INDIANAPOLIS-Oscar Kueschner sold his Hollywood Theater here to Thomas Hatfield of this city. Hatfield formerly was general manager of the Hatfield Electric Co. here.
HUNTINGTON PARK, CA-The 1,000-car Gage Avenue Drive-In now being built here by Pacific Theaters is expected to be completed early in April. Occupying a 15-acre site, the new open air theater is being erected at a cost of $400,000.
The front of the drive-in will be featured by a large mural of a stagecoach drawn by four horses in front of a picturesque mountain background. A seven-story screen tower is being fabricated of structural steel. Another convenience will be a 100-foot concession bar.
“The late Duke Ellington and his orchestra appeared and played on the stage of the old Tremont Theater, later changed to Daniel Webster Theaterâ€"now a thing of the past as the building has been torn down. I am not sure of the date that he played there, I think it was in the forties.â€
A 1955 Camden News article stated that there would be an Army Reserve meeting at 114 Jackson Street, behind the Malco Theater. That would put the Malco at the intersection of South Adams and Jackson, more or less.
South Arkansas' finest theater, the new Malco, will be formally opened tonight at 7 p.m. with a premier showing of “Annie Get Your Gun,” famous Irving Berlin musical. This theater was completed this week by the Malco company and was built by the Berg Brothers. It is on a large lot and on the busy South Adams sector of Camden. Every modern improvement in movie house and theater construction was used. The new show place will seat over 900 people and it is expected to be filled to capacity for all shows tonight. High Malco officials will be here for the opening.
This is from the Lima (OH) News on September 30, 1969:
CINCINNATI (AP)-Obscenity charges against a movie operator for showing the film “Vixen” were returned to Hamilton county common pleas court today from U. S. District court. Judge Davis S. Porter said there were no federal or civil rights questions in the case and refused to hear it. But he ordered the film returned to the defendant, Malibu, Inc. operators of the Guild Theater in Cincinnati. The charges were brought by Charles Keating, founder of the Citizens for Decent Literature.
George Wiltse’s 500-car drive-in opened approximately five miles from the center of New Orleans, in the parish of St. Bernard. Equipped with in-car speakers, the theater has a 55x40 foot screen against a 42x60 foot tower. Simplex sound heads and super Simplex projectors are in use. Wiltse’s is the second drive-in for New Orleans.
Jesse Lawrence, owner of the Fox Theater here, suffered a flesh wound in the leg recently when he was helping Police Chief George Aldridge arrest a local welder on a charge of drunkenness.
Aldridge had asked Lawrence to help him place the prisoner in jail. Lawrence suffered a gunshot wound when Aldridge’s gun was discharged during a fight with the prisoner. Scene of the shooting was in front of City Hall, next to the theater.
PHILADELPHIA – Meyer B. Strouse, manager of the Grange Theater, died suddenly early Monday at the age of 70. Strouse, who was associated with many other Stanley Warner theaters here during his career, was active in a number of civic organizations.
The June 19, 1948 issue of Boxoffice magazine had a story about the growing presence of drive-ins in the Cleveland area. At that time there were about 50, which was worrying the indoor theater owners. The West Side was one of the drive-ins on the list. Owner at that time was Phil Smith.
This is from the Blytheville Courier News in February 1951:
Moving picture patrons who smoke no longer will have to wait patiently until the show is over or leave their seats between features to enjoy a cigarette in the lounges. Patrons who wish to smoke during the showing of pictures in the newly-remodeled Ritz Theater that will have its formal opening here tomorrow may use a special smoking loge.
This is an innovation in the motion picture business in Blytheville. Fire-resistant construction of the new building has made possible the use of such a smoking loge. Fire Chief Roy Head has termed the structure “one of the safest anywhere” from the standpoint of fire resistance.
The smoking loge, which will seat approximately 150 persons, is located upstairs and occupies half the balcony area. Entrance to the smoking loge is located immediately to the patron’s right as he enters the main portion of the lobby. Carpeted stairs lead to the smoking loge, which is equipped with the same velour-upholstered seats as are found in the downstairs part of the theater.
