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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Jersey Theatre on Nov 20, 2019 at 9:44 am

Although the Loew’s circuit had been resisting participation in UA’s “Premiere Showcase” concept in NYC’s five boroughs and Westchester County, it made an exception with the Jersey, which had been marketed separately due to its out-of-state location.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Kameo Theatre on Nov 19, 2019 at 9:00 am

By that time, the Kameo was under Brandt management, listed here with “The Lost Man” as top feature. Most, if not all, of the Brandt theatres were participating in saturation engagements including rival circuits.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Criterion Theatre on Nov 19, 2019 at 7:04 am

The film’s only engagement in the world for that year was as a reserved-seat roadshow, with two performances daily.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Guild 50th Street Theater on Nov 18, 2019 at 11:02 am

With a gala invitational performance the night before (November 18th).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Rivoli Theatre on Nov 18, 2019 at 10:30 am

Full-page announcement of additional holiday performances into Easter Week of the following year (April, 1957).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Luxor Theatre on Nov 18, 2019 at 9:00 am

Incident took place on a Saturday night (November 16th, 1957).

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Comfortably Cool commented about STAGECOACH on Nov 17, 2019 at 6:36 am

The original John Ford version in 1939 debuted exclusively at Radio City Music Hall (with stage revue)…1966 ad above lists only Queens and Long Island locations. There must have been more in other areas such as Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Westchester, Staten Island, and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Radio City Music Hall on Nov 16, 2019 at 1:34 pm

The Thanksgiving holiday presentation for that year.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Apollo Theater on Nov 15, 2019 at 10:30 am

A new feature documentary on the history and significance of the Apollo Theatre can currently be viewed on HBO. Trailer here

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Dyker Theatre on Nov 15, 2019 at 7:13 am

Part of the RKO neighborhood bookings that followed the epic’s premiere engagements at the Music Hall and New Roxy in Manhattan’s Radio City (now known as Rockefeller Center).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's 72nd Street Theatre on Nov 14, 2019 at 9:08 am

With “80 Days,” four of the five original Loew’s “Wonder Theatres” were included, with the Kings replaced by the larger and better situated Metropolitan in Brooklyn.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's 72nd Street Theatre on Nov 14, 2019 at 8:58 am

“Special Popular Prices” were higher than “regular” for those theatres. 35mm prints were projected on wide screens in nearly the same aspect ratios as the original Todd AO version (starting briefly in standard and expanding to 2:20 to 1 for the remainder).

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Comfortably Cool commented about Paramount Theatre on Nov 13, 2019 at 11:28 am

Long before the Paramount was a launching pad for Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby played his first stage engagement there since becoming the “New Sensation” of radio broadcasting.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Roxy Theatre on Nov 13, 2019 at 7:11 am

Still offering its original stage/screen policy, but without “Roxy” himself, who had departed to supervise the theatres being built for the massive Radio City project.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Plaza Theatre on Nov 11, 2019 at 11:58 am

Plaza listed in section with “Johnny Come Lately” as top feature.

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Comfortably Cool commented about President Theatre on Nov 11, 2019 at 10:21 am

Auditorium of President Theatre pictured in bottom left corner.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Mayfair Theatre on Nov 11, 2019 at 10:18 am

Mayfair auditorium pictured in top right corner.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Nov 11, 2019 at 9:40 am

20th-Fox’s first CinemaScope feature, “The Robe,” was still running at the Roxy Theatre, which had dropped stage shows with no plans to resume them anytime soon.

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Comfortably Cool commented about RKO Madison Theatre on Nov 10, 2019 at 1:46 pm

Long Island now has another Madison Theatre, located at Molloy College in Rockville Centre. News article here

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Comfortably Cool commented about AMC Fresh Meadows 7 on Nov 8, 2019 at 12:44 pm

Even with its original 2,200 seats, it was hardly “giant” sized or even a “movie palace” in the sense of grandiose cinemas built in the 1920s into the early 1930s. And the free parking facilities were shared with the entire shopping complex, and not restricted to theatre patrons.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Palace Theatre on Nov 8, 2019 at 10:36 am

Opened in 1917 (not 1916), according to trade news clipping displayed here

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Comfortably Cool commented about E.M. Loew's Theatre on Nov 8, 2019 at 6:58 am

Held-over for a second week in Hartford.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Mission Theatre on Nov 7, 2019 at 1:32 pm

The Mission Theatre was located in what was then one of the toughest sections in the border city of El Paso.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Loew's Capitol Theatre on Nov 6, 2019 at 1:15 pm

Rebooted as Loew’s New Capitol for non-Cinerama presentations. The Capitol’s previous tenant, “Circus World,” had been promoted there with the Cinerama logo, but was actually filmed in Super Technirama 70.

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Comfortably Cool commented about Fox Theatre on Nov 6, 2019 at 10:18 am

By that time, the Fox had lost its exclusive first-run status for the borough of Brooklyn.