I had similar misgivings about submitting the Konover in Miami Beach. It was a hotel theatre and lounge that became a Loews theatre in the mid seventies for about a year before going back to live shows.
I am not sure what the policy is but this NYT review shows the “GIGI” premiere at the Royale.
“GIGI” indeed played the Royale for most of 1958 before moving to the Sutton. The Royale should qualify as it was not a special event booking, it was a roadshow run.
I just found a blurb in an old copy of MARQUEE (Volume 18, 1986) that mentions the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s theatre which was showing films in 1976. It states that the RFK was actually the Walter Kerr/Ritz at 219 West 46th Street and not this location.
“Garden of Evil” did open at the Roxy in July 1954.
“The Adventures of Hajji Bada” at the Globe in October 1954.
“Carmen Jones” at the Rivoli in October 1954.
“The Prince of Players” at the Rivoli in January 1955.
“White Feather” at the Roxy in February 1955.
“Violent Saturday” at the Mayfair in May 1955.
“The Seven Year Itch” at the State in June 1955.
“House of Bamboo” at the Mayfair in July 1955.
“The Tall Men” at the State in October 1955.
A mention is made in Boxoffice Magazine (December 18, 1961) that the Town was to be reconverted from a CBS TV studio back to a first-run movie location in May 1962 by Brandt after 12 years serving as a studio.
According to Boxoffice magazine (November 20, 1961)the Rex building was torn down for the Florida. It states that the Rex and Hippodrome were the same location but the Florida was a new building.
Opening ad for “The Jazz Singer”. Notice that ads read “WARNER” and not “WARNERS'” as on the marquee and that the Vitaphone aspect was not played up until much later in the run.
The 1941 Film Daily Yearbook has an 86th Street theatre at 121 East 86th Street.
Could that be the missing Loews?
This switched from newsreel to features in 1949.
The Florida was already open by 1941 according to the Film daily Yearbook.
The Modern was already open in 1941 according to the Film Daily yearbook.
Interesting find, Joe.
The Trans-Lux West name did not start until 1967, not 1963 as the intro states. The New York Times claims the original opening year was 1936.
An October 28 Miami Herald article claims that a splinter group of top ex-Muvico executives (Paragon Entertainment)will be taking over this site.
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Lost Memory on Aug 10, 2005 at 12:54pm
You will find the NY Times ad for “JAWS” on Friday, April 2, 1976, when the Robert F. Kennedy was the only Manhattan run.
They were mainstream movies advertised in the New York Times. “Jaws” was one of them.
I had similar misgivings about submitting the Konover in Miami Beach. It was a hotel theatre and lounge that became a Loews theatre in the mid seventies for about a year before going back to live shows.
I am not sure what the policy is but this NYT review shows the “GIGI” premiere at the Royale.
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“GIGI” indeed played the Royale for most of 1958 before moving to the Sutton. The Royale should qualify as it was not a special event booking, it was a roadshow run.
I agree rvb, but then Radio City Music Hall was never intended to show movies either, but it did.
As the intro states, rvb, it showed movies in the seventies, both porn and mainstream.
Cool find, LM. It appears these facts were always there if you know where to look.
I just found a blurb in an old copy of MARQUEE (Volume 18, 1986) that mentions the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s theatre which was showing films in 1976. It states that the RFK was actually the Walter Kerr/Ritz at 219 West 46th Street and not this location.
“Garden of Evil” did open at the Roxy in July 1954.
“The Adventures of Hajji Bada” at the Globe in October 1954.
“Carmen Jones” at the Rivoli in October 1954.
“The Prince of Players” at the Rivoli in January 1955.
“White Feather” at the Roxy in February 1955.
“Violent Saturday” at the Mayfair in May 1955.
“The Seven Year Itch” at the State in June 1955.
“House of Bamboo” at the Mayfair in July 1955.
“The Tall Men” at the State in October 1955.
It had a small entrance but the auditorium seated at least 490.
CinemaTour has a small photo as the Galleria.
http://www.cinematour.com/theatres/us/FL/3.html
So how did it go?
Does Babs still a cinema pull?
A mention is made in Boxoffice Magazine (December 18, 1961) that the Town was to be reconverted from a CBS TV studio back to a first-run movie location in May 1962 by Brandt after 12 years serving as a studio.
That move apparently never took place.
Just turn the map upside down and Krakatoa is East of Java.
Who ever said the earth has a true north?
According to Boxoffice magazine (November 20, 1961)the Rex building was torn down for the Florida. It states that the Rex and Hippodrome were the same location but the Florida was a new building.
The Nemo stopped showing films in March 1963, according to Boxoffice Magazine.
Opening ad for “The Jazz Singer”. Notice that ads read “WARNER” and not “WARNERS'” as on the marquee and that the Vitaphone aspect was not played up until much later in the run.
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Roxy opening newspaper ad.
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