This was in the Indiana (PA) Gazette in November 1982:
DENVER (AP) – A husband and wife arrested last year after bringing their own popcorn into a movie theater have filed suit seeking $400,000 from the theater’s corporate owner and four employees. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Denver District Court by David Schulz and Mary Lou Richardson, who were arrested last November in the Tamarac Theater after they broke theater rules and brought their own popcorn. Schulz was jailed for five hours after four Denver police officers handcuffed him and took him out of the theater. Ms. Richardson was given a summons.
They were acquitted in March of charges of disturbing the peace. The lawsuit claims the theater’s employees subjected the couple to malicious prosecution, false arrest and imprisonment. Schulz and Ms. Richardson also claim they were libeled and slandered by theater personnel. The theater is owned by Mann Theaters Corp. of California. Mann president Lawrence Gleason is named as a defendant because of remarks he made in a television interview after the arrest.
The theater has a rule prohibiting the consumption of any food that is not bought at its concession stands. The couple’s lawsuit contends that this policy is “designed to protect corporate profits from sales of ‘buttercorn’ or ‘butter-flavored popcorn,’ which product in fact contained no butter.”
This is from Boxoffice magazine in March 1949:
INDIANAPOLIS-Oscar Kueschner sold his Hollywood Theater here to Thomas Hatfield of this city. Hatfield formerly was general manager of the Hatfield Electric Co. here.
Here is the mural mentioned above:
http://tinyurl.com/n4gv8v
This is from Boxoffice magazine in March 1949:
HUNTINGTON PARK, CA-The 1,000-car Gage Avenue Drive-In now being built here by Pacific Theaters is expected to be completed early in April. Occupying a 15-acre site, the new open air theater is being erected at a cost of $400,000.
The front of the drive-in will be featured by a large mural of a stagecoach drawn by four horses in front of a picturesque mountain background. A seven-story screen tower is being fabricated of structural steel. Another convenience will be a 100-foot concession bar.
This was in the Nashua Telegraph in July 1974:
“The late Duke Ellington and his orchestra appeared and played on the stage of the old Tremont Theater, later changed to Daniel Webster Theaterâ€"now a thing of the past as the building has been torn down. I am not sure of the date that he played there, I think it was in the forties.â€
The State was known as the Star Cinema in the 1970s and 80s, when it was a twin. Here is a 1980 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mp67nu
A 1955 Camden News article stated that there would be an Army Reserve meeting at 114 Jackson Street, behind the Malco Theater. That would put the Malco at the intersection of South Adams and Jackson, more or less.
This is from the Camden News on July 6, 1950:
South Arkansas' finest theater, the new Malco, will be formally opened tonight at 7 p.m. with a premier showing of “Annie Get Your Gun,” famous Irving Berlin musical. This theater was completed this week by the Malco company and was built by the Berg Brothers. It is on a large lot and on the busy South Adams sector of Camden. Every modern improvement in movie house and theater construction was used. The new show place will seat over 900 people and it is expected to be filled to capacity for all shows tonight. High Malco officials will be here for the opening.
This is from the Lima (OH) News on September 30, 1969:
CINCINNATI (AP)-Obscenity charges against a movie operator for showing the film “Vixen” were returned to Hamilton county common pleas court today from U. S. District court. Judge Davis S. Porter said there were no federal or civil rights questions in the case and refused to hear it. But he ordered the film returned to the defendant, Malibu, Inc. operators of the Guild Theater in Cincinnati. The charges were brought by Charles Keating, founder of the Citizens for Decent Literature.
Is this the theater? It would be around the 700 block of E. McMillan street.
http://tinyurl.com/lkmq2m
From Boxoffice magazine in March 1949:
An extensive remodeling job is underway at the Cinema Theater, Hollywood showcase recently acquired by Joe Moritz.
The Hollenbeck family sold the Rose Theater to Mary Kost in March 1949, per an item in Boxoffice magazine at that time.
