If that doesn’t sound like a press release, I don’t know what does. This theater is across the street, roughly, from the location of the former Palace.
WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (UPI)-It was Paris, 1922, when James Joyce first unleashed the “Ulysses" controversy and now it’s cropped up here. Police impounded the film version of the controversial novel Friday night, closed the Vine Theater and charged the manager and projectionist with showing a lewd and obscene film.
The film, with a liberal dose of four letter words, was playing at three other Cleveland area theaters, but there were no complaints. “If a guy said some of those things on a street corner and anyone heard him, he’d be arrested,” said Willoughby Law Director Lewis Turl Jr.
Here is a story about the long-time manager of the Tivoli from the Frederick News dated 4/30/52:
‘Jack’ Forney To Leave Here
Louis C. “Jack' Forney, for the past 14 years manager of the Tivoli Theater here, will leave Warner Brothers employ Thursday to take a position at Harrisonburg, Va. His successor here has not yet been named. Well-known in civic, fraternal and the entertainment business, Mr. Forney will be associated with the Roth chain of theaters having its home offices in Washington and operating moving-picture enterprises in the District of Columbia and Virginia. Mr. Forney will be employed in a supervisory capacity for a group of more than a half-dozen theaters including two drive-ins. His headquarters will be in Harrisonburg.
A native of Winchester. Va., where his father, mother and sister still reside, the 43-year old Forney has been associated with the motion-picture business since he was a student at Handley High School in Winchester. He started as an assistant projectionist for L. Marshall Baker in the Empire Theater, Winchester, went to Staunton as a projectionist and assistant manager of the Strand and New theaters until 1931 when le was appointed manager of the Strand Theater at Staunton.
Mr. Forney came to the Tivoli as manager, May 19, 1938 after having been with Warner Bros, in Virginia for eight and a-half years. He succeeded C. O. Clark as manager here and is the fifth manager of the local show house. Since 1938, except for 23 months service in the Navy during World War II, he has been continuously occupied handling the Tivoli until October 1, 1950 when the renovated Frederick Theater was also added to his management. He tendered his resignation to Warner Bros., March 15, to take effect May 1 this year.
Here is an article about the long-time projectionist dated 2/28/54:
Gene Sherman Notes Another Milestone In Theater Career
“The Robe,” the new CinemaScope production to be shown at the Marlow for a full week beginning Wednesday, will be one of many milestones passed by Gene Sherman, the theater projectionist. Sherman has been projectionist at the Marlow for the past 20 years of the 47-year career. He began as a trouper in a stock company operated by Lulu Sutton, daughter of Montana’s famous Uncle Dick Sutton, who built the Empress theaters in Helena and Butte, the Broadway (now the Montana) in Butte, and other theaters, and who presented scores of shows when no other producer would venture into the backwoods that was then Montana.
In the winter of 1907-1908 Sherman deserted the stage for the projection booth, and from there he has seen such innovations as a one reel version of the opera “Carmen” (1908), the first movie made in California; D. W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” (1915), the forerunner of the feature picture as we have come to know it, and “Lights of New York” (1928), the first all-talking picture. His earliest work was with the Vitagraph company and later for General Programs, produced by Lubin-Selig-Essanay. He has been a Fox Intermountain Amusement projectionist for 28 yearsâ€"eight years in Lewistown and 20 years in Helena. Looking at the plans for CinemaScope, and working on them, he asks, “What next?” A faithful patron suggests noiseless popcorn.
There was a full page ad in the 6-28-52 edition of the Humboldt Standard celebrating George Mann week for his 35 years in Eureka. Full staff lists are given for the Eureka, State, Rialto, Midway Drive-In, Fortuna and Arcata. I won’t copy all the names here, but if someone is looking for an usher or candy girl around that time, let me know and I will look it up.
There was a full page ad in the 6-28-52 edition of the Humboldt Standard celebrating George Mann week for his 35 years in Eureka. Full staff lists are given for the Eureka, State, Rialto, Midway Drive-In, Fortuna and Arcata. I won’t copy all the names here, but if someone is looking for an usher or candy girl around that time, let me know and I will look it up.
Wendy’s took a hit nationwide after the finger in the chili scandal last year.
Closed/demolished?
http://tinyurl.com/2sfzlk
http://tinyurl.com/2rjcpj
http://tinyurl.com/33e5zt
http://tinyurl.com/33p3lh
Here is a photo of the intersection:
http://tinyurl.com/ypoj9q
I think this is the Strand in Kingsport:
http://tinyurl.com/2f5wc6
Trouble in 1971:
http://tinyurl.com/3e5fdm
Trouble in 1970:
http://tinyurl.com/2p9a4m
Trouble in 1971:
http://tinyurl.com/2qnnr3
Bess Myerson was once Miss America:
http://tinyurl.com/2p5lpq
If that doesn’t sound like a press release, I don’t know what does. This theater is across the street, roughly, from the location of the former Palace.
