I attended opening week film GERVAISE in 1958 when I was 16. The film was extraordinary; the theatre was pleasant. I had never attended as the Liberty.
First invoice was for SINGING TAXI DRIVER, an Italian film (Taxi di notte) with Beniamino Gigli, shown circa 1954. Italian films, particularly those with musical/operatic connections, often played here during that period.
In 1958.
The Castle was often frequented by students of Providence College, about a mile away.
The Castle was often frequented by students of Providence College, about a mile away.
The theatre was demolished in 1976.
I attended opening week film GERVAISE in 1958 when I was 16. The film was extraordinary; the theatre was pleasant. I had never attended as the Liberty.
Looking up at former projection booth in 2008.
Former projection booth in 2008.
The shell of the theatre remains as part of the apartment complex that replaced the theatre in the 1980s. The front part of the theatre was removed.
“The Singing Taxi Driver.”
The Love Parade.
This engagement occurred after what was considered the closing of the theatre by 1935.
This engagement occurred after what was considered the closing of the theatre by 1935.
Also The Carpetbaggers at the Embassy to the right.
A 1972 film from Martin Scorsese.
Haven’t seen any other auditorium views.
Strand, I think, right.
Italian films, particularly those with musical/operatic connections, often played here during that period.
Courtesy Larry Depetrillo, Facebook.
Courtesy Larry Depetrillo, Facebook.
Courtesy Larry Depetrillo, Facebook.
Courtesy Larry Depetrillo, Facebook.
First invoice was for SINGING TAXI DRIVER, an Italian film (Taxi di notte) with Beniamino Gigli, shown circa 1954. Italian films, particularly those with musical/operatic connections, often played here during that period.
In the 1970s.
La signora delle camelie/The Lost One, 1947, directed by Carmine Gallone, with Nelly Corradi, Gino Mattera.
French films were often shown in this mill-town of French-Canadian ancestry where the language was widely spoken.