The Center had dropped stage revues, but employed a resident orchestra under the direction of B.A. Rolfe to perform before the start of the screen feature.
$2.99 would be equivalent to about $8.99 in 2018…This showcase was carved out of the West 47th Street stage housing for the original Strand, and was no more than an annex to that theatre’s auditorium and entrance on Broadway.
Previous Selznick productions shown at RCMH are listed in a rectangle adjacent to stage revue description. Simultaneously with the Astor, “GWTW” had also opened at the Capitol Theatre, but with continuous performances. That run ended to enable Loew’s circuit bookings that started with the Metropolitan in downtown Brooklyn.
Selznick’s first production since “Gone With the Wind” was also based on a best-selling novel, but of a different genre…By this time, “GWTW” had just reached Loew’s neighborhood theatres, but was still in its reserved-seat engagement at the Astor in Times Square.
The Royal opened on February 17th, 1926, owned by pioneer New Jersey exhibitor Joseph Stern. Later that year, Stern sold control of all 19 of his theatres (three still under construction) to the Stanley-Fabian Circuit, which he also joined in an executive post.
Tonight will mark the 76th anniversary of the grand opening of the Midway Theatre, which was jointly funded by the RKO and Skouras circuits and debuted under RKO management. Ad displayed here
In addition to the color transparencies on the front of the marquee,
the Astor decorated the side walls of its entrance foyer with additional sketches by Al Hirscfeld, including some of MGM stars not actually in “Thousands Cheer.”
The first neighborhood showings were for three-days only, and starting on a Monday. Prices were below roadshow, but higher than “regular.” Ad displayed here
The bookings also included Skouras, Randforce, and Century theatres in areas where RKO had no outlets…Although prices were lower than for the Park Avenue roadshow, they were still higher than “regular” for the neighborhood theatres.
The Center had dropped stage revues, but employed a resident orchestra under the direction of B.A. Rolfe to perform before the start of the screen feature.
An ad for the program displayed on the Chicago’s marquee can be viewed here
An image of the Chicago Theatre’s exterior during that booking can be viewed here
$2.99 would be equivalent to about $8.99 in 2018…This showcase was carved out of the West 47th Street stage housing for the original Strand, and was no more than an annex to that theatre’s auditorium and entrance on Broadway.
Included in views from 1971 of Times Square and other parts of Manhattan at the “Forgotten NY” website here
Supporting film was a first-run “B” programmer, WB’s “The Last Ride,” with newcomer Eleanor Parker among the players.
Cyanotype by Vincent Basani, courtesy of the artist.
By this time, the two marquees had been enlarged to provide more display space.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of what many fans consider the greatest football movie ever made.
Fairmount gets special mention in section with “Strange World” as top feature.
The theatre was intended to be called Beacon, and is shown with that name near the center of the ad.
This was the first Loew’s theatre to be built in Ohio beyond Cleveland.
Thomas W. Lamb served as architect.
Previous Selznick productions shown at RCMH are listed in a rectangle adjacent to stage revue description. Simultaneously with the Astor, “GWTW” had also opened at the Capitol Theatre, but with continuous performances. That run ended to enable Loew’s circuit bookings that started with the Metropolitan in downtown Brooklyn.
Selznick’s first production since “Gone With the Wind” was also based on a best-selling novel, but of a different genre…By this time, “GWTW” had just reached Loew’s neighborhood theatres, but was still in its reserved-seat engagement at the Astor in Times Square.
David DiChiera, who was chiefly responsible for transforming the original Capitol into the Detroit Opera House, has died at age 83. News coverage here
Trade journal ad prior to 1926 grand opening.
The Royal opened on February 17th, 1926, owned by pioneer New Jersey exhibitor Joseph Stern. Later that year, Stern sold control of all 19 of his theatres (three still under construction) to the Stanley-Fabian Circuit, which he also joined in an executive post.
The double feature also opened the following day at RKO, Skouras, and Randforce theatres in Queens and Brooklyn.
Tonight will mark the 76th anniversary of the grand opening of the Midway Theatre, which was jointly funded by the RKO and Skouras circuits and debuted under RKO management. Ad displayed here
“The Case Against An Uptown Theatre Restoration” can be read here
In addition to the color transparencies on the front of the marquee, the Astor decorated the side walls of its entrance foyer with additional sketches by Al Hirscfeld, including some of MGM stars not actually in “Thousands Cheer.”
The B&W flag-waver about nurses at the warfront “introduced” Paramount’s new contract player, Sonny Tufts, in a showy supporting role.
B&W newsreel footage of the Hollywood premiere of “Hell’s Angels” can be viewed here
The first neighborhood showings were for three-days only, and starting on a Monday. Prices were below roadshow, but higher than “regular.” Ad displayed here
The bookings also included Skouras, Randforce, and Century theatres in areas where RKO had no outlets…Although prices were lower than for the Park Avenue roadshow, they were still higher than “regular” for the neighborhood theatres.