French Casino in New York (located on the south-east corner of 7th Ave and 50th St) previously the Earl Carroll Theatre, which has now been demolished, and the London Casino Theatre, London UK (now the Prince Edward Theatre) /theaters/2497/
The Cinema Theatre is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 as the Cinema Casino Theatre, having 973 seats and was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc through the subsidiary S.H. Lynch. The 1950 F.D.Y. gives a seating capacty of 1,192.
Additional info on the London Casino Theatre’s affiliation with the two US theatres mentioned in my post dated Mar 12.
The French Casino in New York was originally the Earl Carroll Theatre located on the south-east corner of 7th Ave and 50th St. (now demolished and not listed here on Cinema Treasures as it never screened movies.
The French Casino, Miami Beach did show movies and is listed on Cinema Treasures as the Cinema Theatre /theaters/5716/
James;
The first edition of Film Daily Yearbook was 1918, It was a ‘trade’ manual published by the ‘trade’ magazine “The Film Daily”. Editor and publisher was John W. Alicoate. (went under the name Jack Alicoate as well)
Copies can occasionally be found in specialist second-hand book stores dealing with cinema subjects/theatres. Also copies do become available on the internet (do a title or author search on Amazon, Bibliofind etc in their used books section) Editions from the 1940’s and 1950’s tend to sell from $40 upwards. Earlier editions from $80 upwards. It is a VERY heavy book, (hardbound but rather fragile as they were only meant to be referenced for a year, then replaced by the next edition) usually running to about 1,000 to 1,200 pages and it deals with all aspects of the cinema industry/trade year by year.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 lists the Woodbine Theatre, but gives no seating capacity. This usually means that the theatre had just opened and details had not been passed on for publication. In the F.D.Y.1943 edition seating is given as 400 and in the F.D.Y.1950 edition it gives 740 seats.
No sorry James, Film Daily Yearbooks give listings by State, city, theatre name, seating capacity and sometimes address in major cities. They also list major theatre chains and what theatres they operated. They were published from the early 1920’s to the late 1950’s so if you get hold of a complete set you could determine some of the history of a building. I only have 3 editions 1941,‘43 and'50.
When it was the Princess Theatre it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary operator M.A. Lightman. The Film Daily Yearbok, 1950 gives a seating capacity of 1,130.
The book “Exit” A History of Movies in Baltimore by Robert Kirk Headley Jr. (1974) states that the Hippodrome was owned by Isidor Rappaport from July 1931 and he operated it until he leased all his theatres to Trans-Lux in 1962. The Baltimore premier of “My Fair Lady” was one of the successes under their tenure.
I stopped by and actually got into the Glen Theatre on my recent visit to CA (January 2005). It was a Sunday morning (being toured around LA theatres by Jeff Arrellano) and there was a side door open, the cleaners allowed us to take a look inside. Nothing of it’s orginal internal decoration survives now (probably lost when it became a bowling alley). Its current use is; Leonardo’s Restaurant and Nite Club.
The State Theater operated from 1915 – 1955. The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 gives a seating capacity of 1,206 and it was operated by Fox Wisconsin Circuit under the subsidiary Fox City Theatres Corp.
The architect was Frank Andree and it is noted it was equipped with a Kimble theatre organ.
It has been in use as a nightclub since (at least) the early 1980’s.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1930 gives a seating capacity of the Bunny Theatre as 450 and lists it as ‘closed’. By the 1941 edition it still has the same seating capacity, but has been re-named Plaza Theatre.
Thanks for clearing that up lostmemory;
I will tell the webmaster’s to change the name on this posting and add the other theatres
Film Daily Yearbooks, 1941 and 1943 list the seating capacity of the Palace Theatre as 1,800. It was being operated during those years by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.
The F.D.Y., 1950 gives a seating capacity of 1,685.
Details in the Film Daily Yearbook, 1950;
Ohio Theater, 547 Broadway. 712 seats.
Dreamland Theatre, 1930 Broadway. 800 seats
Lorain Theatre, 3020 Pearl Street. 725 seats
G H Jackson;
Can you check out the street number on the address of the current church use of the building and let us know please.
Jim,
The Bunny Theatre pictured in “American Picture Palaces' book is the other Bunny Theatre located on Broadway in upper Manhatten. It closed about 4 years ago and is currently retail. The ‘bunny rabbit’ faces and name are still on the facade of the building today.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 gives a seating capacity of 962.
Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 gives a seating capacity of 751. In the 1943 F.D.Y. (with 800 seats) it is shown as being operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through a subsidiary Joe Cooper.