This is from Boxoffice magazine in July 1949:
George Wiltse’s 500-car drive-in opened approximately five miles from the center of New Orleans, in the parish of St. Bernard. Equipped with in-car speakers, the theater has a 55x40 foot screen against a 42x60 foot tower. Simplex sound heads and super Simplex projectors are in use. Wiltse’s is the second drive-in for New Orleans.
Boxoffice noted in July 1949 that K. Lee Williams was in the process of opening a 300-seat theater in Horatio.
This is from Boxoffice magazine in July 1949:
Jesse Lawrence, owner of the Fox Theater here, suffered a flesh wound in the leg recently when he was helping Police Chief George Aldridge arrest a local welder on a charge of drunkenness.
Aldridge had asked Lawrence to help him place the prisoner in jail. Lawrence suffered a gunshot wound when Aldridge’s gun was discharged during a fight with the prisoner. Scene of the shooting was in front of City Hall, next to the theater.
March 2009 news story about financial problems at the Berwick:
http://tinyurl.com/lbuwzy
Here is a 1981 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/kmwpzs
From Boxoffice magazine, January 1948:
PHILADELPHIA – Meyer B. Strouse, manager of the Grange Theater, died suddenly early Monday at the age of 70. Strouse, who was associated with many other Stanley Warner theaters here during his career, was active in a number of civic organizations.
In 1948 the owner was Alex Wintner.
The June 19, 1948 issue of Boxoffice magazine had a story about the growing presence of drive-ins in the Cleveland area. At that time there were about 50, which was worrying the indoor theater owners. The West Side was one of the drive-ins on the list. Owner at that time was Phil Smith.
Here are some photos taken today:
http://tinyurl.com/l9jykr
http://tinyurl.com/n2gyg7
http://tinyurl.com/m2z57b
http://tinyurl.com/nk6w79
Here is a photo taken today:
http://tinyurl.com/m3t524
There is an interior photo on this page. The correct address is 306 W. Main Street.
http://tinyurl.com/nwl4hw
This is from the Blytheville Courier News in February 1951:
Moving picture patrons who smoke no longer will have to wait patiently until the show is over or leave their seats between features to enjoy a cigarette in the lounges. Patrons who wish to smoke during the showing of pictures in the newly-remodeled Ritz Theater that will have its formal opening here tomorrow may use a special smoking loge.
This is an innovation in the motion picture business in Blytheville. Fire-resistant construction of the new building has made possible the use of such a smoking loge. Fire Chief Roy Head has termed the structure “one of the safest anywhere” from the standpoint of fire resistance.
The smoking loge, which will seat approximately 150 persons, is located upstairs and occupies half the balcony area. Entrance to the smoking loge is located immediately to the patron’s right as he enters the main portion of the lobby. Carpeted stairs lead to the smoking loge, which is equipped with the same velour-upholstered seats as are found in the downstairs part of the theater.
Here is a larger version of the 1952 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/mah7lk
This was in the Indiana (PA) Gazette in November 1982:
DENVER (AP) – A husband and wife arrested last year after bringing their own popcorn into a movie theater have filed suit seeking $400,000 from the theater’s corporate owner and four employees. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Denver District Court by David Schulz and Mary Lou Richardson, who were arrested last November in the Tamarac Theater after they broke theater rules and brought their own popcorn. Schulz was jailed for five hours after four Denver police officers handcuffed him and took him out of the theater. Ms. Richardson was given a summons.
They were acquitted in March of charges of disturbing the peace. The lawsuit claims the theater’s employees subjected the couple to malicious prosecution, false arrest and imprisonment. Schulz and Ms. Richardson also claim they were libeled and slandered by theater personnel. The theater is owned by Mann Theaters Corp. of California. Mann president Lawrence Gleason is named as a defendant because of remarks he made in a television interview after the arrest.
The theater has a rule prohibiting the consumption of any food that is not bought at its concession stands. The couple’s lawsuit contends that this policy is “designed to protect corporate profits from sales of ‘buttercorn’ or ‘butter-flavored popcorn,’ which product in fact contained no butter.”