The building is being used as an antiques shopping center, with the espresso store in the forefront, according to this webpage: http://tinyurl.com/ydgt3q
On 3/21/62, the feature at the Tiffin was “Question 7”, a film about East Germany and the Berlin Wall. The co-feature was Walt Disney’s “The Horse with the Flying Tail”. I’m not sure if the art film crowd sat with the kids through both features, or vice versa, but it was an interesting combination.
The address for the theater was given as 4059 W. North. The phone number was AL 2-7000.
I guess that didn’t come out right. I was suggesting the library as a safe haven, not one prone to tool-yanking, as one contributor so eloquently stated above.
An ad in the Bridgeport Telegram in November 1947 shows the Astor with the addendum “Formerly Capitol”. The feature was “Desert Fury” with Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott and Mary Astor. The co-feature was “Seven Keys to Baldpate”. I have no clue what that film was about.
There was an ad for Warner-Merritt in the 11/18/47 edition of the Bridgeport Telegram. The feature was “That Hagen Girl”, a creepy film starring Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple. At the end of the movie, you can’t figure out if Ron is her father or her boyfriend.
A young man who really gets involved in his business has taken over the Lyric Theater on the Downtown Territorial Mall. It has been closed the past year. Gerald Thomas, who has theaters at Taft and Arvin Calif., began in the business as a janitor in San Francisco
when he was 10 years old. He is now 28 (and unmarried) and owns Thomas Theaters of California.
“Theater management always has problems with unruly patrons, characters trying to enter the theater who would pose a danger or threat to those inside. When I have such a problem, I get right in the middle and solve it myself,” Thomas said. “People who are too drunk or people who cause a commotion in the theater do not belong in there, I get them out.”
Thomas plans to open the Lyric Wednesday with a matinee showing of “The Island at the Top of World.” “I’m going to be showing second-run movies,” he said. “They’ll all be family-type movies generally rated G through PG with some Rs like "The Godfather.” There’ll be
no X-rated movies. Thomas has installed all newly reconditioned projection equipment and refurbished the front of the theater.
The screen will be about 60% brighter than before,“ he said. "Kids are welcome. They’ll be safe in my theater.”
The Lyric will seat 500 people and matinees will start at noon.
Cost will be 75 cents for children under 12: $1.50 for 12 and above and $1 for the military.
On the East Bank of New Orleans there were dozens of theaters, most of them neighborhood theaters, but theaters on the West Bank were also plentiful.
One of the first ones was the Folly Theater at 501 Opelousas St. It opened in 1940 and closed about twenty years later. Another early theater was the Algy at 440 Vallette St. It spanned the ages from about 1945 to 1961. Then, of course, there was the Algiers Drive-In at 3500 General Myers Ave., a very popular place for about fifteen years in the 1950s and ‘60s. And for almost thirty years, beginning in the 1960s, you could see flicks at the Abalon (not Avalon) at 411 Opelousas.
If you wanted to see a movie in Gretna or Harvey, you also had choices such as the Beverly Theater, which opened and closed in 1950, or the Hollywood Theater at 229 Newton St., opened in 1935 and closed in 1950. The Tower Theater at 122 Huey P. Long Ave. had a pretty long run from 1945 to 1955, and the Gretna Greet Drive-In lasted for twenty years from 1955. In Harvey, a theater named the Gay was popular throughout the 1950s.
Seeing a movie in Marrero was a little more difficult. The Royal Theater was popular from 1940 until 1955, but the Marrero Drive-In on 8th Street had only a brief run.
Oh, and there is one other theater I recall, the Gordon at 4th Street in Westwego. Somehow, I remember that in 1965 the Gordon and the Algiers Drive-In, among others, were running movies featuring a very popular starlet of the day, and you could see playing just about everywhere Annette Funicello in a movie entitled How to Stuff A Wild Bikini.
On 1/16/56, the Tyler was showing “Blood Alley” with John Wayne and Lauren Bacall. The co-feature was “Ain’t Misbehavin”. Adult admission was 50 cents. Children under 12 were admitted free of charge after 6 p.m.
In 1956, the Capitol was being run by New England Theatres, Inc. The double bill on 1/16/56 was “East of Eden” and “Young at Heart” wiith Frank Sinatra and Doris Day.
The legend is that the original name was the Colonial. The theater operator, a Cockney gentleman, was disturbed by the poor worksmanship of the man installing the marquee and told him to “get the bloody ‘ell off of there”. The rest is history.
Circa 1973:
http://tinyurl.com/y9wkl5
These are the photos that northstar was referring to:
http://tinyurl.com/ya9lkr
http://tinyurl.com/yj4ee4
Here is a repost of Sean’s 1981 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/ygjz4u
1952:
http://tinyurl.com/yhuaff
1953:
http://tinyurl.com/yzj6ko
The building is being used as an antiques shopping center, with the espresso store in the forefront, according to this webpage:
http://tinyurl.com/ydgt3q
I only know what I read in the papers. Obviously 40 year old back issues may have some inaccuracies, so you are in all probability correct.
An ad in the 3/21/62 edition of the Austin News gives the address as 39 S. LaGrange Road.