The Wurlitzer organ that is installed in the Civic Auditorium was originally in the Albee Theatre, Brooklyn, New York. The Albee was a Thomal Lamb designed theatre seating 3,246. It was built in 1925 and demolished 1978. The Wurlitzer (a gift from RKO Theatres) came to San Gabriel in 1971.
clvee;
Theatres on the north side of Hollywood Bld between Highland and Vine are: Vogue, Warner’s(Pacific 1-3), Holly(Studio, Music Hall, Academy), Vine(Admiral).
When it first opened as the French Casino it was affiliated with the French Casino in New York (located on the south-east corner of 7th Ave and 50th St) previously the Earl Carroll Theatre, which has now been demolished, and the London Casino Theatre, London UK (now the Prince Edward Theatre) /theaters/2497/
The Cinema Theatre is listed in the Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 as the Cinema Casino Theatre, having 973 seats and was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc through the subsidiary S.H. Lynch. The 1950 F.D.Y. gives a seating capacty of 1,192.
Additional info on the London Casino Theatre’s affiliation with the two US theatres mentioned in my post dated Mar 12.
The French Casino in New York was originally the Earl Carroll Theatre located on the south-east corner of 7th Ave and 50th St. (now demolished and not listed here on Cinema Treasures as it never screened movies.
The French Casino, Miami Beach did show movies and is listed on Cinema Treasures as the Cinema Theatre /theaters/5716/
I have a 1977 gay guide book which lists the Newberry Theatre operating as a gay porno cinema. It must have closed around that year.
Will;
Seems like the Gay Street location was an appropriate name! A 1977 Gay guide that I have, highlights this as a ‘cruisy area’.
Back on subject though, it’s good to see that the Bijou Theatre survived and is thriving.
James;
The first edition of Film Daily Yearbook was 1918, It was a ‘trade’ manual published by the ‘trade’ magazine “The Film Daily”. Editor and publisher was John W. Alicoate. (went under the name Jack Alicoate as well)
Copies can occasionally be found in specialist second-hand book stores dealing with cinema subjects/theatres. Also copies do become available on the internet (do a title or author search on Amazon, Bibliofind etc in their used books section) Editions from the 1940’s and 1950’s tend to sell from $40 upwards. Earlier editions from $80 upwards. It is a VERY heavy book, (hardbound but rather fragile as they were only meant to be referenced for a year, then replaced by the next edition) usually running to about 1,000 to 1,200 pages and it deals with all aspects of the cinema industry/trade year by year.
Film Daily Yearbooks give a seating capacity of 480.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 lists the Woodbine Theatre, but gives no seating capacity. This usually means that the theatre had just opened and details had not been passed on for publication. In the F.D.Y.1943 edition seating is given as 400 and in the F.D.Y.1950 edition it gives 740 seats.
The Film Daily Yearbook. 1950 gives a seating capacity for the State Theatre as 420.
No sorry James, Film Daily Yearbooks give listings by State, city, theatre name, seating capacity and sometimes address in major cities. They also list major theatre chains and what theatres they operated. They were published from the early 1920’s to the late 1950’s so if you get hold of a complete set you could determine some of the history of a building. I only have 3 editions 1941,‘43 and'50.
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 list the seating capacity of the Strand Theatre as 1,147.
It was operated by Paramount Theatres Inc. through a sudsidiary company Malco Theaters Inc. (M.A. Lightman, President and General Manager)
The Film Daily Yearbook, 1950 gives a seating capacity of 779.
The Film Daily yearbook, 1943 has the seating capacity given as 475. It was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through the subsidiary M.A. Lightman.
When it was the Princess Theatre it was operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary operator M.A. Lightman. The Film Daily Yearbok, 1950 gives a seating capacity of 1,130.
The book “Exit” A History of Movies in Baltimore by Robert Kirk Headley Jr. (1974) states that the Hippodrome was owned by Isidor Rappaport from July 1931 and he operated it until he leased all his theatres to Trans-Lux in 1962. The Baltimore premier of “My Fair Lady” was one of the successes under their tenure.
I stopped by and actually got into the Glen Theatre on my recent visit to CA (January 2005). It was a Sunday morning (being toured around LA theatres by Jeff Arrellano) and there was a side door open, the cleaners allowed us to take a look inside. Nothing of it’s orginal internal decoration survives now (probably lost when it became a bowling alley). Its current use is; Leonardo’s Restaurant and Nite Club.
The State Theater operated from 1915 – 1955. The Film Daily Yearbook, 1941 gives a seating capacity of 1,206 and it was operated by Fox Wisconsin Circuit under the subsidiary Fox City Theatres Corp.
The architect was Frank Andree and it is noted it was equipped with a Kimble theatre organ.
It has been in use as a nightclub since (at least) the early 1980’s.