My father was manager of the old Palace Theatre from 1946 through 1952. He was known as ‘Mister B’ because our last name was not easy to pronounce. Tobias ‘Toby’ Ross was manager of the Fox Theatre for Schine’s for a lot of years and was also the regional manager for Schine’s in the area. My father looked after the Fox Theatre whenever Toby had to go out of town. Although there were times when Schine’s called them both out of town for meetings at the home office in Gloversville, NY. The newspaper ad that my father and Toby put together for the theaters is from 1950. By that time, the third Schine theater in Corning, the State Theatre, had been closed down. In the late 1940s, the government pursued Schine’s in court for monopoly. I have added an image of a newspaper article of the time. There was another small theater in Corning in that era that was called the Keeney Theatre. I don’t believe that was a Schine theater. I think it was an independent.
My father was manager of the Palace Theatre from 1946 through 1952. His boss was Tobias ‘Toby’ Ross who was manager of the Fox Theatre and regional manager for Schine’s in the area. This ad that they put together for the theaters is from 1950. By that time, the third Schine theater in Corning, the State Theatre, had been closed. In the late 1940s, the government targeted Schine’s for monopoly and I have included an image of a newspaper article from the time.
My father was relief manager of the Elmwood in December of 1952 and I have added an image of a short newspaper article that appeared in the Penn Yan newspaper at the time. It would be interesting to know what the ‘Little Theatre Night’ was. Perhaps a local talent show night? Theaters in those days hosted a lot of stage shows in addition to showing movies.
My father was manager of the old Palace Theatre from 1946 through 1952. He was known as ‘Mister B’ because our last name was not easy to pronounce. Tobias ‘Toby’ Ross was manager of the Fox Theatre for Schine’s for a lot of years and was also the regional manager for Schine’s in the area. My father looked after the Fox Theatre whenever Toby had to go out of town. Although there were times when Schine’s called them both out of town for meetings at the home office in Gloversville, NY. The newspaper ad that my father and Toby put together for the theaters is from 1950. By that time, the third Schine theater in Corning, the State Theatre, had been closed down. In the late 1940s, the government pursued Schine’s in court for monopoly. I have added an image of a newspaper article of the time. There was another small theater in Corning in that era that was called the Keeney Theatre. I don’t believe that was a Schine theater. I think it was an independent.
My father was manager of the Palace Theatre from 1946 through 1952. His boss was Tobias ‘Toby’ Ross who was manager of the Fox Theatre and regional manager for Schine’s in the area. This ad that they put together for the theaters is from 1950. By that time, the third Schine theater in Corning, the State Theatre, had been closed. In the late 1940s, the government targeted Schine’s for monopoly and I have included an image of a newspaper article from the time.
My father was relief manager of the Elmwood in December of 1952 and I have added an image of a short newspaper article that appeared in the Penn Yan newspaper at the time. It would be interesting to know what the ‘Little Theatre Night’ was. Perhaps a local talent show night? Theaters in those days hosted a lot of stage shows in addition to showing movies.