On 3/21/62, the feature at the Tiffin was “Question 7”, a film about East Germany and the Berlin Wall. The co-feature was Walt Disney’s “The Horse with the Flying Tail”. I’m not sure if the art film crowd sat with the kids through both features, or vice versa, but it was an interesting combination.
The address for the theater was given as 4059 W. North. The phone number was AL 2-7000.
I guess that didn’t come out right. I was suggesting the library as a safe haven, not one prone to tool-yanking, as one contributor so eloquently stated above.
I try to steer clear of any venue where there is a likelihood of the above. The public library comes to mind.
An ad in the Bridgeport Telegram in November 1947 shows the Astor with the addendum “Formerly Capitol”. The feature was “Desert Fury” with Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott and Mary Astor. The co-feature was “Seven Keys to Baldpate”. I have no clue what that film was about.
There was an ad for Warner-Merritt in the 11/18/47 edition of the Bridgeport Telegram. The feature was “That Hagen Girl”, a creepy film starring Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple. At the end of the movie, you can’t figure out if Ron is her father or her boyfriend.
Here is a photo from Getty Images:
http://tinyurl.com/sf823
Unlike Pavarotti, whose only film in 1981 was a dud.
Here is some additional information:
http://tinyurl.com/ye7lzr
Here is some additonal information:
http://tinyurl.com/yl2pta
Here is some additional information:
http://tinyurl.com/yf2ubt
Back to June 1975:
LYRIC THEATER OPENS UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP
A young man who really gets involved in his business has taken over the Lyric Theater on the Downtown Territorial Mall. It has been closed the past year. Gerald Thomas, who has theaters at Taft and Arvin Calif., began in the business as a janitor in San Francisco
when he was 10 years old. He is now 28 (and unmarried) and owns Thomas Theaters of California.
“Theater management always has problems with unruly patrons, characters trying to enter the theater who would pose a danger or threat to those inside. When I have such a problem, I get right in the middle and solve it myself,” Thomas said. “People who are too drunk or people who cause a commotion in the theater do not belong in there, I get them out.”
Thomas plans to open the Lyric Wednesday with a matinee showing of “The Island at the Top of World.” “I’m going to be showing second-run movies,” he said. “They’ll all be family-type movies generally rated G through PG with some Rs like "The Godfather.” There’ll be
no X-rated movies. Thomas has installed all newly reconditioned projection equipment and refurbished the front of the theater.
The screen will be about 60% brighter than before,“ he said. "Kids are welcome. They’ll be safe in my theater.”
The Lyric will seat 500 people and matinees will start at noon.
Cost will be 75 cents for children under 12: $1.50 for 12 and above and $1 for the military.
Here is the lineup on 3/11/23:
“The Dangerous Age” A First National Production starring Lewis Stone, Cleo Madison and Ruth Clifford.
Added attractions – Movie Chats, Felix the Cat
Next Saturday and Sunday:
“If You Believe It, It’s So” – A Paramount Picture
From bestofneworleans.com:
On the East Bank of New Orleans there were dozens of theaters, most of them neighborhood theaters, but theaters on the West Bank were also plentiful.
One of the first ones was the Folly Theater at 501 Opelousas St. It opened in 1940 and closed about twenty years later. Another early theater was the Algy at 440 Vallette St. It spanned the ages from about 1945 to 1961. Then, of course, there was the Algiers Drive-In at 3500 General Myers Ave., a very popular place for about fifteen years in the 1950s and ‘60s. And for almost thirty years, beginning in the 1960s, you could see flicks at the Abalon (not Avalon) at 411 Opelousas.
If you wanted to see a movie in Gretna or Harvey, you also had choices such as the Beverly Theater, which opened and closed in 1950, or the Hollywood Theater at 229 Newton St., opened in 1935 and closed in 1950. The Tower Theater at 122 Huey P. Long Ave. had a pretty long run from 1945 to 1955, and the Gretna Greet Drive-In lasted for twenty years from 1955. In Harvey, a theater named the Gay was popular throughout the 1950s.
Seeing a movie in Marrero was a little more difficult. The Royal Theater was popular from 1940 until 1955, but the Marrero Drive-In on 8th Street had only a brief run.
Oh, and there is one other theater I recall, the Gordon at 4th Street in Westwego. Somehow, I remember that in 1965 the Gordon and the Algiers Drive-In, among others, were running movies featuring a very popular starlet of the day, and you could see playing just about everywhere Annette Funicello in a movie entitled How to Stuff A Wild Bikini.
On 1/16/56, the Lee was showing a double feature, “The Big Knife” and “The Whitetail Buck” (Thrills of the Deer Trails!).
On 1/16/56, the Tyler was showing “Blood Alley” with John Wayne and Lauren Bacall. The co-feature was “Ain’t Misbehavin”. Adult admission was 50 cents. Children under 12 were admitted free of charge after 6 p.m.
In 1956, the Capitol was being run by New England Theatres, Inc. The double bill on 1/16/56 was “East of Eden” and “Young at Heart” wiith Frank Sinatra and Doris Day.
The legend is that the original name was the Colonial. The theater operator, a Cockney gentleman, was disturbed by the poor worksmanship of the man installing the marquee and told him to “get the bloody ‘ell off of there”. The rest is history.
Thanks, that would be great.
800 Kronur for a movie? Outrageous. Probably another 200 Kronur for Raisinets.