Embassy 1,2,3 Theatre
707 7th Avenue,
New York,
NY
10036
707 7th Avenue,
New York,
NY
10036
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Actually, the name of the movie at the Embassy was “Quartet”. It was a British film, a compilation of four short stories by W. Somerset Maugham. It was so successful, the filmmakers made a sequel of sorts a few years later called “Trio” (3 stories instead of 4).
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0040335/
OK, thanks.
The Quartet Theatre is the Embassy Theatre. If you blow-up the picture you can see the word Embassy above Quartet’s neon. You can’t make out whats playing.
Sorry about that, Warren. I tried to look at all the previous photos, but this is a pretty extensive list.
Does anyone know what the Quartet Theater on the right is listed under? I didn’t see it as an AKA. Is it possible that it was a live theater? Thanks.
Here is a November 1949 photo from Life Magazine. The photo was taken during a funeral procession for Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.
http://tinyurl.com/5kqn98
Thank you, Bill. Great page.
Here’s an ad from the long-defunct newspaper the New York Journal-American:
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The date is August 11, 1965. Imagine two spectacular Todd-AO films from 20th Century-Fox within a couple of blocks of each other. And you could get “Choice Beatle Tickets” for only $10 – the 1st Shea Stadium concert was held on August 15th.
So went there today…Here are the pics of the entrance that llok great but I have suspision that the theater is behind the store because the ceiling seems very low. Also the 2nd floor is nothing not sure I will have to check out with the staff and see what they have to say.
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Here are some more photos of the Toys/Souvenirs sign which was uncovered during construction:
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RobertR, I’m really happy you posted that photo of Psycho at the DeMille. Notice on the right hand side the sign saying Toys/Souvenirs? It appears that sign is still there; appearing on Ian –‘adoraKiaOra current photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/curtians/2389280541/
All these years it’s been covered over. I wonder what else lays hidden at the DeMille?
RobertR, Great picture. I also liked the one you posted on the Loew’s State board. Keep ‘em coming!
The Demilles heydey
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If what I saw a few months ago. The bare brick walls is whats left on the front left side of the screen in the auditorium.
So the theatre is intact inside with no entrance?
Man, that looks so cheap and tacky, even for Times Square standards!
What a mess! I’m not sure I’d want Broadway to lose all of its honky-tonk quality, but that block cries out for some sort of gentrification, doesn’t it? Visually, that’s about as bad as it gets in terms of a neon/commercial nightmare. Behind it … within it … lurks a once-nice moviehouse.
Had an experience at one of the upstairs auditoriums that I’d also had at the Elgin/Joyce.
While concentrating on the movie (“Fade to Black”), I was shaken when something brushed past me and leaped onto a seat. I was relieved when it turned out to be the (a) house cat. But we all know what that implied.
On the way out, I spoke for a couple of minutes with the young ticket taker about the cat. He confirmed what it was there for and said, in effect, the theater had a lot of rodents and pointed to places where they frequently made appearances.
When I walked through the space earlier this year, the workers were on scaffolds going at the auditoriums decorative plaster with hammers. The scaffolds went up about 15-20 feet high on the south wall.
I’m not optimistic about any kind of restoration…
I visited the souvenir shop on Friday, 5/23/08. The store utilizes the ticket/entry lobby and maybe the rear of the auditorium. It appears that the auditorium is still intact as the store is not that large. Just inside the doors, the drop ceiling has been removed to expose the gothic arch windows and detail which can been seen from the exterior above the marquee. Although it as been painted blue, the architectural detail is still visible. There is also a staircase to the second floor just in side the entry doors. The second level was closed due to continuing painting, etc. but it looks like it should be open soon. I’ll pop back in in a few weeks. The construction of the store didn’t look like it affected the structure too greatly so there may be hope for a restoration of the old lady one day!
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How the same site looks today…May 2008:
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So is the theatre still there???
I went into the newly opened store yesterday. You can see the former ceiling of the foyer area. There is are stairs that lead to something Sports which was closes at the time. But thats it so far. There’s another small entrance to the right of the marquee which may go to the former theatre auditorium area.
They started to let people into the store this morning.
Hope someone can post some pics now the front has been revealed. Im not in NY for a few weeks but will take some then.