Imperial Theatre
745 Broad Street,
Augusta,
GA
30901
745 Broad Street,
Augusta,
GA
30901
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Continuing…… she would agree it was hard for a girl in the theatre here. I still don’t believe she was an assistant while i was there. When i was fired,she might have got the job. But she was a cheerleader at Augusta College,don’t see how she had the time,but who knows.
Yeah, SUPERVISORS my butt. you guys were as much as a manager as I was at all three of our Theatres. that pipe smoking hot dog head just didn’t want ladies in management titles. I know it’s nit picking,But Cindy Muns who was the FIRST FEMALE assistant mgr withABC/Plitt here had a heck of a time getting that title. Maybe even in the mid to late70’s it was a MAN thing. personally, i didn’t care,as Karen Harpe reminded me at our 1987 theatre reunion she was a assistant at Coulmbia 1 and 2 as I was,and she did all the paperwork,cause as Karen said,“MIKE CAN’T ADD” oh, i was better on the floor anyways dealing with the public. If Karen could get on
After Saturday I might have to be National Hills 12344! I started out at the concession stand at the Imperial, but had moved on to the box office by the time it closed. We got moved out to National Hills where I started at concession again and eventually worked box office there too. Most of the time I was there we didn’t have a manager or an assistant…just Mr. A as city manager. They hired two managers for a short period of time…one was fired for “borrowing” money from the safe and the other one couldn’t handle the stress and quit. Cathy and I ran the theatre, but never had any official management titles. He let us call ourselves supervisors. He loved us because we did all of his work for him for little more than minimum wage. I took care of the banking and stuff in the mornings, we opened, closed, did inventory, paperwork…well everything. We loved it because he left us alone. We did our work, but we had lots of fun too!
No,No, no, it’s staying Mike Rogers. You know iam so glad Robin took to CT. i had only one other theatre person here get on CT.and that was Russell Smeak. all the others said “HELL,yeah we are getting on!” so far from Augusta,unless someone is using a made up name,is Robin,Russell and Me.
O.K. National hills 1233.
yeah, i had neverbeen on a computer until Nick,in Tampa told me.Never had any desire to get on one. I noticed alot of members use different names instead of Mike rogers or your real name. I guess for security reasons? maybe i should cange my name to nationalhills 1233 or something crazy like that. i will address you as TLSLOEWS.
Oh well Mike Im slow but I still get around.By the way my name is Terry L. Smith I just use TLSLOEWS on C.T.because of my history working for LOEWS I notice several other old LOEWS employees do the same thing.Were just funny that way,not that there is any thing wrong with that.
It looks like TISLOEWS! Why didn’t you say something three months ago, The book was done over 10 years ago. I hope Robin can add some more History. I am not sure if Robin was ever a “candy Girl” she was inManagement when i knew her. I had been out of the business,so I am sure,but i bet Robin will let you know,but most likely she started as a concessionstand girl,much as i did as a Doorman.
Hey Mike It is TLS LOEWS by the way.And we all worked in theatres, I want to hear some more movie house stories,thanks to Robin for coming on board was she a “Candy Girl”? Good luck with your book.Type to you later.
Tisloews,i am putting ROBIN in charge of all my photos.And thank goodness i found someone.I would love to have at least on report to put in my NATIONAL HILLS THEATRE BOOK i wrote. We sent Mr.Biggs an invite to our 1985 reunion,but got no response. I just sent her picture from COULMBIA SQUARE 1 and 2 THEATRES.Okay TISLOEWS!!!!!!
Robin, I said “CINEMAS” one time on the phone and Mr.Tinney made it clear we are “THEATRES.”
Good Luck!!!!
Hahaha…I’ll work on that!
Nice slideshow Robin,now if you could teach Mike how to posts his photos.
I thought this stuff was long gone, but I just found two big envelopes in the garage. They are not BORs — not even just for Augusta. They are called “The Huff Report” and signed by Steve Wiener. They were sent out to all managers every week. I’ll show you Saturday, but if you want you can have them. They are interesting to look at and see how all of the theatres in the district were doing at the time. National Hills and Columbia are mentioned a few times. One even mentions when Mr. Biggs retired.
I would love to have a BOR from one of our Plitt theatres,and wished i’d saved one,but never did. I know how important it is label the backs of photos i always tried to remember to jot theatre names down and years.
This is a shame. As I’m going through pictures, I’m finding a lot of great ones that I can’t identify. They are theatres in Florida that Robert worked at. I can’t post them if I don’t know what they are.
Mike, I have seen that you collect one sheets, but are you interested in any old theatre reports etc…? You know, like weekly reports that listed sales in the district.
I saw them on the Atlanta theatres you worked at.
Now that I’ve figured out how to do this, here’s two more!
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Mike…is this the picture you have?
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Thank you Robin for sharing! I only wish about 7 or 8 more employees I thought I knew better would get on CT. Please share ALL you can. Bill invited me down there on the last night and I am still kicking myself for not going. I did go to COLUMBIA SQUARE on the day it closed. even,got myself in the paper!
These are great as well Mike. I remember working the box office the last night the Imperial was open as a movie theater. James Brown came in to sit in the balcony and watch the movie. I have some pictures from that night somewhere.
You know Letterbox movies with the Black masking on certain movies usually scope. People see them on TV and think the bottom and top have been cut,hence the word,LETTERBOX.
What is Letterbox I have never heard of that?
The old carbon arcs with the 20 minute reels are in the booth. However,one projector was moved from its position.I think they are still in the booth.
Tim Campbell,the stage manager who like to show a film series.They have a nice Video set up,that when Tim ran a movie for me this old theatre dog was impressed since i am pro 35mm film,not discs,but it looked good. HE said LETTERBOX movies cause problems,because people think the movie is cut. I suggested using a masking like we did at GCC when we showed scope.
Mike is the Imperial still set up to show movies?When Loews shut down the 3 theatres in Nashville they pulled out all the projection and sound equiptment and sent it somewhere else.Martin theatres ran the Crescent for about a year after Loews pulled out and also the Melrose for about 2 more years.The Loews Madsion never operated as a theatre after Loews,it sat empty for years but is operationing as a chuch now.Also the Melrose Theatre building is still there a video production company owns it and the rest of the complex.They tore down the bowling alley at the other end of the complex several years ago to built a new resturant,this has not happened.