I wish you could edit your previous posts. I accidentally wrote my grandmother’s maiden name. Her name when she played at the theater was actually Mabelle (Bowers) Thickstun. Oops.
My grandmother, Mabelle Bowers Thickstun, played the organ for silent movies at the Tivoli in its early days. My father, William R. Thickstun, used to reminisce about sitting next to her on the bench and watching the movies. He remembered the first sound film was not “The Jazz Singer,” but “The Sneeze”.
I’m thrilled to hear that the Uptown is still in business. I went there often during grad school in the early 1980s to see foreign films as well as old classics that somehow look better on the big screen than on your tv at home.
My grandmother, Mabelle Bowers, also played the organ for silent movies at the Ambassador / Knickerbocker Theater. I don’t think she was there when the roof caved in, but I do remember hearing her tell the story about it. She also played piano and organ at the Circle and Tivoli Theaters.
I wish you could edit your previous posts. I accidentally wrote my grandmother’s maiden name. Her name when she played at the theater was actually Mabelle (Bowers) Thickstun. Oops.
My grandmother, Mabelle Bowers Thickstun, played the organ for silent movies at the Tivoli in its early days. My father, William R. Thickstun, used to reminisce about sitting next to her on the bench and watching the movies. He remembered the first sound film was not “The Jazz Singer,” but “The Sneeze”.
I’m thrilled to hear that the Uptown is still in business. I went there often during grad school in the early 1980s to see foreign films as well as old classics that somehow look better on the big screen than on your tv at home.
My grandmother, Mabelle Bowers, also played the organ for silent movies at the Ambassador / Knickerbocker Theater. I don’t think she was there when the roof caved in, but I do remember hearing her tell the story about it. She also played piano and organ at the Circle and Tivoli Theaters.