Trouble in 1967:
‘Ulysses,'The Movie, Is Banned
WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (UPI)-It was Paris, 1922, when James Joyce first unleashed the “Ulysses" controversy and now it’s cropped up here. Police impounded the film version of the controversial novel Friday night, closed the Vine Theater and charged the manager and projectionist with showing a lewd and obscene film.
The film, with a liberal dose of four letter words, was playing at three other Cleveland area theaters, but there were no complaints. “If a guy said some of those things on a street corner and anyone heard him, he’d be arrested,” said Willoughby Law Director Lewis Turl Jr.
Here is a story about the long-time manager of the Tivoli from the Frederick News dated 4/30/52:
‘Jack’ Forney To Leave Here
Louis C. “Jack' Forney, for the past 14 years manager of the Tivoli Theater here, will leave Warner Brothers employ Thursday to take a position at Harrisonburg, Va. His successor here has not yet been named. Well-known in civic, fraternal and the entertainment business, Mr. Forney will be associated with the Roth chain of theaters having its home offices in Washington and operating moving-picture enterprises in the District of Columbia and Virginia. Mr. Forney will be employed in a supervisory capacity for a group of more than a half-dozen theaters including two drive-ins. His headquarters will be in Harrisonburg.
A native of Winchester. Va., where his father, mother and sister still reside, the 43-year old Forney has been associated with the motion-picture business since he was a student at Handley High School in Winchester. He started as an assistant projectionist for L. Marshall Baker in the Empire Theater, Winchester, went to Staunton as a projectionist and assistant manager of the Strand and New theaters until 1931 when le was appointed manager of the Strand Theater at Staunton.
Mr. Forney came to the Tivoli as manager, May 19, 1938 after having been with Warner Bros, in Virginia for eight and a-half years. He succeeded C. O. Clark as manager here and is the fifth manager of the local show house. Since 1938, except for 23 months service in the Navy during World War II, he has been continuously occupied handling the Tivoli until October 1, 1950 when the renovated Frederick Theater was also added to his management. He tendered his resignation to Warner Bros., March 15, to take effect May 1 this year.
At least they weren’t running with scissors:
http://tinyurl.com/2mpj7t
Interesting case from 1955 involving 3-D pictures:
http://tinyurl.com/2wrfws
Here is an article about the long-time projectionist dated 2/28/54:
Gene Sherman Notes Another Milestone In Theater Career
“The Robe,” the new CinemaScope production to be shown at the Marlow for a full week beginning Wednesday, will be one of many milestones passed by Gene Sherman, the theater projectionist. Sherman has been projectionist at the Marlow for the past 20 years of the 47-year career. He began as a trouper in a stock company operated by Lulu Sutton, daughter of Montana’s famous Uncle Dick Sutton, who built the Empress theaters in Helena and Butte, the Broadway (now the Montana) in Butte, and other theaters, and who presented scores of shows when no other producer would venture into the backwoods that was then Montana.
In the winter of 1907-1908 Sherman deserted the stage for the projection booth, and from there he has seen such innovations as a one reel version of the opera “Carmen” (1908), the first movie made in California; D. W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” (1915), the forerunner of the feature picture as we have come to know it, and “Lights of New York” (1928), the first all-talking picture. His earliest work was with the Vitagraph company and later for General Programs, produced by Lubin-Selig-Essanay. He has been a Fox Intermountain Amusement projectionist for 28 yearsâ€"eight years in Lewistown and 20 years in Helena. Looking at the plans for CinemaScope, and working on them, he asks, “What next?” A faithful patron suggests noiseless popcorn.
There was a full page ad in the 6-28-52 edition of the Humboldt Standard celebrating George Mann week for his 35 years in Eureka. Full staff lists are given for the Eureka, State, Rialto, Midway Drive-In, Fortuna and Arcata. I won’t copy all the names here, but if someone is looking for an usher or candy girl around that time, let me know and I will look it up.
There was a full page ad in the 6-28-52 edition of the Humboldt Standard celebrating George Mann week for his 35 years in Eureka. Full staff lists are given for the Eureka, State, Rialto, Midway Drive-In, Fortuna and Arcata. I won’t copy all the names here, but if someone is looking for an usher or candy girl around that time, let me know and I will look it up.
Remember all the fuss about “The Exorcist” in 1974?
http://tinyurl.com/yvbp6u
Here is an older photo from the LAPL:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics18/00028662.jpg
Here is an uncropped version of the photo at the top of the page:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics18/00028700.jpg
Sorry about that:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics18/00028703.jpg
From the LAPL:
/theaters/1161/
Art and commerce:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics18/00028714.jpg
I think that should be 18, not 13. Bad cutting and pasting on my part, especially if it was an adult theater.
Here is a 1973 ad from the Valley News. The theater would have been across the street, more or less, from the Canoga:
PROJECTIONIST. Will train. Minimum 13 yrs. old. Contact:
Mr. L. Lindell, mgr., First Run Theatre. 21605 Sherman Way. C.P. 9:30
a.m. No phone calls.
Here is a circa 1970s photo from the LAPL:
http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics18/00028740.jpg